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David Simon Shaffer 1817–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1817

Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 30 May 1854

Death Location: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Simon Shaffer

Mother: Barbara Poorman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bender

Children(s): William Shaffer

David Simon Shaffer was born in 1817 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, the child of Simon Peter Shaffer And Barbara Poorman. David Simon Shaffer married Elizabeth Bender, and had children including William Harold Shaffer. David Simon Shaffer passed away in 1854 in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • David Simon Shaffer was born in 1817 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, the child of Simon Peter Shaffer And Barbara Poorman.
  • David Simon Shaffer married Elizabeth Bender, and had children including William Harold Shaffer.
  • David Simon Shaffer passed away in 1854 in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Shaffer
1787–1863
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
SS
Barbara Poorman
–1872
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
BP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bender
1816–1908
Birth Location: Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
EB

Children(s)

William Shaffer
1851–1910
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
WS

David Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
David Shaffer
1817–1854
Birth Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania
Parents
Simon Peter Shaffer
1787–1863
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara Poorman
–1872
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Lt. (Henry (Heinrich Wilhem)) Schaffer
1752–1834
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Mary (Elizabeth) Wenrich
1756–1824
Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Schafer
1733–1817
Maria Wagner
1723–1790
Schafer
1733–1817
Mary Wenrich
1735–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shaffer
1697–1774
Mary Poorman
1697–1799
Anna JUNG
1695–1751
John Shaffer
1697–1774
Mary Poorman
1697–1799

David Shaffer's Descendants

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David (Simon) Shaffer (29 Mar 1817–30 May 1854) m. Elizabeth Bender (15 May 1816–7 Sept 1908)
  1. 1. William (Harold) Shaffer 1851–1910 m. Casandria (B) Clark 1853–1920
    1. 1. Jennie (Elizabeth Shaffer) Walden 1876–1963 m. Eli (Omer) Walden 1879–1941
      1. 1. William (Omer) Walden 1916–1980
      2. 2. Carl (Robert) Walden 1913–1984
      3. 3. Eva (Lucile) Walden 1915–2005
        1. 1. Ronald (Curtis) Smith 1943–2013
        2. 2. Kathleen (Marie) Smith 1944–2015
      4. 4. Charles (Howard) Walden 1919–2006
      5. 5. Ruth (Elizabeth) Walden 1921–2005 m. Ruben (Ray (Snyder)) Strong 1923–1981

David Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1817
29 Mar 1817
Birth of David Simon Shaffer in Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania
1854
30 May 1854
Age 37
Death of David Simon Shaffer in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1817
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1854
    Event Place: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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