Kerry Rhett Shumway

Male19 July 1955–23 December 1958

Brief Life History of Kerry Rhett

Kerry Rhett Shumway was born on 19 July 1955, in Monticello, San Juan, Utah, United States. He died on 23 December 1958, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 3, and was buried in Blanding, San Juan, Utah, United States.

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  • Kerry Rhett Shumway, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Kerry Rhett Shumway, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)

1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

Age 1

With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

Age 3

Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

1958 · U.S. Air Force Academy Opens

Age 3

On Aug. 29, 1958, the U.S. Air Force Academy opens near Colorado Springs.

Name Meaning

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.

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