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John Peterus Schaeffer 1730–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Moravian Falls, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: Johann Schäffer

Mother: Dorothy Miller

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In 1730, John Peterus Schaeffer entered the world in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johann Peter Schaffer And Dorothy Miller. John Peterus Schaeffer passed away in 1778 in Moravian Falls, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, John Peterus Schaeffer entered the world in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johann Peter Schaffer And Dorothy Miller.
  • John Peterus Schaeffer passed away in 1778 in Moravian Falls, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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John Schaeffer's Ancestors

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John Schaeffer
1730–1778
Birth Place: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johann Peter Schäffer
1696–1775
Frohnhofen, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Dorothy Miller
1697–1763
Grandparents
Andreas Schaffer
1670–1757
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Benjamin Miller
1660–
Chardstock, Dorset, England
Elida (Jane) Miller
1663–1705
Bittiscome, Dorset, England
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John Schaeffer's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of John Peterus Schaeffer in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1778
1778
Age 48
Death of John Peterus Schaeffer in Moravian Falls, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Moravian Falls, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Moravian Falls, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

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