Name/Title
Rev. Jared Reid AveryEntry/Object ID
2026.045.018Description
Portrait of Rev. Jared Reid Avery taken by C.H. Townsend, Willimantic, Conn., c. 1860s. Handwritten note on the back reads: "Rev. Jared Reid Avery, Groton, CT. for 12 years pastor of the First Congregational Church in Groton, Conn. Uncle of Mrs. John Henry Brown of Dallas. - Lizzie C. Brown, Groton, Aug. 1907." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell.
Jared Reid Avery was born in Groton on September 17, 1804, the son of Ebenezer and Mary Eldredge Avery. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1833, served as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Groton for 12 years, died in Groton on January 15, 1885, and is buried in Colonel Ledyard Cemetery. He was the younger half-brother of Lucy Avery Mitchell.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Carte de VisiteSubject Person or Organization
Avery, Jared R.Collection
Beckett CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.045Source or Donor
Beckett, AmieAcquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Carte-de-visiteNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsProvenance
Notes
From the photograph album of Mrs. Caroline Latham Mitchell (1815-1896), which was given to "cousin" Lizzie C. Brown (1853-1936, granddaughter of Lucy Avery Mitchell) during a visit to Groton in August 1907. The album was passed down through several generations of the family before it was donated to the Groton Public Library in October 2026.
