Avery Family – Pocasset Cemetery https://pocassetcemetery.org Catalog & genealogical record Pocasset Cemetery, Bourne MA Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:39:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Zemira J Avery 1849 – 1896 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10806 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:39:49 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10806
Zemira J, Frankie & Willie Avery Headstone

Ancestry:  Gilbert Ellis Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.; Richard Avery

Born: January 24, 1849 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Gilbert Ellis Avery; (1817 – 1860) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)
  • Mother: Reliance Taylor; (1821 – 1883) (Abner Taylor & Joanna Chase)

Died: March 26, 1896 in Bourne Ma. at 47 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Occupation: Mariner, Moulder, Meat Business

Married (1): November 12, 1871 in Sandwich Ma.

  • To: Deborah/Frankie F. Adams; (1853 – 1877) (Benjamin Franklin Adams & Deborah Ellis)

Children: 1

  • 1. Williard/Willie J Avery; (October 30, 1873 – January 6, 1875); Williard/Willie died at 1 yr, 3 mos. & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.

Married (2): December 1, 1878 in Pocasset Ma. by A. H. Murray

  • To: Sarah Frances Pulsifer; (1852 – ?) (Joseph Pulsifer & Elanora F. Fisher)

Children: 2

  • 1. Watson Everett Avery; (June 25, 1880 – January 16, 1944); Married Mabel Hannah Burnham (Abt.1880 – ?) (Bradford G. Burnham & Flora Manning) in Dunbarton N.H. on May 29, 1910; They divorced.
  • 2. Francis Batchelder Avery; (January 20, 1889 – July 10, 1959); Married (1) Ella I. Edwards (1894 – 1933) (Frank O. Edwards & Mary A. (–)) prob. in Connecticut; They lived in Ansonia, New Haven Ct. & had 3 children; Francis married (2) Nona Chambers (1886 – 1959) (Jonathan Chambers & Norah Ryan); Francis & Nona are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Ansonia Ct. & Ella is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven Ct..
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Williard/Willie J Avery 1873 – 1875 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10804 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:39:03 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10804
Zemira J, Frankie & Willie Avery Headstone

Ancestry:  Zemira J. Avery;  Gilbert Ellis Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: October 30, 1873 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Zemira J. Avery; (1849 – 1896) (Gilbert Ellis Avery & Reliance Taylor)
  • Mother: Deborah/Frankie F. Adams; (1853 – 1877) (Benjamin Franklin Adams & Deborah Ellis)

Died: January 6, 1875 in Sandwich Ma. at 2 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A
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William D Avery 1851 – 1868 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10802 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:38:16 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10802
Avery, children of Gilbert & Reliance

Ancestry:  Gilbert Ellis Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: June 9, 1851 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Gilbert Ellis Avery; (1817 – 1860) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)
  • Mother: Reliance Taylor; (1821 – 1883) (Abner Taylor & Joanna Chase)

Died: April 28, 1867 at 16 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A (with his parents & siblings)
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Watson D Avery, Civil War 1841 – 1862 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10800 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:37:37 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10800
Avery, Gilbert & family

Ancestry:  Gilbert Ellis Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: March 28, 1841 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Gilbert Ellis Avery; (1817 – 1860) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)
  • Mother: Reliance Taylor; (1821 – 1883) (Abner Taylor & Joanna Chase)

Died: October 27, 1862 at 21 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A (with his parents & siblings)

Occupation: U.S. Army

Married: Unknown

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Warren Benson Avery 1857 – 1920 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10798 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:36:58 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10798
Warren B & Sarah L Avery & Clara A Barrett Headstone
Warren B & Sarah L Avery & Clara A Barrett Headstone area
Warren B & Sarah L Avery & Clara A Barrett Headstone area

Ancestry:  John Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery,  Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: 1857; (December 21, 1852 in Sandwich Vital Records, page 734)

  • Father: John Avery; (1825 – 1872) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)
  • Mother: Levina Taylor; (1826 – 1910) (Abner Taylor & Joanna Chase)

Died: January 23, 1920 in Bourne Ma. at 67 yrs, 1 mo, 9 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Mariner, Iron Moulder, Farmer

Where Lived: County Rd. in Pocasset Ma.

Married: July 4, 1879 in Sandwich Ma. by A. L. Deering

  • To: Sarah Lent Turney; (1855 – 1930) (David Turney & Adeline B. Davison)

