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Jacob Shaffer 1709–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Feb 1709

Birth Location: Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johann Schaeffer

Mother: Maria SUDER

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In 1709, Jacob Shaffer entered the world in Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, born to Johann Nicolaus Schaeffer And Maria Catherine Suder. Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1789 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1709, Jacob Shaffer entered the world in Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, born to Johann Nicolaus Schaeffer And Maria Catherine Suder.
  • Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1789 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

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Jacob Shaffer
1709–1789
Birth Place: Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Johann Nicolaus Schaeffer
1674–1758
Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Catherine) SUDER
1670–1760
Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Peter SHAFFER
1635–1694
Bayern, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) SEIVERS
1643–1724
Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schäfer
1590–1636
Magdalena Dorrhofer
1615–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
* p11
1565–1652
* p11
1560–1636
Philipp Dörrhöfer*
1590–1632
Barbara Eberstein-Frauenberg
1570–1626

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1709
07 Feb 1709
Birth of Jacob Shaffer in Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1789
1789
Age 80
Death of Jacob Shaffer in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1709
    Event Place: Relsberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

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