Learned hatting from Peter Butler went in young manhood to Oxford, NY remained until
his four sons and a daughter reached maturity, removed to Addison, Steuben Co. and again
in a few years to Nelson, PA;source:History of Oxford,MA page 682.
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BURIED: Addison Rural Cemetery, Addison, Steuben Co., NY
http://www.paintedhills.org/STEUBEN/AddisonRural/AddisonRuralO-S.htm
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Town histories: Early marriages of Springfield,Vermont: TOWN RECORDS part 7.2
This is part 2 of early marriages in Springfield,Vermont taken from
the History of the town of Springfield,Vermont. (records are located in
the town clerk's office in Springfield,Vermont.)
Daniel Shumway and Olive Howe, Sept 28, 1803
SOURCE: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/MAHAMPDE+1999+70130138+
Note: The above marriage date does not agree with the A.A.S. Book.
Town history: Springfield,Vermont: Freemen 1801- 1803 Part 4
History of the Town of Springfield,Vermont: (records in town clerks
office) Part 4 Persons who took the Freeman's Oath from 1801-1803
1802:
Daniel Shumway
SOURCE: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/MAHAMPDE+1999+65112783+F
Steve Shumway - shumways@@petershumway.org
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Extracts from a Journal, written by Miss Susan HOPKINS, daughter of Capt. Frederick Hopkins.
It is dated Oxford Female Seminary, February 22d, 1836:
DANIEL SHUMWAY, a native of Oxford, Mass., came to this village in 1806, where he
resided twenty-seven years. He was the first hatter in Oxford, and sold "Castor, Rorum and
Water proof Hats of Superior quality." His factory was opposite the VanDerLyn house.
In 1833 he went to Steuben county with many others form Chenango county to engage
in lumbering, and died at Beecher's Island, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1848, aged 68.
He was universally esteemed for his integrity, kindness of heart and public spirit.
A son, Daniel H. Shumway, M. D., died January 2, 1861, in Berlin, Wisconsin, aged 43 years.
Steve Shumway - shumways@@petershumway.org
THE ENGINE WAS HOUSED. --- One summer's day in 1823, during the building of the
river bridge by Jonathan BALDWIN and Thomas BROWN, Daniel SHUMWAY, foreman
of the fire company, had the hand engine taken to the river for trial and placed it near
where the Fort Hill mill now stands. Mr. Shumway, who held the pipe, threw water on
Mr. Brown, who was on one of the bridge abutments, where he could not easily escape.
This act aroused the ire of Mr. Baldwin, well known for his quaint expressions and terrible
wrath when provoked, who shouldered a broadax and confronting the foreman, exclaimed:
"By ----, Daniel Shumway, you let a drop of water fall on the hem of my garment and every
man in town will have an engine!" Mr. Shumway threw no more water that day and the
engine was immediately housed.
SOURCE; Annals of Oxford
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/annals-4.htm
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