Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Weeks, Caroline Avery, 1818-1899 |
Othernames |
Caroline A. Weeks, Caroline Avery |
Born |
Apr. 7, 1818 |
Birthplace |
Greenland, NH |
Deceased |
March 20,1899 |
Deceased where |
Greenland, NH |
Places of residence |
150 Bayside Road, Newington, NH |
Occupation |
Philanthropist; donated land and money to build the Weeks Public Library in Greenland in honor of her husband. |
Father |
John Avery, 1780-1830 |
Mother |
Martha Hoyt, 1787-1881 |
Spouse |
George Weeks (1810-1869), m. in Greenland, NH, on Dec. 24, 1856. |
Notes |
*In the Portsmouth Herald on Tuesday, March 21, 1899, it states that Mrs. Caroline Avery Weeks "died Monday night at about 11 o'clock, aged 81, after a long illness." Earlier accounts stated she was suffering from pneumonia. Buried in Weeks-Coffin Family Cemetery on the farm at 150 Bayside Road, Greenland, NH. |
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