During his early life, he learned the trade of a ship carpenter; through this,
he doubtless imbibed a love for the sea, as he afterward became a captain
of a whaling vessel, on which he made a number of voyages; later, he became
engaged in the general trading business, and made voyages to South America,
West Indies, Australia and other import points, each time sailing from the port
of Boston; after some years, he retired from a sea-faring life, and entered into
the building business in New York City; thence he removed to Richmondville,
Schoharie County, NY, where he continued the same business; he built shops
and mills, in which he also conducted a manufacturing business successfully:
while erecting or repairing the dam to one of his mills, he contracted a severe
cold which resulted in a chronic disease in his lower limbs, so that he lost the
entire use of them; he remained in this helpless condition until his death, which
occurred in Milford (Otsego County), NY.
SOURCE: Basic information taken from the book "Genealogy of the Shumway Family
in the United States of America." Compiled by Asahel Adams Shumway. Volume 1.
Reprinted 1972 by Maple Press, George Shumway, Publisher, York, PA. Page #40,
Book identification #2
Died while living with his daughter and son-in-law, James W Hunt, in Milford,
Otsego, New York
SOURCE: Steve Shumway - shumways@@petershumway.org
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