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, 2003.131.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Captain John Avery Sr.
, 2003.131.0 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Captain John Avery Sr.

American
BiographyCaptain John Avery married Anne Stanton. They had at least one son, also named John Avery (1732-1794). Their son was a clockmaker, silversmith, farmer, and public servant; he was a representative to the State Legislature in 1771, a Justice of the Peace in Preston for many years, and a selectman in Preston in 1774 and 1775.
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