Dr. Mary Priscilla (Avery) Sawtelle 1835-1894
Mary Priscilla Avery was the daughter of Benjamin Green Avery and Lucretia A. (Ellis) Avery. She was about nine years old when her father passed away.
She was married first to Carsena A. Huntley on October 7, 1849. They divorced in 1858. They had the following known children:
Martin
Ellen Ida [twin to Helen]
Helen [twin to Ellen Ida]
Franklin P.
Her second marriage was to Cheston M. Sawtelle on December 9, 1861. They divorced April 11, 1883. They had the following known children:
Marcus Pliny
Novella Lucretia
Essie G. [full name: Celeste Gilman "Essie" Sawtelle Griswold]
Mary authored "The Heroine of '49 - A story of the Pacific Coast", an autobiographical novel copyrighted in 1891; the book was illustrated by her daughter Essie G. Sawtelle.
Mary died on April 23, 1894 at 2:00 a.m. at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 22 days at her residence at 853 7th Ave, New York City, New York, where she had lived for six months. Cause of death: Abdominal Carcinoma. The length of her illness was about two years. She was buried on April 24, 1894 in Evergreens Cemetery
Research and Bio by Dee ~
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8/5/2017 Brenda Black Watson (#46634709) suggested a link to a biography that is found in "The Oregon Encyclopedia".
Mary Priscilla Avery was the daughter of Benjamin Green Avery and Lucretia A. (Ellis) Avery. She was about nine years old when her father passed away.
She was married first to Carsena A. Huntley on October 7, 1849. They divorced in 1858. They had the following known children:
Martin
Ellen Ida [twin to Helen]
Helen [twin to Ellen Ida]
Franklin P.
Her second marriage was to Cheston M. Sawtelle on December 9, 1861. They divorced April 11, 1883. They had the following known children:
Marcus Pliny
Novella Lucretia
Essie G. [full name: Celeste Gilman "Essie" Sawtelle Griswold]
Mary authored "The Heroine of '49 - A story of the Pacific Coast", an autobiographical novel copyrighted in 1891; the book was illustrated by her daughter Essie G. Sawtelle.
Mary died on April 23, 1894 at 2:00 a.m. at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 22 days at her residence at 853 7th Ave, New York City, New York, where she had lived for six months. Cause of death: Abdominal Carcinoma. The length of her illness was about two years. She was buried on April 24, 1894 in Evergreens Cemetery
Research and Bio by Dee ~
~~~~~
8/5/2017 Brenda Black Watson (#46634709) suggested a link to a biography that is found in "The Oregon Encyclopedia".
Dr. Mary Priscilla (Avery) Sawtelle 1835-1894
Mary Priscilla Avery was the daughter of Benjamin Green Avery and Lucretia A. (Ellis) Avery. She was about nine years old when her father passed away.
She was married first to Carsena A. Huntley on October 7, 1849. They divorced in 1858. They had the following known children:
Martin
Ellen Ida [twin to Helen]
Helen [twin to Ellen Ida]
Franklin P.
Her second marriage was to Cheston M. Sawtelle on December 9, 1861. They divorced April 11, 1883. They had the following known children:
Marcus Pliny
Novella Lucretia
Essie G. [full name: Celeste Gilman "Essie" Sawtelle Griswold]
Mary authored "The Heroine of '49 - A story of the Pacific Coast", an autobiographical novel copyrighted in 1891; the book was illustrated by her daughter Essie G. Sawtelle.
Mary died on April 23, 1894 at 2:00 a.m. at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 22 days at her residence at 853 7th Ave, New York City, New York, where she had lived for six months. Cause of death: Abdominal Carcinoma. The length of her illness was about two years. She was buried on April 24, 1894 in Evergreens Cemetery
Research and Bio by Dee ~
~~~~~
8/5/2017 Brenda Black Watson (#46634709) suggested a link to a biography that is found in "The Oregon Encyclopedia".
Mary Priscilla Avery was the daughter of Benjamin Green Avery and Lucretia A. (Ellis) Avery. She was about nine years old when her father passed away.
She was married first to Carsena A. Huntley on October 7, 1849. They divorced in 1858. They had the following known children:
Martin
Ellen Ida [twin to Helen]
Helen [twin to Ellen Ida]
Franklin P.
Her second marriage was to Cheston M. Sawtelle on December 9, 1861. They divorced April 11, 1883. They had the following known children:
Marcus Pliny
Novella Lucretia
Essie G. [full name: Celeste Gilman "Essie" Sawtelle Griswold]
Mary authored "The Heroine of '49 - A story of the Pacific Coast", an autobiographical novel copyrighted in 1891; the book was illustrated by her daughter Essie G. Sawtelle.
Mary died on April 23, 1894 at 2:00 a.m. at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 22 days at her residence at 853 7th Ave, New York City, New York, where she had lived for six months. Cause of death: Abdominal Carcinoma. The length of her illness was about two years. She was buried on April 24, 1894 in Evergreens Cemetery
Research and Bio by Dee ~
~~~~~
8/5/2017 Brenda Black Watson (#46634709) suggested a link to a biography that is found in "The Oregon Encyclopedia".
Gravesite Details
buried on April 24, 1894
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