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Benjamin Franklin Shaffer 1830–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1830

Birth Location: Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 9 November 1915

Death Location: Snydertown, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Michael Shaffer

Mother: Margaret Shaffer

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The story of Benjamin Franklin Shaffer began in 1830 in Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Benjamin Franklin Shaffer passed away in 1915 in Snydertown, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Shaffer began in 1830 in Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shaffer passed away in 1915 in Snydertown, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Benjamin Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Shaffer
1830–1915
Birth Place: Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Michael Shaffer
1791–1879
Shrewsbury Twp, York Co, PA, USA
Margaret Shaffer
1796–1870
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Andreas Schaeffer
1772–1834
Kruschiwle
Katharina Dossinger
1772–1837
Michael (Peter) Walborn
1763–1827
Bethel, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catherine Walborn
1764–1826
Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schäfer
1753–1789
Anna Tuster
1754–1811
Christian Walborn
1744–1837
Anna Koppenhoffer
1746–1790
Johann Seibert
1725–1802
Catherine Reiss
1724–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1830
30 August 1830
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shaffer in Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1915
9 November 1915
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shaffer in Walker Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Walker Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1830
    Event Place: Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1915
    Event Place: Walker Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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