Removed to Shaftsbury with his parents in 1828.
Resided in North Adams, Waterford, N.Y., Albany and Lansingburg, N.Y.
In the 1850 US Census, Alfred Shumway (30) and Sarah Bump (32) are married
and living in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York with their 5 children. William is 12, Helen is
9, Charles is 7, Maria is 4 and George is 3. Alfred is a mason by trade. He and his two
oldest chidren were born in Massachusetts, His wife and the rest of the children
were born in New York State.
Mason and builders. build coal bake ovens. Alfred and oldest son, William
SOURCE: Gazetteer and business directory of Rensselaer County, N.Y., for 1870-71
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