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Lydia Shaffer 1777–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Father: Frederick Shaffer

Mother: Rachel Hood

Spouse(s): Moses Kerr

Children(s):

The story of Lydia Shaffer began in 1777 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. Lydia Shaffer married Moses Kerr. Lydia Shaffer passed away in 1850 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Shaffer began in 1777 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.
  • Lydia Shaffer married Moses Kerr.
  • Lydia Shaffer passed away in 1850 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Lydia Shaffer's Ancestors

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Lydia Shaffer
1777–1850
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Frederick W. Shaffer
1743–1803
Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Rachel Hood
1743–1803
Frederick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Tunis Hood
1719–1797
Elizabeth Harrison
1720–1790
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Harrison
1691–1771
Phoebe Harrison
1686–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Harrison
1666–1738
Elizabeth Wright
1668–1712

Lydia Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Lydia Shaffer in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 73
Death of Lydia Shaffer in Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: WSZ1-4D

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

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