I would be grateful for information relating to Eugene Avery and his ancestors. Eugene Avery was said to have been from New York State. His year of birth is unknown, and may have been during the 1820s, 1830s, or 1840s. His middle name may have been Conant. His son, Fred Conant Avery, was born in 1861 in Dubuque, Iowa. Fred's son, my grandfather, was Wayne Conant Avery, born in 1892 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Family tradition has it that our Averys lived in Connecticut during colonial times. The Groton Avery books list many Eugene and Fred Averys, but none seem to be mine. Any information or advice would be most welcome. Sincerely, Thomas A. Downing