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Alexander Mayer Schaeffer 1712–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1712

Birth Location: Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne

Death Date: 10 April 1786

Death Location: Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Hans Schäffer

Mother: Anna Mayer

Spouse(s): Eva Engle

Children(s): Margaret (Shaffer)

Alexander Mayer Schaeffer was born in 1712 in Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne, the child of Hans Henrich Schaffer And Anna Margaretha Mayer. Alexander Mayer Schaeffer married Eva Angelica Engle, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Schaeffer Shaffer. Alexander Mayer Schaeffer passed away in 1786 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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  • Alexander Mayer Schaeffer was born in 1712 in Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne, the child of Hans Henrich Schaffer And Anna Margaretha Mayer.
  • Alexander Mayer Schaeffer married Eva Angelica Engle, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Schaeffer Shaffer.
  • Alexander Mayer Schaeffer passed away in 1786 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Schäffer
1673–1746
Birth Location: Schriesheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Anna Mayer
1681–1761
Birth Location: Hohensachsen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
AM

Spouses(s)

Eva Engle
1708–1772
Birth Location: Schriesheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Children(s)

Margaret (Shaffer)
1738–1814
Birth Location: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alexander Schaeffer's Ancestors

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Alexander Schaeffer
1712–1786
Birth Place: Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Parents
Hans Henrich Schäffer
1673–1746
Schriesheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) Mayer
1681–1761
Hohensachsen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Schaeffer's Descendants

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Alexander (Mayer) Schaeffer (9 January 1712–10 April 1786) m. Eva (Angelica) Engle (9 Feb 1708–22 November 1772)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth Schaeffer) (Shaffer) 1738–1814 m. Elijah Hawk 1739–1787
    1. 1. Anne Hawk 1767–1829 m. Hendrick Brower 1765–1829
      1. 1. Sarah Brower 1788–1862 m. James Williams 1778–1873
        1. 1. Henry (Brower) Williams 1810–1878 m. Jane Anderson 1818–1886

Alexander Schaeffer's Timeline

2 Records

1712
9 January 1712
Birth of Alexander Mayer Schaeffer in Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
1786
10 April 1786
Age 74
Death of Alexander Mayer Schaeffer in Heidelberg Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Heidelberg Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1712
    Event Place: Mannheim, Schriesheimbaden, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1786
    Event Place: Heidelberg Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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