Arthur King AVERY

Arthur married Nellie Lillian FOSTER on 11 Feb 1922 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Nellie (daughter of Herbert Allen FOSTER and Lillian M MCEWEN) was born on 11 Nov 1903 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died in 1982; was buried in 1982 in Esdraelon (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Esdraelon, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Aleda Dawn AVERY was born on 5 Jul 1927 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1949 in Saint John General Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried on 7 Sep 1949 in Esdraelon (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Esdraelon, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
2. Living
3. Bedford Winston AVERY was born on 11 Aug 1941 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 11 Jul 2022 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried on 13 Aug 2022 in Esdraelon (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Esdraelon, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
4. Allen John AVERY was born on 17 Oct 1922 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died before 2022.
5. Kenneth AVERY died before 2022.

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Obituary:

The Observer (Hartland, N.B.), 01 Nov 1973, p. 11, The Years Gone By, reprinted from The Observer, 03 Nov 1949: The death of Arthur K. Avery occured on Oct. 25 at his home in Knolesville. He was 90 years of age and the son of the late John & Julia (Dickinson) Avery. Born in Corn Hill, Kings Co., he came to Knowlesville at the age of 4. On Oct. 8, 1888, he married Alice Day at Gull River, Minn., who predeceased him four years ago. He is survived by 4 sons and 3 daughters; Cecil of N.Y., Earl of Foxboro, Mass., Alton of Knowlesville, King at home, Mrs. Clarence Manual, (Hester) of Knowlesville, Mrs. Walter Clyde (Jennie), N.Y., Mrs. Maddock McGinn (Lillie) of N.Y.; also one sister, Mrs. James Linney of Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

Arthur married Alice Ada DAY. Alice was born on 25 Apr 1866 in Chipman, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1946 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in 1946 in Esdraelon (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Esdraelon, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary:

Knowlesville Loses Well Known Lady
Mrs. Arthur K. Avery, 80 Had Lived in Community 56 Years
Many will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Arthur K. Avery of Knowlesville, Carleton County, on January 24, 1946. Mrs. Avery, nee Alice Ada Day, was born in Chipman, N.B. on April 25, 1866. She moved with her family to Gull River, Minnesota in 1881, was married there in 1888 and in 1890 moved to Knowlesville, where she resided until her recent death. In this time she has become widely known and respected in the community, having taken an active part in community and church work. She was a member of the United Church of Canada. The funeral, at the Knowlesville Church, and conducted by the Rev. William C. Amey, was well attended. The hymns sung were "Sunrise", a solo by Lorne Britton, "Good Night and Good Morning", "Rock of Ages", and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", by the quartette consisting of Lorne Britton and son, Thomas Patrick and Richard Bramley. The organist was Mrs. Claude Manuel. Pallbearers were grandsons; Robert Avery, Blair Avery, John Avery, Ronald Avery, Garnet Manuel and Gerald Manuel. Her passing leaves to mourn her husband, Arthur K. Avery; four sons, King, at home; Alton in Knowlesville; Cecil, New York; and Earle, Woodstock; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence Manuel, Knowlesville; Mrs. Walter Clyde, Burnt Land Brook, N.B.; and Mrs. M. McGinn, New York; twenty-two grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Cobb and Mrs. Mark DeLong of Vallejo, Calif.; and two brothers, Bedford and Chipman Day of San Francisco. There were many beautiful floral tributes. Interment was in the Forest Hill Cemetery.

John married Julia Sarah DICKIE on 4 Dec 1845. Julia was born about 1826 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage Notice:

m. 4th inst., by Rev. William Allen, John AVERY / Miss Julia DICKEY both of Studholm parish (Kings Co.)
Date December 20 1845
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper New Brunswick Courier
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 11 Number 311