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Maria Catherine Schneider 1735 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1735

Birth Location: Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Hopewell Twp., York County, PA

Father: Johann Schneider

Mother: Anna Feicks

Spouse(s): Johann Scheffer

Children(s): David Shaffer

Maria Catherine Schneider was born in 1735 in Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Johann Michael Schneider and Anna Maria Feicks. Maria Catherine Schneider married Johann David Scheffer, and had children including David Shaffer. Maria Catherine Schneider passed away in 1799 in Hopewell Twp., York County, PA.

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Biography

  • Maria Catherine Schneider was born in 1735 in Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Johann Michael Schneider and Anna Maria Feicks.
  • Maria Catherine Schneider married Johann David Scheffer, and had children including David Shaffer.
  • Maria Catherine Schneider passed away in 1799 in Hopewell Twp., York County, PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Schneider's Ancestors

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Maria Schneider
1735 – 1799
Birth Place: Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Johann Michael Schneider
1698 – 1737
Langwieden, Pfalz,Germany
Anna (Maria) Feicks
1697 – 1786
Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Jacob Schneyder
Elisabeth Neumann
1667 – 1716
of Langwieden, Pfalz, Bav.
Great-Grandparents
Johann Neumann
1645 – 1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Neumann
1620 – 1645
Margaretha Wagner
1625 – 1645

Maria Schneider's Descendants

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Maria (Catherine) Schneider (09 Jun 1735 – 1799) m. Johann (David) Scheffer (21 Nov 1716 – 10 May 1787)
  1. 1. David Shaffer (1769 – 1854) m. Catherine ((Kate)) Faust (1782 – Dec 1860)

Maria Schneider's Timeline

4 Records

1735
09 Jun 1735
Birth of Maria Catherine Schneider in Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1746
17 Apr 1746
Age 11
Maria Catherine Schneider was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1799
1799
Age 64
Death of Maria Catherine Schneider in Hopewell Twp., York County, PA
Hopewell Twp., York County, PA
1799
08 Nov 1799
Age 64
Burial of Maria Catherine Schneider
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1735
    Event Place: Gerhardsbrunn, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1746
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Hopewell Twp., York County, PA
    Record Source: Germany, Select Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1799
    Record Source: Germany, Select Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958

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