1Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, The Groton Avery Clan, Vol. I, p. 102 (1912), Cleveland.
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"Was born Feb. 19, 1648, at Gloucester, Mass. She married Oct 23, 1668, at New London, Conn., Joseph Minor, son of Thomas and Grace (Palmer) Minor, of Stonington, Conn. He was baptized Aug. 25, 1644, at Hingham, Mass. He lived at Stonington and was a farmer and physician. He became a freeman 1669; deputy to the general court, 1696, 1706; selectman, 1694-98, 1704, 1709, 1719. He served in King Philip war and for his services received arable land cedar swamp in Voluntown. Thomas Minor records in his diary, March, 1667/8: "wensday the 18, we made an End between Jossepth and Marie Averie." On the Stonington town books in the following: Joseph, son of Thomas Minor and Marie, daughter of James Averie of New London, married the 23d of October [1668] by Lieut. James Averie. Joseph Minor and his wife, Marie, were admitted to the church at Stonington, April 11, 1675. She died Feb. 2, 1708, at Stonington. Dec 7, 1709, he married Bridget Chesebrough, widow of William Thompson, by whom he had a daughter, Bridget, who was bap. In March, 1711, and m. Nov. 4, 1730, at Stonington, Jonathan Chesebrough. Joseph Minor died Feb. 1, 1711/2, at Stonington. He was buried beside his wife Marie, at Taugwonk."
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