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Elijah Shaffer 1839–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec. 12, 1839

Birth Location: South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Jan. 5, 1916

Death Location: Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Moses Shaffer

Mother: Mary Swingle

Spouse(s): Ellen Shaffer

Children(s): Anna Shaffer

The story of Elijah Shaffer began in 1839 in South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA. Elijah Shaffer married Ellen Shaffer, and had children including Anna Shaffer. Elijah Shaffer passed away in 1916 in Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Shaffer began in 1839 in South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Elijah Shaffer married Ellen Shaffer, and had children including Anna Shaffer.
  • Elijah Shaffer passed away in 1916 in Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Elijah Shaffer's Ancestors

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Elijah Shaffer
1839–1916
Birth Place: South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Moses Shaffer
1786–1861
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Mary (S) Swingle
1788–1839
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Shaffer
1745–1820
Hessen, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Margaret Forbes
1760–1856
Hans (Ulrich) Swingle
1731–1809
Germany
Anna (Marie) Shaffer
1731–1811
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schwenckel
1706–1757
Anna Schell
1709–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mattheus Schwenckel
1678–1748
Maria Dieterlen
1684–1756
Conrad Schell
1686–1750
Anna Kulle
1690–

Elijah Shaffer's Descendants

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Elijah Shaffer (Dec. 12, 1839–Jan. 5, 1916) m. Ellen Shaffer (1843–1920)
  1. 1. Anna Shaffer 1870–1956

Elijah Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1839
Dec. 12, 1839
Birth of Elijah Shaffer in South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
1916
Jan. 5, 1916
Age 77
Death of Elijah Shaffer in Dunmore Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA
Dunmore Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec. 12, 1839
    Event Place: South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan. 5, 1916
    Event Place: Dunmore Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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