Samuel
SHUMWAY
(b.
6 March 1711
,
Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
2 September 1800
,
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Samuel SHUMWAY was born 6 March 1711 in Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel SHUMWAY was the child of Peter SHUMWAY and Mariah SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Peter SHUMWAY and Frances R GOULD (maternal) Robert SMITH and Mary FRENCHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Samuel married Sarah LEARNED 19 February 1735 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah LEARNED was born 8 June 1718 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 26 December 1809 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Sarah was the child of Isaac LEARNED and Sarah HOWE.
Samuel SHUMWAY died 2 September 1800 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Family and Children of Samuel SHUMWAY
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Sarah LEARNED-- Date: 19 February 1735 Place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah LEARNED was the child of Isaac LEARNED and Sarah HOWE
Children of Samuel SHUMWAY and Sarah LEARNED:
Lucy SHUMWAY (b.21 January 1740, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 July 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Moses CLARK 7 January 1760 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Sarah LEARNED-- Date: 19 February 1735 Place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts BaySarah LEARNED was the child of Isaac LEARNED and Sarah HOWE
Children of Samuel SHUMWAY and Sarah LEARNED:
Lucy SHUMWAY (b.21 January 1740, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 July 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Moses CLARK 7 January 1760 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
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1711 Birth 6 March 1711
Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1735 Marriage / PartnerSamuel SHUMWAY and Sarah LEARNED 19 February 1735, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He was 23 years old.
1740 Birth of ChildLucy SHUMWAY was born 21 January 1740, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Samuel was 28 years old.
1760 Marriage of ChildLucy SHUMWAY married 7 January 1760, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Moses CLARK
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Death of ChildLucy SHUMWAY died 4 July 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Samuel was 78 years old.
1800 Death 2 September 1800
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 89.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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