Advertisement

Sarah Denison “Sally” <I>Smith</I> Avery

Advertisement

Sarah Denison “Sally” Smith Avery

Birth
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 Mar 1871 (aged 91)
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3496867, Longitude: -72.073352
Memorial ID
View Source
Sally Smith, born Aug 28, 1779, in Stonington, daughter of Oliver Smith & Mary Denison, married first, Jonathan Clark who died at age 27 on Oct 4, 1801. She then married his brother, John, who then died July 13, 1819, age 37. She then married, on Aug 29, 1819 at Groton, John Sands Avery, a brother of Capt. Peter Avery, her sister Nancy's husband.

Child of Sally and Jonathan Clark
Jonathan Gibson Clark b. March 30, 1802, died about 1862.

Children of Sally and John Clark:
George Washington Clark b. June 26, 1804, never married, d. June 10, 1852
Denison Smith Clark b. Aug 27, 1807, m. Matilda Dix, removed to Washington DC
Jesse Denison Clark b. Oct 10, 1809, d. about 1863
Francis R. Clark b. Oct 13, 1811
James Madison Clark b. May 21, 1814
Nancy Avery Clark b. July 1, 1818, m. Thomas M. Bailey
Peter Avery Clark b. July 1, 1818

Child of Sally and John Sands Avery:
Sarah Sands Avery b. Aug 18, 1820, m. Robert A. Morgan

From the books

"The Groton Avery Clan" Volume 1, by Elroy McKendree Avery, 1912, seventh generation, page 384, 385.

"A Genealogical History of the Descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith of New London" By Henry Allen Smith 1889, pages 116, 117.
Sally Smith, born Aug 28, 1779, in Stonington, daughter of Oliver Smith & Mary Denison, married first, Jonathan Clark who died at age 27 on Oct 4, 1801. She then married his brother, John, who then died July 13, 1819, age 37. She then married, on Aug 29, 1819 at Groton, John Sands Avery, a brother of Capt. Peter Avery, her sister Nancy's husband.

Child of Sally and Jonathan Clark
Jonathan Gibson Clark b. March 30, 1802, died about 1862.

Children of Sally and John Clark:
George Washington Clark b. June 26, 1804, never married, d. June 10, 1852
Denison Smith Clark b. Aug 27, 1807, m. Matilda Dix, removed to Washington DC
Jesse Denison Clark b. Oct 10, 1809, d. about 1863
Francis R. Clark b. Oct 13, 1811
James Madison Clark b. May 21, 1814
Nancy Avery Clark b. July 1, 1818, m. Thomas M. Bailey
Peter Avery Clark b. July 1, 1818

Child of Sally and John Sands Avery:
Sarah Sands Avery b. Aug 18, 1820, m. Robert A. Morgan

From the books

"The Groton Avery Clan" Volume 1, by Elroy McKendree Avery, 1912, seventh generation, page 384, 385.

"A Genealogical History of the Descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith of New London" By Henry Allen Smith 1889, pages 116, 117.

Inscription

Wife of John S. Avery aged 91 years & 6 mo's



Advertisement

  • Created by: Irma
  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53963730/sarah_denison-avery: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Denison “Sally” Smith Avery (28 Aug 1779–14 Mar 1871), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53963730, citing Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Irma (contributor 46927625).