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LEAH SHAFFER 1823–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1823

Birth Location: Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Schaeffer

Mother: Catharina Weible

Spouse(s): FREDERICK BORTZ

Children(s): Sarah BORTZ\BOARTS

In 1823, LEAH SHAFFER entered the world in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Frederick Schaeffer And Catharina J Weible. LEAH SHAFFER married Frederick Bortz, and had children including Sarah Catherine Bortz Boarts. LEAH SHAFFER passed away in 1856 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, LEAH SHAFFER entered the world in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Frederick Schaeffer And Catharina J Weible.
  • LEAH SHAFFER married Frederick Bortz, and had children including Sarah Catherine Bortz Boarts.
  • LEAH SHAFFER passed away in 1856 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Schaeffer
1775–1848
Birth Location: Pine Grove, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catharina Weible
1784–1872
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

FREDERICK BORTZ
1819–1891
Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah BORTZ\BOARTS
1848–1880
Birth Location: Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa.
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LEAH SHAFFER's Ancestors

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LEAH SHAFFER
1823–1856
Birth Place: Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Frederick Schaeffer
1775–1848
Pine Grove, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharina (J) Weible
1784–1872
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Frederick) Schaeffer
1739–1830
Pine Grove, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Margaretha) Hedderich
1746–1816
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Spahr
1709–1767
Maria Bauer
1711–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

LEAH SHAFFER's Descendants

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LEAH SHAFFER (19 Feb 1823–1856) m. FREDERICK BORTZ (05 Aug 1819–1891)
  1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) BORTZ\BOARTS 1848–1880 m. William (Shaw) GRAHAM 1847–1908
    1. 1. Alice (Belle Marie) Graham 1869–1967 m. William (Lawrence) Shetler 1869–1925
      1. 1. Sarah (Isabelle) Shetler 1894–1994 m. Howell (W) Coulter 1893–1977
        1. 1. William (Kenneth) Coulter 1916–1934
        2. 2. Mary (Annabelle) Coulter 1918–2012 m. Cleveland (E.) Hayward 1915–2000
        3. 3. Lyle (Frederick) Coulter 1936–2007
        4. 4. Wayne (Sutton) Coulter 1932–1933
        5. 5. Howell (Ward Coulter,) Jr. 1925–2014
        6. 6. Stanley (Eugene) Coulter 1934–2018
      2. 2. Maud (Marie) Shetler 1898–1984 m. Harvey (Herbert) Hill 1894–1969
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Hill 1924–2001
        2. 2. Ruth (Pauline) Hill 1922–2003
        3. 3. Harvey (Herbert Hill) Jr. 1926–2010
        4. 4. George (William) Hill 1930–2009
      3. 3. Frederick (Clarence) Shetler 1905–2000
      4. 4. David (Miles Alonzo) Shetler 1902–1906

LEAH SHAFFER's Timeline

2 Records

1823
19 Feb 1823
Birth of LEAH SHAFFER in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1856
1856
Age 33
Death of LEAH SHAFFER in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1823
    Event Place: Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
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