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John Valentine Schafer 1647–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1647

Birth Location: Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Death Date: 2 June 1720

Death Location: New York City, New York, USA

Father: Johann Schäffer

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Children(s): Justice Scheffer

John Valentine Schafer was born in 1647 in Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the child of Johann Melchior Schaffer And Annae Mariae Elisabeth Ritterin. John Valentine Schafer married Maria Barbara Beyer, and had children including Justice Heinrich Jost Scheffer. John Valentine Schafer passed away in 1720 in New York City, New York, USA.

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  • John Valentine Schafer was born in 1647 in Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the child of Johann Melchior Schaffer And Annae Mariae Elisabeth Ritterin.
  • John Valentine Schafer married Maria Barbara Beyer, and had children including Justice Heinrich Jost Scheffer.
  • John Valentine Schafer passed away in 1720 in New York City, New York, USA.

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John Schafer's Ancestors

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John Schafer
1647–1720
Birth Place: Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Johann Melchior Schäffer
1600–1670
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John Schafer's Descendants

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John (Valentine) Schafer (29 November 1647–2 June 1720)
  1. 1. Justice (Heinrich "Jost") Scheffer 1671–1743 m. Susanna (Agnes) Seibel 1685–1768
    1. 1. Johann (Adam) Schaffer 1715–1772 m. Gertraud Feller 1720–1772
      1. 1. Jacob Shaver 1741–1821 m. Ana (Eva) Sickner 1742–1814
        1. 1. Col. (Adam Shaver) * 1776–1849 m. Charity Madison 1775–1852
        2. 2. Catherine Schafer 1772–1862 m. Henry (W.) Myers 1772–1850
        3. 3. Rebecca Shaver 1772–1819
        4. 4. Abraham (A.) Shaver 1778–1849
        5. 5. Philipis Shaver –1838
      2. 2. Adam Shaver 1752–1805 m. Magdalena Zufeldt 1750–1815
        1. 1. Catherine Shaver 1773–1859
      3. 3. Philip Shaver 1763–1838 m. Catherine eckert 1761–1837
        1. 1. Phillip (Peter) Shafer 1795–1873 m. Malvina Benedict 1805–1880

John Schafer's Timeline

2 Records

1647
29 November 1647
Birth of John Valentine Schafer in Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1720
2 June 1720
Age 73
Death of John Valentine Schafer in New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1647
    Event Place: Bad Durkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1720
    Event Place: New York City, New York, USA

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