Samuel
SHUMWAY
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Born: 6 March 1711 in Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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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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Spouse & Children of Samuel SHUMWAY
Sarah LEARNEDMarriage date: 19 February 1735
Marriage 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 SHUMWAYDied: 4 July 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17116 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.
Death — 18002 September 1800
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 89.
Record added: 5/31/2026 4:05:35 PM
Last updated: 5/31/2026 4:50:12 PM
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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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