Children: 4

  • 1. Agnes Avery; (June 15, 1881 – June 7, 1882)
  • 2. Clara Elnora Avery Barrett; (December 25, 1882 – March 16, 1969); Married Jay Lockhart Barrett (1883 – 1959) (Wilburn L. Barrett & Elizabeth McGrath) in Great Falls Mt. on December 24, 1920; Clara was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1902; Clara & Jay’s daughter Clara Avery Barrett (October 16, 1921 – October 19, 1921) is buried in Pocasset Cemetery; Clara & Jay died in Los Angeles Ca..
  • 3. Mamie Wales Avery Whipple; (December 31, 1886 – April 5, 1919); Married Oscar Linwood Whipple (1885 – 1954) (John Clarence Whipple & Mary E. Manimon) in Wareham Ma. on December 2, 1915; Oscar married (2) Marion (Bassett) Johnson (1899 – 1986) (Charles Marquett Bassett & Josephine Harding) in Bourne Ma. on December 19, 1924; Marion married (1) Albert Johnson in Bourne Ma. on July 22, 1916; Mamie was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1906; Mamie, Oscar & Marion are buried together in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne Ma..
  • 4. Edward Warren Avery; (1889 – January 9, 1921); Married Elsie Ellis Perry (1890 – 1936) (George Washington Perry & Maria Katherine McLaughlin) in Bourne Ma. on October 28, 1914; Elsie married (2) Walter Everett Raleigh (1878 – 1962) (Charles Sidney Raleigh & Amelia/Aurelia Eva Stevens) in Bourne Ma. on December 28, 1924; Walter married (1) Florence R. Allen in Bourne Ma. on March 29, 1899 & married (2) Evelyn E. Mailman (? – 1924) & married (4) Alice M. (Austin) Spencer in Bourne Ma. on February 27, 1937; Edward was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1908; Edward & Elsie are buried in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne Ma..
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Walter Scott Avery, WW ll 1917 – 1977 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10796 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:36:11 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10796
Walter S & Pauline Elizabeth Avery Headstones

Ancestry:  George Taylor Avery;  Walter S. Avery;  John Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: March 30, 1917 in Jamaica Plain Ma.

  • Father: George Taylor Avery; (1881 – 1970) (Walter S. Avery & Frances/Fannie L. Baker)
  • Mother: Anna R. Schneider; (1885 – 1954) (Robert A. Schneider & Margaret Kegal)

Died: December 26, 1977 in Buzzards Bay Ma. at 60 yrs, 8 mos, 26 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Construction

Married (1): March 15, 1943 in Bourne Ma.

  • To: Ruth P. Ogden

Children: Unknown

Married (2): October 9, 1948 in Bourne Ma.

  • To: Jeanne (Bailey) Hitesman; (1922 – 2004) (Willard Lawrence Bailey & Doris Chauvin); Jeanne married (1) (–) Hitesman & married (3) Lee Dotson in Bourne Ma. on July 5, 1962.

Children: 1 (known)

  • 1. Susan Avery Kenny; (January 7, 1954 – ?)

Married (3): May 4, 1968 in Bourne Ma.

  • To: Pauline Elizabeth (Thoresen) Bradbury; (1920 – 1988) (Edwin Merrill Thoresen & Helen Charlotte Schult); Pauline married (1) Arthur Willis Bradbury (1918 – 1993) (Arthur Bradbury & Gertrude W. Studley) in Bourne Ma. on October 19, 1940.

Children: Unknown

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Walter S Avery 1857 – 1883 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10794 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:35:16 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10794
Walter S Avery Headstone

Ancestry:  John Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: February 21, 1857 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: John Avery; (1825 – 1872) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)
  • Mother: Levina Taylor; (1826 – 1910) (Abner Taylor & Joanna Chase)

Died: March 3, 1883 in Falmouth Ma, at 26 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Occupation: Iron Moulder, Farmer

Married: February 27, 1881 in Sandwich Ma. by O.H. Murray

  • To: Frances/Fannie L. Baker; (1865 – 1952) (Lewis Almon Baker & Emily W. Mecarta); Frances/Fannie married (2) Frederick Howard Burgess (1865 – 1937) (Edmund C. Burgess & Betsey W. Ellis) on Abt.1886; Frances/Fannie & Frederick are buried together in Pocasset Cemetery.

Children: 1

  • 1. George Taylor Avery; (December 18, 1881 – March 15, 1970); Married (1) Sylvia Alma Gibbs (1883 – 1968) (Phineas Gibbs, Jr. & Emma Corey Crowell) in Cataumet Ma. on December 27, 1903; They were divorced; Sylvia married (2) Leslie Blossom Rogers (1882 – ?) (Zemira B. Rogers & Melissa P. Small) in Brockton Ma. on November 29, 1911 & married (3) Sanford Edward Alger (1878 – 1957) (Charles Sanford Alger & Ellen F. Dunbar) prob. in Brockton Ma.; Sanford married (1) Jennie May Jackson (1880 – 1944) (Charles Henry Jackson & Helen L. Whiting) in Brockton Ma. on November 5, 1900; Sylvia had no children from her 3 marriages; George married (2) Anna R. Schneider (1885 – 1954) (Robert A. Schneider & Margaret Kegal) in Pocasset Ma. on June 16, 1914; They had 3 children; George & Anna are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
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Sarah Lent Turney Avery 1855 – 1930 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10792 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:34:23 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10792
Warren B & Sarah L Avery & Clara A Barrett Headstone

Ancestry:  David Turney;  Eli Turney

Born: 1855 in New Bedford Ma.

  • Father: David Turney; (Eli Turney & Sarah Lent)
  • Mother: Adeline B. Davison; (Edward Davison & Sarah (–))

Died: September 20, 1930 in Bourne Ma. at 75 yrs, 8 mos, 4 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Where Lived: County Rd. in Pocasset Ma.

