Her father was born in Highgate Springs , Vermont , in 1837 .
Her father was descended from sterling old English stock , the progenitor of the family in the United States was William Averill , who set at Ipswich , Massachusetts , in 1632 .
Her father was born in Highgate Springs , Vermont , in 1837 , and descended from sterling old English stock , the progenitor of the family in the United States was William Averill , who set at Ipswich , Massachusetts , in 1632 .