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James Averell, Jr.
Other Name:
James Averell, II
Gender:
Male
Born:
December 14, 1763
Died:
December 17, 1835
Marriage(s):
Marcy Holt Averell (1788)
Biographical Notes:
James Averell was born in Ashford, Conn where he lived in his youth, moving to Palmer, Mass., and Wilmington, Vt., before he settled in Cooperstown, N. Y in 1787. He served in the Continental Army from Palmer, MA. In 1792 he exchanged his initial Cooperstown property for a tannery He and his son William Holt Averell invested in land in Cleveland, OH. He died away from home at St. Johnsville NY in 1835.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Other; Real Estate
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- William Holt Averell
Son
LLS (1817) - Marcia Averell Starkweather
Daughter
LFA (1811-1813) - Marcy Holt Averell
Wife
Related Objects and Documents
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Secondary Sources:
Avery, Clara A. The Averell-Averill-Avery Family of Ipswich, MA. In Two Volumes, Vol. 1. Press of Evangelical Publishing House, 1906. Accessed at https://ia600302.us.archive.org/26/items/averellaverillav01aver/averellaverillav01aver.pdf on November 21, 2023
Hurd, D. Hamilton History of Otsego County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Philadelphia, Everts & Fariss, 1878 Accessed at https://archive.org/details/cu31924074488366/page/n417/mode/2up?q=Averell on November 21, 2023.
New York State Historical Association, Guide to the Averell Family Papers Accessed at https://archipelago.senylrc.org/do/4989/iiif/2fc37f66-2f67-4012-92f8-465cb9ed0bbf/full/full/0/a940d09ea4658a83e4c6c01fc6302d4b_c5077e_Coll._No._82.pdf November 21, 2023
Hurd, D. Hamilton History of Otsego County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Philadelphia, Everts & Fariss, 1878 Accessed at https://archive.org/details/cu31924074488366/page/n417/mode/2up?q=Averell on November 21, 2023.
New York State Historical Association, Guide to the Averell Family Papers Accessed at https://archipelago.senylrc.org/do/4989/iiif/2fc37f66-2f67-4012-92f8-465cb9ed0bbf/full/full/0/a940d09ea4658a83e4c6c01fc6302d4b_c5077e_Coll._No._82.pdf November 21, 2023
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