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Anna Susanna Schaeffer 1717–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Hans Schaeffer

Mother: Anna Weiland

Spouse(s): Wilhelm Best

Children(s): Maria Best

The story of Anna Susanna Schaeffer began in 1717 in Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. Anna Susanna Schaeffer married Wilhelm Best, and had children including Maria Elizabeth Best. Anna Susanna Schaeffer passed away in 1769 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Anna Susanna Schaeffer began in 1717 in Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany.
  • Anna Susanna Schaeffer married Wilhelm Best, and had children including Maria Elizabeth Best.
  • Anna Susanna Schaeffer passed away in 1769 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anna Schaeffer's Ancestors

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Anna Schaeffer
1717–1769
Birth Place: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Hans Adam Schaeffer
1693–1756
Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695–1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Jacobus Shaeffer
1657–1714
Kuserdingen, Tubinge, Wurtemburg, Germany
Anna Mueck
1657–1709
Solmfeld, Strassburg, Bayern, Germany
Johann (Nikolaus) Weiland
1675–1743
Krummenau, Birkenfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
Anna (Eva) Stephan
1680–1739
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Schaeffer
1623–1666
Elizabetha Schlauchin
1627–1678
Hans Muck
1635–1683
ANNA Muck
1639–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hanss Schaefer
1570–1652
Anna Schaeffer
1593–1623
George Schaeffer
1600–1771
Phoebe Powers
1605–

Anna Schaeffer's Descendants

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Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer (1717–1769) m. Wilhelm Best (Nov 30, 1713–Nov 24, 1762)
  1. 1. Maria (Elizabeth) Best 1738–1781 m. John (Peter Sherry) (Scherri) 1735– m. John (H.) Sherry 1865–1927
    1. 1. Anna (Catherine) Scherri 1773–1786 m. John (George) Altman 1771–1824
      1. 1. John Altman 1790–1854 m. Olivia Flowers 1791–1849 m. Martha Stone 1798–1858
        1. 1. John (Wilson) Altman 1819–1885 m. Sarah ("Sallie" Jane) Hitt 1828–1895
        2. 2. Rachel Altman 1812–1884
        3. 3. Nathan Altman 1825–1906
        4. 4. Nancy Altman 1822–1898
        5. 5. James Altman 1837–
        6. 6. William Altman 1813–1892
        7. 7. William Altman 1813–1856
        8. 8. Henry (A.) Altman 1816–1869
        9. 9. Olive Altman 1832–
        10. 10. James (Henry) Altman 1815–1837
        11. 11. William ALTMAN 1813–1856
        12. 12. William Altman 1814–1858
        13. 13. James Altman 1837–
        14. 14. William Altman 1813–1892
        15. 15. Nathan Altman 1817–1880
        16. 16. Nancy Altman 1822–1898
        17. 17. William Altman 1813–1868
        18. 18. William Altman 1813–1892
        19. 19. Calvin (T) Altman 1839–1863

Anna Schaeffer's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Anna Susanna Schaeffer in Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
1769
1769
Age 52
Death of Anna Susanna Schaeffer in Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1949.024; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1949.025; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1733; Page Number: 157

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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