Amos SHUMWAY

Born

11 September 1750 , Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 December 1816 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Amos married Meriam HOVEY 7 June 1788 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Meriam HOVEY was born 30 August 1769 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Meriam died 2 August 1842 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.

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Amos SHUMWAY married

Meriam HOVEY
Marriage date: 7 June 1788
Marriage place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Amos SHUMWAY and Meriam HOVEY

Perez SHUMWAY

Born: 3 December 1794, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 March 1867, Griswold, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1750
11 September 1750
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Amos SHUMWAY and Meriam HOVEY 7 June 1788, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 37 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Perez SHUMWAY was born 3 December 1794, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Amos was 44 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

Death — 1816
18 December 1816
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.

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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