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John William Schaeffer 1721–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania British Colony

Father: Johann Schäffer

Mother: Anna Weiland

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The story of John William Schaeffer began in 1721 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony. John William Schaeffer passed away in 1756 in Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania British Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Schaeffer began in 1721 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony.
  • John William Schaeffer passed away in 1756 in Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania British Colony.

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John Schaeffer's Ancestors

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John Schaeffer
1721–1756
Birth Place: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Parents
Johann Adam Schäffer
1693–1756
Kusterdingen, Tubingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695–1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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John Schaeffer's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of John William Schaeffer in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony
1756
1756
Age 35
Death of John William Schaeffer in Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania British Colony
Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania British Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania British Colony

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