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John Nelson Avery 1844–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1844

Birth Location: Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 1 March 1928

Death Location: Lava Hot Springs, Bannock County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Hezekiah Avery

Mother: Henrietta Nelson

Spouse(s): Sarah Avery

Children(s): George Avery, Josephine Hooper, Clarence Avery, Emma Avery, John Avery, Sarah Godfrey, Etta Francis, Effie Bell

John Nelson Avery was born in 1844 in Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States, the child of Hezekiah Avery And Henrietta Nelson. John Nelson Avery married Sarah Josephine Avery, and had children including Clarence Heber Avery, Effie Bell, Emma Bell Avery, Etta Lucinda Francis, George Marian Avery, John Alonzo Avery, Josephine Euphemia Hooper, Sarah Amelia Godfrey. John Nelson Avery passed away in 1928 in Lava Hot Springs, Bannock County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Nelson Avery was born in 1844 in Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States, the child of Hezekiah Avery And Henrietta Nelson.
  • John Nelson Avery married Sarah Josephine Avery, and had children including Clarence Heber Avery, Effie Bell, Emma Bell Avery, Etta Lucinda Francis, George Marian Avery, John Alonzo Avery, Josephine Euphemia Hooper, Sarah Amelia Godfrey.
  • John Nelson Avery passed away in 1928 in Lava Hot Springs, Bannock County, Idaho, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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John Avery's Ancestors

Self
John Avery
1844–1928
Birth Place: Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States
Parents
Hezekiah Avery
1809–1844
Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Henrietta Nelson
1812–1880
Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Avery
1768–1848
Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah ("Sally" Alice Dean) Sargent
1772–1840
Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
William (Oliver) Nelson
1786–1890
Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Morrison
1765–1843
Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Avery
1737–1778
Sarah Horn
1738–1815
Lemuel Sargent
1745–1823
Sarah Hall
1749–1783
William Nelson
1777–1859
John Morrison
1734–1826
Azuba Shaw
1749–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1681–1756
Sarah Petts
1705–1756
Robert Avery
1681–1756
Sarah Petts
1705–1756
Daniel Sargent
1720–
Dianah Jones
1724–1803
William Nelson
1762–
Israel Shaw
1713–1755
Mary Daniels
1717–1802

John Avery's Descendants

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John (Nelson) Avery (2 May 1844–1 March 1928) m. Sarah (Josephine) Avery (1 April 1848–7 July 1928)
  1. 1. George (Marian) Avery 1891–1971
    1. 1. Lola (Connie) Avery 1920–2013
  2. 2. Josephine (Euphemia) Hooper 1867–1952
  3. 3. Clarence (Heber) Avery 1873–1952
  4. 4. Emma (Bell) Avery 1886–1978 m. Jesse (E) Avery 1886–
    1. 1. Ruby Avery 1923–
    2. 2. June Avery 1924–
    3. 3. Erma Avery 1926–
    4. 4. Alice Avery 1920–
    5. 5. John Avery 1922–
  5. 5. John (Alonzo) Avery 1869–1936
  6. 6. Sarah (Amelia) Godfrey 1871–1908
  7. 7. Etta (Lucinda) Francis 1877–1928
  8. 8. Effie Bell 1879–1955

John Avery's Timeline

2 Records

1844
2 May 1844
Birth of John Nelson Avery in Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States
Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States
1928
1 March 1928
Age 84
Death of John Nelson Avery in Lava Hot Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States
Lava Hot Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1844
    Event Place: Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1928
    Event Place: Lava Hot Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lava Hot Springs, Bannock County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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