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Barbara Ellen Shaffer 1805–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1805

Birth Location: Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 19 Jun 1880

Death Location: Bourbon, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Johannes Schaefer

Mother: Eva Swartz

Spouse(s): Samuel Thornton

Children(s): Philipina Thornton

Barbara Ellen Shaffer was born in 1805 in Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Johannes Peter Schaefer And Eva Margareta Swartz. Barbara Ellen Shaffer married Samuel Thornton, and had children including Philipina Phebe Thornton. Barbara Ellen Shaffer passed away in 1880 in Bourbon, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Barbara Ellen Shaffer was born in 1805 in Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Johannes Peter Schaefer And Eva Margareta Swartz.
  • Barbara Ellen Shaffer married Samuel Thornton, and had children including Philipina Phebe Thornton.
  • Barbara Ellen Shaffer passed away in 1880 in Bourbon, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Schaefer
1741–1819
Birth Location: Arft, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Eva Swartz
1771–
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Thornton
1805–1852
Birth Location: Selins Grove Snyder Co PA.
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Children(s)

Philipina Thornton
1826–1888
Birth Location: Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
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Barbara Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Shaffer
1805–1880
Birth Place: Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johannes Peter Schaefer
1741–1819
Arft, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Eva (Margareta) Swartz
1771–
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Schwartz
1746–1815
Longswamp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Shaffer's Descendants

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Barbara (Ellen) Shaffer (25 July 1805–19 Jun 1880) m. Samuel Thornton (1805–31 Jul 1852)
  1. 1. Philipina (Phebe) Thornton 1826–1888 m. John (Clark) Grant 1828–1907
    1. 1. John (James) Grant 1861–1932 m. Mary (E.) Appleget 1861–1946
      1. 1. Alpha (Dell) Grant 1887–1927 m. Edward (M) Love 1881–1941
        1. 1. Elvira (Leta) Love 1906–1998 m. Walter (E) Rutledge 1906–1986 m. Harold (Edward) Durham 1906–1977

Barbara Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1805
25 July 1805
Birth of Barbara Ellen Shaffer in Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
19 Jun 1880
Age 75
Death of Barbara Ellen Shaffer in Bourbon, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America
Bourbon, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1805
    Event Place: Chapman, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Bourbon, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America
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