Married: July 4, 1879 in Sandwich Ma. by A. L. Deering

  • To: Warren Benson Avery; (1857 – 1920) (John Avery & Levina Taylor)

Children: 4

  • 1. Agnes Avery; (June 15, 1881 – June 7, 1882)
  • 2. Clara Elnora Avery Barrett; (December 25, 1882 – March 16, 1969); Married Jay Lockhart Barrett (1883 – 1959) (Wilburn L. Barrett & Elizabeth McGrath) in Great Falls Mt. on December 24, 1920; Clara was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1902; Clara & Jay’s daughter Clara Avery Barrett (October 16, 1921 – October 19, 1921) is buried in Pocasset Cemetery; Clara & Jay died in Los Angeles Ca..
  • 3. Mamie Wales Avery Whipple; (December 31, 1886 – April 5, 1919); Married Oscar Linwood Whipple (1885 – 1954 ) (John Clarence Whipple & Mary E. Manimon) in Wareham Ma. on December 2, 1915; Oscar married (2) Marion (Bassett) Johnson (1899 – 1986) (Charles Marquett Bassett & Josephine Harding) in Bourne Ma. on December 19, 1924; Marion married (1) Albert Johnson in Bourne Ma. on July 22, 1916; Mamie was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1906; Mamie, Oscar & Marion are buried together in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne Ma..
  • 4. Edward Warren Avery; (1889 – January 9, 1921); Married Elsie Ellis (Perry) (1890 – 1936) (George Washington Perry & Maria Katherine McLaughlin) in Bourne Ma. on October 28, 1914; Elsie married (2) Walter Everett Raleigh (1878 – 1962) (Charles Sidney Raleigh & Amelia/Aurelia Eva Stevens) in Bourne Ma. on December 28, 1924; Walter married (1) Florence R. Allen (Abt.1874 – ?) (William Allen & Rosamond Washburn) in Plymouth Ma. on March 29, 1899 & married (2) Evelyn E. Mailman (Abt.1879 – 1924) (Nathaniel Mailman & Mary Cleary) in Falmouth Ma. on July 1, 1907 & married (4) Alice M. (Austin) Spencer in Bourne Ma. on February 27, 1937; Edward was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1908; He & Elsie are buried in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne Ma..
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Rodman Avery, Civil War 1846 – 1868 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10790 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:33:43 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10790
Rodman Avery Headstone
Avery, children of Gilbert & Reliance

Ancestry;  Gilbert Ellis Avery;  John Avery;  Joshua Avery, Rev War;  John Avery;  Richard Avery;  Richard Avery, Jr.;  Richard Avery

Born: November 9, 1846 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Gilbert Ellis Avery; (1817 – 1860) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)
  • Mother: Reliance Taylor; (1821 – 1883) (Abner Taylor & Joanna Chase)

Died: February 10, 1868 at 21 yrs, 3 mos, 1 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Married: Unmarried

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Reliance Taylor Avery 1821 – 1883 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10788 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:32:59 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=10788
Avery, children of Gilbert & Reliance

Ancestry:  Abner Taylor

Born: August 25, 1821 in Dennis Ma.

  • Father: Abner Taylor
  • Mother: Joanna Chase; (1795 – 1839) (Owen Chase & Peninah Bassett)

Died: June 25, 1883 in Sandwich Ma. at 62 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Married: December 21, 1840 in Dennis Ma.

  • To: Gilbert Ellis Avery; (1817 – 1860) (John Avery & Elizabeth Chase)

Children: 8 or 9

  • 1. Watson D. Avery, Civil War; (March 28, 1841 – October 27, 1862); Watson was in the U.S. Army & died at 21 yrs.; He is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. Gilbert A. Avery; (December 16, 1843 – May 25, 1864); Gilbert died unmarried at 20 yrs, 5 mos, 9 d. & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 3. Rodman Avery, Civil War; (November 9, 1846 – February 10, 1868); Rodman died unmarried & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 4. Zemira J. Avery; (January 24, 1849 – March 26, 1896); Zemira Married (1) Deborah/Frankie F. Adams (1853 – 1877) (Benjamin Franklin Adams & Deborah Ellis) in Sandwich Ma. on November 12, 1871 & married (2) Sarah F. Pulsifer (1852 – ?) (Joseph Pulsifer & Elanora (–)) in Pocasset Ma. on December 1, 1878; Zemira, Deborah/Frankie & their son Wiliard/Willie J. Avery are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 5. William D. Avery; (June 9, 1851 – April 26, 1868); William died at 16 yrs, 10 mos, 17 d. & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 6. Mary J. Avery; (August 4, 1853 – September 25, 1855); Mary died at 2 yrs, 1 mo, 21 d. & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 7. Everet S. Avery; (September 2, 1856 – December 17, 1877); Everet was a mariner & died at 21 yrs, 2 mos, 27 d.; He was unmarried & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 8. Rose J. Avery; (November 3, 1858 – ?); No further information; Rose & Nettie could be the same person.
  • 9. Nettie Avery; (1859 – May 4, 1879); Nettie & Rose could be the same person; Nettie is buried with her parents & siblings in Pocasset Cemetery.
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