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Benjamin Shaffer 1804–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1804

Birth Location: Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 Sep 1887

Death Location: Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johanni Schaeffer

Mother: Margaretha Schneider

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The story of Benjamin Shaffer began in 1804 in Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. Benjamin Shaffer passed away in 1887 in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Shaffer began in 1804 in Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Benjamin Shaffer passed away in 1887 in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Benjamin Shaffer's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shaffer
1804–1887
Birth Place: Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johanni Wilhelmo Schaeffer
1773–1840
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaretha (Elisabetha) Schneider
1776–1850
Rehrersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Michael (Abraham) Shaffer
1754–1829
Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria (Appolonia) Brosius
1755–1785
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Joh. (Nicolaus) Schneider
1749–1821
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Maria) Bordner
1756–1827
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schaeffer
1728–1788
Maria Schaeffer
1730–1788
Johann Sr
1731–1795
Anna Schaeffer
1730–1801
George Snyder
1721–1789
Maria Stupp
1728–1814
Johann Sr
1722–1792
Sarah BALT
1730–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Broche)
1694–1762
Anna Simon
1692–1762
Johann Schaffer
1709–1767
Anna Bauer
1711–1777
Johan Schneider
1685–1724
Balthaser Bortner
1698–1747
Maria Born
1695–1750
Anna Wagner
1706–1776

Benjamin Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1804
7 Aug 1804
Birth of Benjamin Shaffer in Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1887
17 Sep 1887
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Shaffer in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States
Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1887
    Event Place: Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States

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