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Jacob Shaffer 1750–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1750

Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1834

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Hans Shaffer

Mother: Maria Dauben

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In 1750, Jacob Shaffer entered the world in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Hans Jacob Shaffer And Maria Dauben. Jacob Shaffer married Martha. Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1834 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Jacob Shaffer entered the world in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Hans Jacob Shaffer And Maria Dauben.
  • Jacob Shaffer married Martha.
  • Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1834 in Virginia, USA.

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Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

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Jacob Shaffer
1750–1834
Birth Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Hans Jacob Shaffer
1728–1815
Darmstetterland, , Hessen, Germany
Maria Dauben
1730–1764
Oley Township Berks Co Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Shaffer
1702–1783
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Rosina (Nina) Keller
1704–1744
Germany
Jacques (James) Delaplanck
1684–1760
Auvergne, France
Mary (Catherine) Delaplanck
–1771
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shoffer
1675–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georg Schaefer
1627–1693
Dorothea
1635–1693

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1750
15 Apr 1750
Birth of Jacob Shaffer in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1834
15 Oct 1834
Age 84
Death of Jacob Shaffer in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1750
    Event Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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