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Gillian Hoffman 1797–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1797

Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 23 June 1885

Death Location: Boswell, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Jacob Huffman

Mother: Christina Hofmann

Spouse(s): Rachel Shaffer

Children(s): Elizabeth Deal, Isaac Hoffman, Jacob Hoffman, Jacob Hoffman, Allen Hoffman, Catherine Conser, Eva Hoffman, William Hoffman, Magdalena Horner, Joshua Hoffman

Gillian Hoffman was born in 1797 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Jacob Huffman And Christina Catharina Hofmann. Gillian Hoffman married Rachel Shaffer, and had children including Allen Hoffman, Catherine Maria Hoffman Conser, Elizabeth Deal, Eva Hoffman, Isaac Hoffman, Jacob Hoffman, Joshua Hoffman, Magdalena Hoffman Horner, William Slick Hoffman. Gillian Hoffman passed away in 1885 in Boswell, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gillian Hoffman was born in 1797 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Jacob Huffman And Christina Catharina Hofmann.
  • Gillian Hoffman married Rachel Shaffer, and had children including Allen Hoffman, Catherine Maria Hoffman Conser, Elizabeth Deal, Eva Hoffman, Isaac Hoffman, Jacob Hoffman, Joshua Hoffman, Magdalena Hoffman Horner, William Slick Hoffman.
  • Gillian Hoffman passed away in 1885 in Boswell, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Gillian Hoffman's Ancestors

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Gillian Hoffman
1797–1885
Birth Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Jacob Huffman
1761–1843
Germany
Christina (Catharina) Hofmann
1765–1843
York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Allen Hoffman
1737–
,,Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gillian Hoffman's Descendants

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Gillian Hoffman (31 January 1797–23 June 1885) m. Rachel Shaffer (10 November 1801–10 September 1866)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Deal 1838–1918 m. John (M.) Deal 1832–1917
    1. 1. Annie Deal 1866–
    2. 2. Sallie Deal 1868–
  2. 2. Isaac Hoffman 1826–1911 m. Eva Hoffman 1836–1897
    1. 1. Mary Horner 1849–1921
    2. 2. John (Walter) Hoffman 1857–1923
      1. 1. Nora (Eve) Garrett 1884–1962
      2. 2. Nora (E) Hoffman 1884–
      3. 3. Berl (F) Hoffman 1886–
    3. 3. Sarah Hoffman 1851–1894
    4. 4. Gillian (R.) Hoffman 1853–1879
  3. 3. Jacob Hoffman 1841–1922 m. Catherine (Ann) Hoffman 1838–1922
    1. 1. Ida (A.) Graves 1875–1954
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Naftzger 1869–1939
    3. 3. James (W.) Hoffman 1866–1962 m. Eva (Anna) Stowman 1868–
      1. 1. Kathryn (E.) Landers 1908–2006
      2. 2. A (Florence) Brown 1910–
      3. 3. Mable (A) Hoffman 1914–
      4. 4. Catherine (E) Hoffman 1908–2006
    4. 4. Elizabeth (S.) Hoffman 1869–
    5. 5. Ida (A) Hoffman 1875–
    6. 6. Lafayette Hoffman 1879–
  4. 4. Jacob Hoffman 1841–1922 m. Catharine (A.) Hoffman 1840–1922 m. Katherine Hoffman 1839–
    1. 1. James (W.) Hoffman 1866–1962
    2. 2. Elizabeth (S.) Hoffman 1869–
    3. 3. Ida (A.) Hoffman 1875–
    4. 4. Lafayette Hoffman 1879–
    5. 5. Ida (A.) Graves 1875–1954
    6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Naftzger 1869–1939
  5. 5. Allen Hoffman 1833–1907
  6. 6. Catherine (Maria Hoffman) Conser 1843–1929
  7. 7. Eva Hoffman 1821–1916
  8. 8. William (Slick) Hoffman 1835–1915
  9. 9. Magdalena (Hoffman) Horner 1830–1903
  10. 10. Joshua Hoffman 1821–

Gillian Hoffman's Timeline

2 Records

1797
31 January 1797
Birth of Gillian Hoffman in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1885
23 June 1885
Age 88
Death of Gillian Hoffman in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1797
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 093501-097120
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1885
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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