Name

Avery, Benjamin Franklin

Creator

Files

Class Year

1822

Biographical Information

Avery was born in Aurora, NY, December 3, 1801. He built a foundry for the manufacture of plows. After his factory was destroyed it was used as a hospital during the Civil War. He and his sons later built another Avery Plow Company. Avery died in Louisville on March 3, 1885

Access Statement

Courtesy of Special Collections, Schaffer Library, Union College.