Person:Amasa Shumway (1)
Capt. Amasa Shumway
b.1 Mar 1756 Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.19 Aug 1830 Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 30 Jun 1752
  1. Levi Shumway1752 - 1835
  2. Capt. Amasa Shumway1756 - 1830
  3. Jonathan Shumway1759 -
  4. Asa Shumway1761 -
  5. Thomas Shumway1764 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1776
  1. Priscilla ShumwayEst 1777 -
  2. Sarah Shumway1779 - 1855
  3. Nancy Shumway1782 - 1856
  4. Ruth Shumway1783 - 1858
  5. Mercy Shumway1785 - 1806
  6. Seraphina Shumway1787 - Bef 1802
  7. Amasa Shumway1789 - 1855
  8. Salem Shumway1793 - 1824
Spouse and Children
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m. 6 Dec 1796
  1. Seraphina Shumway1802 - 1839
  2. Harriet Shumway1806 - 1887
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Capt. Amasa Shumway1756 - 1830
  • W.  Mary Doty1759 - 1815
m. 16 Feb 1812
Spouse and Children
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m. 12 Mar 1818
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. Amasa Shumway
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 1 Mar 1756 Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Abt 1776 to Sarah Gleason
Marriage 6 Dec 1796 Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Sarah Gleason
Marriage 16 Feb 1812 to Mary Doty
Marriage 12 Mar 1818 to Betsey Unknown
Death[2] 19 Aug 1830 Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Biography

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"AMASA SHUMWAY5 (Levi4, Oliver3, Peter2, Peter1), b. Mar. 1, 1756; d. Aug. 19, 1830; his name appears with others upon the pension roll in Belchertown, which identifies him with the Army of the Revolution;...
it is said he was at the battle of Bennington, but arrived about the time of the surrender of Burgoyne's force; at the close of the war, he removed to Whitingham, Vt., while that locality was a wilderness; his brother Levi accompanied him, and together, they cleared the land for a settlement, and afterwards became thrifty farmers; he was also quite a public spirited citizen in his day...
He served as Treasurer of Whitingham, also as Constable several terms; he was born in Oxford, and as early as 1775, enlisted in the army from Belchertown; but no records of his family appear at either place excepting his birth; m. (1st) Sarah Gleason, who was b. in 1757 [1756], and d. June 19, 1795; the children by this marriage were:

+270 Priscilla, b. ___.
+271 Sarah, b. Sep. 27, 1779.
+272 Nancy, b. June 28, 1782.
+273 Ruth, b. Oct. 27, 1783.
274 Mercy, b. ___, 1785; d. Sep. 14, 1806.
275 Seraphina, b. ___, 1787, d. (young, unmarried)
+276 Amasa, b. Mar. 12, 1789.
+277 Salem, b. July 25, 1793;

He [Amasa] married (2d) Sarah Gleason, Dec. 6, 1796; she was a cousin * of his first wife, and was b. in 1766 [1776 ?], d. July 13, 1806; children:
[* Note: If both Sarah Gleasons are correct, the second w. Sarah is niece of the first.]

278 Seraphina, b. Apr. 23, 1802, d. in July 1839; she was m. (1st) to Samuel Fuller; m. (2d) to Orris Rice.
279 Harriet, b. July 8, 1806, d. Sept. 20, 1887, unmarried.

[Amasa] m. (3d) Mary Doty Witherell, Feb. 16, 1812; she was b. in Sep. 1759, d. Mar. 7, 1815; m. (4th) Mrs. Betsey French, Mar. 12, 1818; she was b. July 28, 1769, d. Jan. 2, 1868."

References
  1. ↑ Births, in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1906)
    p.100.

    SHUMWAY, Amasa, s. Levi and Priscilla, [born] March 1, 1756.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 180 Amasa Shumway, in Shumway, Asahel Adams. Genealogy of the Shumway family in the United States of America. (New York: T.A. Wright, 1909)
    pp. 69-71.

    See BIOGRAPHY

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