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Johann Jacob Schaffer 1750–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1750

Birth Location: Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1834

Death Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hans Shaffer

Mother: Maria Delaplank

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The story of Johann Jacob Schaffer began in 1750 in Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Johann Jacob Schaffer passed away in 1834 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Jacob Schaffer began in 1750 in Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Johann Jacob Schaffer passed away in 1834 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

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Johann Schaffer's Ancestors

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Johann Schaffer
1750–1834
Birth Place: Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Hans Jacob Shaffer
1728–1815
Hessen, Germany
Maria (Catherina) Delaplank
1730–1766
Oley Township Berks Co Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Hans (Johann Jacob) Schaeffer
1702–1783
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Rosina (Nina Riecken, Keller) Schäffer
1704–1770
of Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
Dr (Jacques James) Delaplanck
1684–1760
Auvergne, France
Mary (Catherine Delaplank) Houghton
1690–1773
Christiana, New Castle, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Schaffer
1675–1751
Anna Schaeffer
1679–1737
Jonathan Keller
1682–1732
Anna Beer
1684–1719
Francios Delaplanche
1665–
Leonarde Aumaistre
1664–1703
Judge Houghton
1666–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Schäfer
1627–1693
Dorothea Schaeffer
1635–1693
Georg Richter
1638–1730
Anna Friedrich
1643–1710
Felix Keller
1642–1688
Anna Hechler
1652–1697
Johannes Beer
1648–1708
Elisabetha Beer
1654–1720
Richard Haughton
1614–1682

Johann Schaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1750
15 Apr 1750
Birth of Johann Jacob Schaffer in Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1834
15 Oct 1834
Age 84
Death of Johann Jacob Schaffer in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1750
    Event Place: Maxatwany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

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