When Aurora Shumway was born on 30 June 1823, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Otis Shumway, was 29 and his mother, Sally Wetherell, was 23. He married Loanda Elizabeth Johnson on 6 November 1845, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 24 September 1888, in Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Americanized form of French Chamois . Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French pronunciation of the diphthong oi as ‘wé’, which in France was replaced in the 17th century by the current ‘wa’.
History: The ancestor of the Shumways was Peter Shumway, originally almost certainly Pierre Chamois from France, probably a Huguenot, who was in MA by 1675. He is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAurora Shumway was born 30 June 1823 in New York, one of eight children. An 1840 census suggests Aurora was in Hancock County with his father, Otis. The record showed six people in the household whi …
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