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John D Shafer 1802 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUN 1802

Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY

Death Date: 16 FEB 1861

Death Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., New York

Father: Daniel Shafer

Mother: Catharine Weller

Spouse(s): Harazilla Bookstaver

Children(s): Daniel Shafer, Adeline Shafer, Mary Shafer, John Shafer, Abner Shafer, Luther Shafer

John D Shafer was born in 1802 in Montgomery, Orange Co., NY, the child of Daniel Shafer and Catharine Weller. John D Shafer married Harazilla Bookstaver, and had children including Daniel Shafer, Adeline Shafer, Mary Ellen Shafer, John Shafer, Abner Shafer, Luther Shafer. John D Shafer passed away in 1861 in Montgomery, Orange Co., New York.

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Biography

  • John D Shafer was born in 1802 in Montgomery, Orange Co., NY, the child of Daniel Shafer and Catharine Weller.
  • John D Shafer married Harazilla Bookstaver, and had children including Daniel Shafer, Adeline Shafer, Mary Ellen Shafer, John Shafer, Abner Shafer, Luther Shafer.
  • John D Shafer passed away in 1861 in Montgomery, Orange Co., New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Shafer
1762 – 1843
Birth Location: Born at sea, England
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Catharine Weller
1771 – 1808
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange, New York, United States
CW

Spouses(s)

Harazilla Bookstaver
1805 – 1895
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
HB

Children(s)

Daniel Shafer
1829 –
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
DS
Adeline Shafer
1834 –
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
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Mary Shafer
1836 –
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
MS
John Shafer
1839 – 1893
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
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Abner Shafer
1843 – 1920
Birth Location: New York
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Luther Shafer
1849 –
Birth Location: New York
LS

John Shafer's Ancestors

Self
John Shafer
1802 – 1861
Birth Place: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
Parents
Daniel Shafer
1762 – 1843
Born at sea, England
Catharine Weller
1771 – 1808
Montgomery, Orange, New York, United States
Grandparents
George (Dederick) Shafer
1740 – 1807
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Mary Shafer
Hieronimous Weller
1735 – 1810
Montgomery, Orange, New York, United States
Elsje Bookstaver
1734 – 1774
Montgomery, Orange, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Diederich Shafer
1720 –
Johann Weller
1712 – 1791
Anna Koch
1715 – 1762
(Johann) Bookstaver
1700 – 1798
Anna Mertz
1705 – 1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hieronimus Weller
1684 – 1747
Anna Cuntz
1679 – 1733
Georg Koch
1680 – 1717
Anna Stumpf
1680 – 1721

John Shafer's Descendants

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John (D) Shafer (30 JUN 1802 – 16 FEB 1861) m. Harazilla Bookstaver (17 DEC 1805 – 1895)
  1. 1. Daniel Shafer (10 SEP 1829 – )
  2. 2. Adeline Shafer (18 JAN 1834 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Shafer (05 SEP 1836 – )
  4. 4. John Shafer (17 AUG 1839 – 15 Dec 1893)
  5. 5. Abner Shafer (5 DEC 1843 – AFT 1920)
  6. 6. Luther Shafer (1849 – )

John Shafer's Timeline

2 Records

1802
30 JUN 1802
Birth of John D Shafer in Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
1861
16 FEB 1861
Age 59
Death of John D Shafer in Montgomery, Orange Co., New York
Montgomery, Orange Co., New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1802
    Event Place: Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1861
    Event Place: Montgomery, Orange Co., New York
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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