Bridget Averitte

Bridget Averitte

Female 1639 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Bridget Averitte 
    Birth 1639  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FSID LH1M-SL6 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I41001  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Family Captain Henry Walter Manningham,   b. Abt 1632, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1673, Long Island, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 1659  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Bridget was ~ 20 years - Henry was ~ 27 years. 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Manningham,   b. Abt 1660, Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F22092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Roosevelt Island
      When John Manning died in 1686, stepdaughter Mary Manningham renamed th e island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island remained i n private hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased it and t ransformed it into a setting for mental institutions, hospitals and pri sons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and out, the c ity renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921. It was renamed Rooseve lt Island in 1971 after Franklin D. Roosevelt.

      Married twice:
      1. Walter Manningham - died at sea in 1673
      2. John Manning
      Roosevelt Island
      When John Manning died in 1686, stepdaughter Mary Manningham renamed th e i sland after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island remained i n p rivate hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased it and t r ansformed it into a setting for mental institutions, hospitals and pri s ons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and out, the c i ty renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921. It was renamed Rooseve l t Island in 1971 after Franklin D. Roosevelt.

      Married twice:
      1. Walter Manningham - died at sea in 1673
      2. John Manning
      Roosevelt Island
      When John Manning died in 1686, stepdaughter Mary Manningham renamed th e island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island remained i n private hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased it and t ransformed it into a settin g for mental institutions, hospitals and pri sons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and out, the c ity renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921. It was renamed Rooseve lt Island in 1971 after Franklin D. Roosevelt.

      Married twice:
      1. Walter Manningham - died at sea in 1673
      2. John Manning
      Roosevelt Island
      When John Manning died in 1686, stepdaughter Mary Manningham renamed th e i sland after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island remained i n p rivate hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased it and t r ansformed it into a sett ing for mental institutions, hospitals and pri s ons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and out, the c i ty renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921. It was renamed Rooseve l t Island in 1971 after Franklin D. Roosevelt.

      Married twice:
      1. Walter Manningham - died at sea in 1673
      2. John Manning