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Jacob Shaver Shaffer 1756–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1756

Birth Location: of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania USA

Father: Hans Shaffer

Mother: Mary Magdelena

Spouse(s): Susanna Brinker

Children(s): Margaret Shaffer, John Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, Jacob Schaffer, Elizabeth Schaffer, Margaret Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaver

In 1756, Jacob Shaver Shaffer entered the world in of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Hans Jacob Shaffer And Mary Margaret Magdelena. Jacob Shaver Shaffer married Susanna Brinker, and had children including Elizabeth Schaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaver, Jacob Schaffer, John Jacob Shaffer, Margaret Shaffer. Jacob Shaver Shaffer passed away in 1798 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania USA.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Jacob Shaver Shaffer entered the world in of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Hans Jacob Shaffer And Mary Margaret Magdelena.
  • Jacob Shaver Shaffer married Susanna Brinker, and had children including Elizabeth Schaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaver, Jacob Schaffer, John Jacob Shaffer, Margaret Shaffer.
  • Jacob Shaver Shaffer passed away in 1798 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania USA.

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Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

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Jacob Shaffer
1756–1798
Birth Place: of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Hans Jacob Shaffer
1728–1815
Darmstetterland, Germany
Mary (Margaret) Magdelena
1732–1831
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shaffer's Descendants

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Jacob (Shaver) Shaffer (ABT 1756–1798) m. Susanna Brinker (1786–Abt. 1860)
  1. 1. Margaret Shaffer 1789–1871
  2. 2. John (Jacob) Shaffer 1784–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shaffer 1787–
  4. 4. Jacob Schaffer 1787–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Schaffer 1791–
  6. 6. Margaret Shaffer 1789–1871
  7. 7. Elizabeth Shaver 1787–

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1756
ABT 1756
Birth of Jacob Shaver Shaffer in of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1789
1789
Age 33
Jacob Shaver Shaffer - Probate in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1798
1798
Age 42
Death of Jacob Shaver Shaffer in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania USA
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1756
    Event Place: of, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Estate Files, 1752-1915; Author: Berks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Estate Files, 1752-1915; Author: Berks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania

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