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Levi A Shaffer 1798–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1798

Birth Location: Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 Nov 1870

Death Location: Comps Crossroads, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Shaffer

Mother: Sophia (Shaffer)

Spouse(s): Rachael Shaffer

Children(s): Anthony Shaffer, Conrad Shaffer, Nathan Shaffer, Emanuel Shaffer, Solomon Shaffer, George Shaffer, Gideon Shaffer, Malinda Shaffer, Amanda Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Levi Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, Michael Shaffer

Levi A Shaffer was born in 1798 in Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Frederick Shaffer And Sophia W Leydig Shaffer. In 1840, Levi A Shaffer resided in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, Levi A Shaffer resided in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. Levi A Shaffer married Rachael Baker Shaffer, and had children including Amanda Shaffer, Anthony Shaffer, Conrad Kuhural Shaffer, Elizabeth Betsie Shaffer, Emanuel Shaffer, George Adam Shaffer, Gideon Shaffer, Levi Shaffer, Malinda Shaffer, Michael Shaffer, Nathan Shaffer, Samuel Clay Shaffer, Solomon Shaffer. Levi A Shaffer passed away in 1870 in Comps Crossroads, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Levi A Shaffer was born in 1798 in Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Frederick Shaffer And Sophia W Leydig Shaffer.
  • In 1840, Levi A Shaffer resided in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, Levi A Shaffer resided in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Levi A Shaffer married Rachael Baker Shaffer, and had children including Amanda Shaffer, Anthony Shaffer, Conrad Kuhural Shaffer, Elizabeth Betsie Shaffer, Emanuel Shaffer, George Adam Shaffer, Gideon Shaffer, Levi Shaffer, Malinda Shaffer, Michael Shaffer, Nathan Shaffer, Samuel Clay Shaffer, Solomon Shaffer.
  • Levi A Shaffer passed away in 1870 in Comps Crossroads, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shaffer
1774–1819
Birth Location: Tulpehhocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sophia (Shaffer)
1775–1848
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachael Shaffer
1806–1886
Birth Location: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Anthony Shaffer
1840–1922
Birth Location: Hyndman Borough, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Conrad Shaffer
1830–1891
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nathan Shaffer
1831–1914
Birth Location: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Emanuel Shaffer
1833–1900
Birth Location: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Solomon Shaffer
1844–1917
Birth Location: Hyndman Borough, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Shaffer
1823–1903
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Gideon Shaffer
1825–1873
Birth Location: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Malinda Shaffer
1842–1907
Birth Location: Hyndman Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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Amanda Shaffer
1846–1925
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Samuel Shaffer
1850–1926
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Levi Shaffer
1853–1915
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Shaffer
1836–1920
Birth Location: Hyndman Borough, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Michael Shaffer
1855–1947
Birth Location: Hyndman, Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Levi Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Levi Shaffer
1798–1870
Birth Place: Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Frederick Shaffer
1774–1819
Tulpehhocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Sophia (W. Leydig) (Shaffer)
1775–1848
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Levi Shaffer's Descendants

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Levi (A) Shaffer (14 Oct 1798–17 Nov 1870) m. Rachael ((Baker)) Shaffer (6 Feb 1806–20 Jul 1886)
  1. 1. Anthony Shaffer 1840–1922 m. Elizabeth (Anne Dunlap) (Shaffer) 1847–1920
    1. 1. Milton (Wellington) Shaffer 1877–1949 m. Stella (P) Shaffer 1884–1968
      1. 1. Homer (C.) Shaffer 1915–1974 m. Helen (Esther) Evans 1918–1999 m. Helen Shaffer 1918–
        1. 1. Rebecca (Jo) Shaffer 1949– m. James (Carl) Cutter 1932–2003
        2. 2. Danny (Stephen) Shaffer 1947–2020
        3. 3. Janice (Claire) Shaffer-Boore. 1937–1978
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shaffer 1910–1910
      3. 3. Infant (- Stillborn) Shaffer 1919–1919
      4. 4. Walter (Howard Shaffer) Sr. 1905–1980
      5. 5. James (David) Shaffer 1913–1981
      6. 6. Mildred (Elsie) Shaffer 1907–1975
    2. 2. Virginia (E.) Shaffer 1874–1967
    3. 3. John (Ross) Shaffer 1882–1943
    4. 4. Mary (Alice) Shaffer 1885–1967
    5. 5. Emma (F.) Shaffer 1870–1947
  2. 2. Conrad (Kuhural) Shaffer 1830–1891
  3. 3. Nathan Shaffer 1831–1914
  4. 4. Emanuel Shaffer 1833–1900
  5. 5. Solomon Shaffer 1844–1917
  6. 6. George (Adam) Shaffer 1823–1903
  7. 7. Gideon Shaffer 1825–1873
  8. 8. Malinda Shaffer 1842–1907
  9. 9. Amanda Shaffer 1846–1925
  10. 10. Samuel (Clay) Shaffer 1850–1926
  11. 11. Levi Shaffer 1853–1915
  12. 12. Elizabeth ((Betsie)) Shaffer 1836–1920
  13. 13. Michael Shaffer 1855–1947

Levi Shaffer's Timeline

6 Records

1798
14 Oct 1798
Birth of Levi A Shaffer in Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1840
1840
Age 42
Levi A Shaffer resided here in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 52
Levi A Shaffer resided here in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
Levi A Shaffer resided here in Londonderry, Palo Alto, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Londonderry, Palo Alto, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 72
Levi A Shaffer resided here in Londonderry, Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Londonderry, Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
17 Nov 1870
Age 72
Death of Levi A Shaffer in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Wellersburg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 012001-015000
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1304; Page: 524A
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1072; Page: 318; Family History Li
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1765.059; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 751; Page: 204a
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 445; Page: 308; Family History Library Film: 0020538

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 751; Page: 204a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Londonderry, Palo Alto, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1072; Page: 318; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Londonderry, Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1304; Page: 524A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 012001-015000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Comps Crossroads, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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