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Maria Barbara Knapp 1739–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1739

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Spouse(s): John Peiffer

Children(s): Johann Peifer, Maria Pfeiffer, Mary Pfeiffer, Catherine Pfeiffer, Margaret Pfeiffer, Susanna Pifer

In 1739, Maria Barbara Knapp entered the world in Germany, born to Stephan Knapp And Regina Knepp. Maria Barbara Knapp married John Or Johannes Peiffer, and had children including Catherine Pfeiffer, Johann George Peifer, Margaret Pfeiffer, Maria Elisabetha Pfeiffer, Mary Barbara Pfeiffer, Susanna Pifer. Maria Barbara Knapp passed away in 1798 in Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Maria Barbara Knapp entered the world in Germany, born to Stephan Knapp And Regina Knepp.
  • Maria Barbara Knapp married John Or Johannes Peiffer, and had children including Catherine Pfeiffer, Johann George Peifer, Margaret Pfeiffer, Maria Elisabetha Pfeiffer, Mary Barbara Pfeiffer, Susanna Pifer.
  • Maria Barbara Knapp passed away in 1798 in Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Maria Knapp
1739–1798
Birth Place: Germany
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Maria Knapp's Descendants

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Maria (Barbara) Knapp (22 Nov 1739–1798) m. John (or Johannes) Peiffer (1730–25 Jul 1780)
  1. 1. Johann (George) Peifer 1756–1823
  2. 2. Maria (Elisabetha) Pfeiffer 1761–1797
  3. 3. Mary (Barbara) Pfeiffer 1765–1780
  4. 4. Catherine Pfeiffer 1750–1826
  5. 5. Margaret Pfeiffer 1751–1820
  6. 6. Susanna Pifer 1763–1837 m. George Shaffer 1764–1838
    1. 1. Jacob (Shaffer) 1794 1794–1863 m. Elizabeth (Van Fleet) 1803 1803–1877
      1. 1. Susanna (Shaffer) 1828 1828–1886
      2. 2. George (Washington Shaffer) 1836 1836–1913 m. Mary (Jane Dunn) 1840 1840–1900
        1. 1. Samuel (Seese Shaffer) 1860 1860–1925
        2. 2. Robert (Wilson Shaffer) 1868 1868–1907
        3. 3. Ida (May Shaffer) 1862 1862–1871
        4. 4. John (Huffman) Shaffer 1870–1931
        5. 5. Margaret (Myrtle Shaffer) 1882 1882–1971
        6. 6. Anna (Belle) Shaffer 1872–1942
        7. 7. Joseph (Shaffer) 1879 1879–1960
        8. 8. Laura (Piatt Shaffer) 1875 1875–1880
        9. 9. Lizzie (Shaffer) 1866 1866–1944
        10. 10. Oscar (Franklin Shaffer) 1877 1877–1968
        11. 11. George (McClellan Shaffer) 1863 1863–1937 m. Laura (Louise) Shaffer 1869–1950 m. Laura (Louise Myers) 1869 1869–1950
      3. 3. John (Vanfleet Shaffer) 1830 1830–1862
      4. 4. Sarah (Jane Shaffer) 1826 1826–1904 m. Joseph (Wright) 1821 1821–1901
        1. 1. John (Wright) 1847 1847–1930
        2. 2. Mary (E Wright) 1847 1847–1926
        3. 3. Charles (A Wright) 1852 1852–1871
        4. 4. Martha (J Wright) 1856 1857–1919
        5. 5. George (Washington) Wright 1866–
        6. 6. James (Lloyd Wright) 1863 1863–
        7. 7. Samuel Wright 1863–
        8. 8. Alice Wright 1860–
      5. 5. Mary (Shaffer) 1837 1837–
      6. 6. William (Shaffer) 1838 1838–1925
      7. 7. Charles (Alfred Shaffer) 1842 1842–1912
      8. 8. John (Rite Shaffer) 1849 1849–

Maria Knapp's Timeline

3 Records

1739
22 Nov 1739
Birth of Maria Barbara Knapp in Germany
Germany
1739
22 Nov 1739
Maria Barbara Knapp was baptized in Friolzheim, Württemberg, Deutschland
Friolzheim, Württemberg, Deutschland
1798
1798
Age 59
Death of Maria Barbara Knapp in Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500–1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Friolzheim, Württemberg, Deutschland
    Record Source: Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500–1985

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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