Avery-Closson Bible Record

The scans of the Family Record pages of this Bible were made and contributed in October 2004 by Renee Genovese. The transcription of the entries was completed and comments were added by Lynn Calvin in October 2004.

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Lewis Avery	September 16 1799
Nancy Avery	December 10 1801
Isaac Avery *	August 2 1803
Increase Avery **	August 23 1806
Mary Avery	August 3 1809
John Avery +	May 11 1813
+ +
Maria Stevens	August 14 1821
Mary J. Avery	August 15 1842
Lutitia Avery	May 27 1844
Isaac E. Avery	October 13 1846
Racheal A. Avery	May 13 1849
William H. Avery	April 3 1851
Richard Avery	April 2 1853
Elizabeth Avery	October 13 1855
Charles Avery	December 6 1857
John S. Avery	January 10 1861
Arthur J. Avery	June 21 1864

Notations written onto the page in another hand:

* "to Granville"

** ditto

+ "- Albany"

+ + "all mems Bals Cen ch - 1820 etc. 1855 cen Sar. Spg." This notation, as well as probably all the others written in pencil, is in the handwriting of Henry C. Ritchie and is very similar to entries in his work Saratoga County Families . The first part of the notation refers to the family's names appearing in membership lists of the Ballston Center Presbyterian Church in 1820 and later. The second part of the note reports the inclusion of the family in the 1855 New York State Census of the Town of Saratoga Springs. (see that page , second house from the bottom of that page) L. Calvin

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Eli Closson was born Sept. 11th 1840
Mary J. Closson was born August 15th 1842
Edward J. Closson was born Feb. 20th 1867
Thomas Closson	December 23 1800
Sabrina Manning	October 26 1808
Polly Closson	December 4 1827
Charles Closson	July 27 1829
Hannah Closson	July 19 1831
Phebe Helen Closson	September 9 1833
Julia Maria Closson	September 21 1835
Rebecca Almeda Closson	April 15 1838
Eli Seaman Closson	September 11 1840
Fannie Ann Closson	September 2 1843
Abram M. Closson	February 11 1846
John H. Closson	May 22 1849

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Eli Closson & Mary J. Avery was married 10 of Sept. 1865

Edward Closson & Leila Myers married Sept. 9 1903

John Avery & Maria Stevens married November 25 1841

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Maria Stevens	September 18 1872
John Avery	July 3 1897
Lutitia Avery	December 4 1878
Richard Avery	April 27 1853
Elizabeth Avery	September 17 1856
Mary Closson	August 16 1905
Edward J. Closson	January 7 1931

Thomas Closson	February 10 1884
Sabrina Closson	December 25 1889
Polly Closson	March 28 1833
Abram Closson	August 30 1864
Catherine Closson	November 20 1895
Hannah Weaver	August 3 1897
Eli Seamen Closson	August 13 1901
Charles Closson	August 22 1903
Helen Groot	March ___ 1906
Julia M. Connell	May 27 1909
John H. Closson	June 29 1922