Avery, Abraham S

Avery, Abraham S.

a Presbyterian minister, was born at East Lyne, Conn., in 1792. He studied theology with a private minister, and joined Alton Presbytery April 4, 1856; labored some months with Metropolis Church in Massac Co., Ill.; was dismissed to Pataskala Presbytery, O., April 7, 1859; and died at Lawrenceburg, Ind., Sept. 3,1868. He was thoroughly consecrated to the work of the ministry. See Norton, Hist, of Presb. Church in Illinois. '