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Jacob Alexander Shaffer 1817–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1817

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 3 Jun 1886

Death Location: Adams, Illinois, United States

Father: Henry Shaffer

Mother: Sarah Rodd

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The story of Jacob Alexander Shaffer began in 1817 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacob Alexander Shaffer passed away in 1886 in Adams, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Alexander Shaffer began in 1817 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jacob Alexander Shaffer passed away in 1886 in Adams, Illinois, United States.

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Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

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Jacob Shaffer
1817–1886
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Henry Heinrich Shaffer
1790–1853
Nauheim, Gross-Gerau, Hessen, Germany
Sarah Rodd
1799–1876
Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Konrad Shaffer
1752–1806
Bad, Hessen, Germany
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1817
12 Dec 1817
Birth of Jacob Alexander Shaffer in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1886
3 Jun 1886
Age 69
Death of Jacob Alexander Shaffer in Adams, Illinois, United States
Adams, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Adams, Illinois, United States

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