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Johann Adam Schaffer 1715–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1715

Birth Location: West Camp, Dutchess, New York

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States

Father: Joh. Schaeffer

Mother: Susannah Seibel

Spouse(s): Gertraud Feller

Children(s): Adam Shafer, Elisabetha Shafer, Catharina Shafer, Anna Shafer, Rebecca Shafer, Susanna Shafer, Magdelena Shafer, Shafer None, Rebecca Shafer, Philip Shafer

The story of Johann Adam Schaffer began in 1715 in West Camp, Dutchess, New York. Johann Adam Schaffer married Gertraud Feller, and had children including Adam Shafer, Anna Shafer, Catharina Shafer, Elisabetha Shafer, Jacob Shafer, Magdelena Shafer, Philip Shafer, Rebecca Shafer, Shafer, Susanna Shafer. Johann Adam Schaffer passed away in 1772 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Adam Schaffer began in 1715 in West Camp, Dutchess, New York.
  • Johann Adam Schaffer married Gertraud Feller, and had children including Adam Shafer, Anna Shafer, Catharina Shafer, Elisabetha Shafer, Jacob Shafer, Magdelena Shafer, Philip Shafer, Rebecca Shafer, Shafer, Susanna Shafer.
  • Johann Adam Schaffer passed away in 1772 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Johann Schaffer's Ancestors

Self
Johann Schaffer
1715–1772
Birth Place: West Camp, Dutchess, New York
Parents
Joh. Henrich Schaeffer
1674–1743
Waldeck, Ansbach, Bayern, Germany
Susannah (Agnes) Seibel
–1750
Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Johann Schaffer's Descendants

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Johann (Adam) Schaffer (22 Mar 1715–1772) m. Gertraud Feller (21 Dec 1720–1772)
  1. 1. Adam Shafer 1752–
  2. 2. Elisabetha Shafer 1738–1825
  3. 3. Catharina Shafer 1736–
  4. 4. Anna Shafer 1745–1806 m. Henry Sickner 1737–1823
    1. 1. John Signor 1783–1840
  5. 5. Rebecca Shafer 1756–
  6. 6. Susanna Shafer 1739–
  7. 7. Magdelena Shafer 1759–
  8. 8. Shafer 1746–
  9. 9. Rebecca Shafer 1748–
  10. 10. Philip Shafer 1763–

Johann Schaffer's Timeline

7 Records

1715
22 Mar 1715
Birth of Johann Adam Schaffer in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
1715
22 Mar 1715
Birth of Johann Adam Schaffer in West Camp, Dutchess, New York
West Camp, Dutchess, New York
1731
22 Jun 1731
Age 16
Johann Adam Schaffer - Confirmation in NYC Lutheran Church, Beekman's Mill, Dutchess, New York
NYC Lutheran Church, Beekman's Mill, Dutchess, New York
1772
14 Jan 1772
Age 57
Johann Adam Schaffer - Will in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York
1772
14 Oct 1772
Age 57
Death of Johann Adam Schaffer in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
1772
1772
Age 57
Death of Johann Adam Schaffer
None
1772
14 Oct 1772
Age 57
Johann Adam Schaffer - Probate in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1715
    Event Place: Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1715
    Event Place: West Camp, Dutchess, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: West Camp Lutheran Church, West Camp, Dutchess, New York

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1731
    Event Place: NYC Lutheran Church, Beekman's Mill, Dutchess, New York

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1772
    Event Place: Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1772
    Event Place: Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1772
    Event Place: Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York

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