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Johann Jost Shaffer 1730–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: tulpehocken township, berks county, pa.

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johannes Shaeffer

Mother: Maria Cobell\Cobel\Kobell\Kobel

Spouse(s): Maria Sharp

Children(s): George Shaffer

Johann Jost Shaffer was born in 1730 in tulpehocken township, berks county, pa., the child of Johannes Jerg Shaeffer And Maria Barbel Egli Cobell Cobel Kobell Kobel. Johann Jost Shaffer married Maria Elizabeth Sharp, and had children including George Ludwig Shaffer. Johann Jost Shaffer passed away in 1811 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johann Jost Shaffer was born in 1730 in tulpehocken township, berks county, pa., the child of Johannes Jerg Shaeffer And Maria Barbel Egli Cobell Cobel Kobell Kobel.
  • Johann Jost Shaffer married Maria Elizabeth Sharp, and had children including George Ludwig Shaffer.
  • Johann Jost Shaffer passed away in 1811 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Shaeffer
1700–1789
Birth Location: Waldmohr, Zweibrucken, Germany
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Maria Cobell\Cobel\Kobell\Kobel
1700–1789
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Maria Sharp
1734–1771
Birth Location: Dover Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

George Shaffer
1755–1829
Birth Location: Dover, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Johann Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Johann Shaffer
1730–1811
Birth Place: tulpehocken township, berks county, pa.
Parents
Johannes Jerg Shaeffer
1700–1789
Waldmohr, Zweibrucken, Germany
Maria (Barbel Egli) Cobell\Cobel\Kobell\Kobel
1700–1789
Grandparents
Hanss (Schaefer) Shaeffer
1689–1725
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Jost) Shaffer (1730–1811) m. Maria (Elizabeth) Sharp (20 Oct 1734–1771)
  1. 1. George (Ludwig) Shaffer 1755–1829 m. Maria (Catherine) Spahr 1760–1845
    1. 1. George Shaffer 1794–1879 m. Catherine Fissel 1787–1868
      1. 1. Adam Shafer 1810–1903 m. Mary (Magdelena) Hoke 1808–1889
        1. 1. Susan Shafer* 1846–1895 m. Robert Butterbaugh 1845–1891

Johann Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Johann Jost Shaffer in tulpehocken township, berks county, pa.
tulpehocken township, berks county, pa.
1811
1811
Age 81
Death of Johann Jost Shaffer in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: tulpehocken township, berks county, pa.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
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