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Jacob Shaffer 1810–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1810

Birth Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 November 1869

Death Location: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Margaret Witmer

Mother: Michael Shaffer

Spouse(s): Lydia Lahr

Children(s): William Shaffer

Jacob Shaffer was born in 1810 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Margaret Sarah Sally Witmer And Michael Shaffer. Jacob Shaffer married Lydia Lahr, and had children including William L Shaffer. Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1869 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Shaffer was born in 1810 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Margaret Sarah Sally Witmer And Michael Shaffer.
  • Jacob Shaffer married Lydia Lahr, and had children including William L Shaffer.
  • Jacob Shaffer passed away in 1869 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

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Jacob Shaffer
1810–1869
Birth Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Margaret Sarah | Sally Witmer
1788–1824
Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Michael Shaffer
1789–1837
Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Mathias Witmer
1757–1824
Malta, Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara Witmer
1755–1835
Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Jacob (Conrad Schaffer) Sr
1762–1822
, , , Germany
Maria (Margaretta) Lenker
1763–1830
Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Christophel Witmer
1740–1799
Frantz Schaffer
1736–1792
Anna Schaffer
1740–1799
John Lenker
1730–1797
Catharine Yeakley
1735–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Rittle
1704–1772
Georg Schaeffer
1698–1773
Johann Kiel
1701–1772
Anna Kiehl
1705–1766
Johannes Lenker
1710–1775
Anna Kuester
1710–1780
Hans Yeakley
1710–1775
Magdalena (Immigrant)
1710–1741

Jacob Shaffer's Descendants

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Jacob Shaffer (14 October 1810–28 November 1869) m. Lydia Lahr (3 April 1810–4 March 1886)
  1. 1. William (L.) Shaffer 1835–1896 m. Catherine Zerbe 1839–1915
    1. 1. Jacob Shaffer 1856–1924 m. Eglantine Shaffer 1878–1953
      1. 1. Arthur Shaffer 1901–1991 m. Catherine (Chadwick) (Shaffer) 1898–1983
        1. 1. Jack Shaffer 1925–2008

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1810
14 October 1810
Birth of Jacob Shaffer in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1869
28 November 1869
Age 59
Death of Jacob Shaffer in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1810
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1869
    Event Place: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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