Gave up his law practice and went into dry goods business, Moved to Ohio, Lansing, Michigan.,
Then returned to New York in about 1840. Resided in New York City and Plattsburg, N.Y.
The 11/10/1851 issues of the New York Post newspaper has the folowing:
Plattsburgh, N.Y. Nov.3, B. Shumway 44y.
The 1850 US Census shows Boville Shumway (42), and his wife, Elizabeth Platt (40), daughter
Eliza Shumway Brown and son-in-law, Samuel Brown (27), son William H Shumway and daughters
Sarah (8), Mary (6) and Hannah (2)? (hard to read) as living in New York Ward 9, New York City, New York.
Who is this family member?