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John Philipp Schaefer 1720–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or

Death Date: 04 May 1775

Death Location: Earl, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johann Schaefer

Mother: Anna Thelen

Spouse(s): Christina Ensminger

Children(s): Catherine Schaeffer

In 1720, John Philipp Schaefer entered the world in Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or, born to Johann Schaefer And Anna Maria Margaretha Thelen. John Philipp Schaefer married Christina Ensminger, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Schaeffer. John Philipp Schaefer passed away in 1775 in Earl, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, John Philipp Schaefer entered the world in Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or, born to Johann Schaefer And Anna Maria Margaretha Thelen.
  • John Philipp Schaefer married Christina Ensminger, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Schaeffer.
  • John Philipp Schaefer passed away in 1775 in Earl, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Schaefer
1701–1734
Birth Location: Siebenbach, Mayen-Koblenzer Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Anna Thelen
1701–1733
Birth Location: Oberwelschenbach, Mayen-Koblenzer Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Christina Ensminger
1725–1785
Birth Location: Waldhambach, Alsace
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Children(s)

Catherine Schaeffer
1749–1815
Birth Location: Cocalico, Lancs, PA
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John Schaefer's Ancestors

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John Schaefer
1720–1775
Birth Place: Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or
Parents
Johann Schaefer
1701–1734
Siebenbach, Mayen-Koblenzer Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria Margaretha) Thelen
1701–1733
Oberwelschenbach, Mayen-Koblenzer Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Great-Grandparents
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John Schaefer's Descendants

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John (Philipp) Schaefer (1720–04 May 1775) m. Christina Ensminger (1725–1785)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Schaeffer 1749–1815 m. Charles Caterow 1745–1793
    1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Ketrow 1780–1850 m. Brooke Buxton 1775–1840
      1. 1. Greenberry Buxton 1796–1865 m. Catherine Coon 1795–1860
        1. 1. Peter Buxton 1818–1883 m. Mariah Botkin 1828–1897

John Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Philipp Schaefer in Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or
Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or
1775
04 May 1775
Age 55
Death of John Philipp Schaefer in Earl, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania, USA
Earl, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Cocalico, Lancaster, PA or

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 May 1775
    Event Place: Earl, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania, USA
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