Sally was born on September 23rd, 1822.1 Sally's father was James Avery and her mother was Fanny Lyman. Her maternal grandparents were David Lyman and Submit Gould. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Park, James, Lyman, Lydia, Fannie E., Harriet and Lucy. She was the second oldest of the eight children. She died at the age of 39 on August 8th, 1862.1