Abigail
SHUMWAY
(b.
14 February 1787
,
Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
25 November 1869
,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Abigail SHUMWAY was born 14 February 1787 in Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Abigail SHUMWAY was the child of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Keziah FREEMAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Abigail MOORE (maternal) Benjamin FREEMAN and Deborah CHILDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail married Joseph MARCY 4 April 1806 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Joseph MARCY was born 10 January 1784 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Joseph died 6 August 1847 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Joseph was the child of Jedediah MARCY and Ruth LEARNED.
Abigail SHUMWAY died 25 November 1869 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Joseph MARCY-- Date: 4 April 1806 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph MARCY was the child of Jedediah MARCY and Ruth LEARNED
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Joseph MARCY-- Date: 4 April 1806 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA Joseph MARCY was the child of Jedediah MARCY and Ruth LEARNED
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1787 Birth 14 February 1787
Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1806 Marriage / PartnerAbigail SHUMWAY and Joseph MARCY 4 April 1806, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
She was 19 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph MARCY died 6 August 1847, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Death 25 November 1869
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 82.
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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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