Sarah
LEARNED
Born
8 June 1718
,
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
26 December 1809
,
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 8 June 1718 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Father:
Isaac LEARNED
Mother:
Sarah HOWE
Paternal grandparents:
Isaac LEARNED
, Sarah BIGELOW
Maternal grandparents:
John HOWE
, Elizabeth WOOLSEN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sarah married Samuel SHUMWAY 19 February 1735 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel SHUMWAY was born 6 March 1711 in Boxford, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel died 2 September 1800 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Samuel was the child of Peter SHUMWAY and Mariah SMITH.
Sarah LEARNED died 26 December 1809 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Sarah LEARNED
Sarah LEARNED married 
Samuel SHUMWAY
Marriage date: 19 February 1735
Marriage place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel SHUMWAY was the child of Peter SHUMWAY and Mariah SMITH
Samuel SHUMWAYMarriage date: 19 February 1735
Marriage place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel SHUMWAY was the child of Peter SHUMWAY and Mariah SMITH
Children of Samuel SHUMWAY and Sarah LEARNED
Lucy SHUMWAYBorn: 21 January 1740, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 July 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 July 1789, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Moses CLARK 7 January 1760 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
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Birth — 17188 June 1718
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1735 Marriage / PartnerSarah LEARNED and Samuel SHUMWAY 19 February 1735, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
She was 16 years old.
1740 Birth of ChildLucy SHUMWAY was born 21 January 1740, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Sarah was 21 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)
Sarah was 71 years old.
1800 Death of Spouse/PartnerSamuel SHUMWAY died 2 September 1800, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Death — 180926 December 1809
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 91.
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Last updated: 5/31/2026 4:56:35 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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