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Gideon Shaffer 1799–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1799

Birth Location: Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 20 Apr 1861

Death Location: Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Shaffer

Mother: Sophia (Shaffer)

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The story of Gideon Shaffer began in 1799 in Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Gideon Shaffer passed away in 1861 in Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gideon Shaffer began in 1799 in Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Gideon Shaffer passed away in 1861 in Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Gideon Shaffer's Ancestors

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Gideon Shaffer
1799–1861
Birth Place: Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Frederick Shaffer
1774–1819
Tulpehhocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Sophia (W. Leydig) (Shaffer)
1775–1848
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Gideon Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1799
17 Oct 1799
Birth of Gideon Shaffer in Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1861
20 Apr 1861
Age 62
Death of Gideon Shaffer in Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1799
    Event Place: Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

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