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Fred Shaffer 1838–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 May 1838

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: Aft. 1900

Death Location: Ohio or Pennsylvania

Father: Johannes Schaefer

Mother: Christine Messerschmidt

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In 1838, Fred Shaffer entered the world in Germany, born to Johannes Schaefer And Christine Margretha Messerschmidt. Fred Shaffer passed away in 1900 in Ohio or Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Fred Shaffer entered the world in Germany, born to Johannes Schaefer And Christine Margretha Messerschmidt.
  • Fred Shaffer passed away in 1900 in Ohio or Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Schaefer
1806–1841
Birth Location: Oberzella,
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Christine Messerschmidt
1800–1868
Birth Location: Speele, Germany
CM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Fred Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Fred Shaffer
1838–1900
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Johannes Schaefer
1806–1841
Oberzella,
Christine (Margretha) Messerschmidt
1800–1868
Speele, Germany
Grandparents
Gerhard Messerschmidt
1764–1834
Germany
Marie (Margarethe) Huck
1757–1819
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fred Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1838
03 May 1838
Birth of Fred Shaffer in Germany
Germany
1900
Aft. 1900
Age 62
Death of Fred Shaffer in Ohio or Pennsylvania
Ohio or Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 May 1838
    Event Place: Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1900
    Event Place: Ohio or Pennsylvania
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