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Jacob George Shaffer 1774–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: Bef. Apr 1855

Death Location: Perry County, Pennsylvania

Father: John Shaffer

Mother: Catherine Hoefflich

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Jacob George Shaffer began in 1774 in Pennsylvania. Jacob George Shaffer passed away in 1855 in Perry County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob George Shaffer began in 1774 in Pennsylvania.
  • Jacob George Shaffer passed away in 1855 in Perry County, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shaffer
1746–1819
Birth Location: Tulpehocken, Berks Co, PA
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Catherine Hoefflich
1745–1792
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shaffer
1774–1855
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
John Peter (Spahr) Shaffer
1746–1819
Tulpehocken, Berks Co, PA
Catherine (Magdalen Haefflich) Hoefflich
1745–1792
Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Schaffer
1712–1767
Niederkirchen, Relsberg, Bayern, Germany
Maria (Elisabetha) Bauer
1711–1777
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Jacob George Shaffer in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1855
Bef. Apr 1855
Age 81
Death of Jacob George Shaffer in Perry County, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. Apr 1855
    Event Place: Perry County, Pennsylvania
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