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Moses Shaffer 1785–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 05 Sep 1861

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johannes Schaeffer

Mother: Margaret Forbes

Spouse(s): Mary Swingle

Children(s): Jacob Shaffer, Susan Shaffer, Sylvester Shaffer, Hannah Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, John Shaffer, Fannie Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer, Catherine Shaffer, Permilla Shaffer

Moses Shaffer was born in 1785 in Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johannes Schaeffer And Margaret Forbes. In 1850, Moses Shaffer resided in Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Moses Shaffer married Mary Swingle, and had children including Catherine Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Fannie Shaffer, Hannah Jane Shaffer, Jacob Shaffer, John Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Permilla Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer, Susan Shaffer, Sylvester Shaffer. Moses Shaffer passed away in 1861 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Shaffer was born in 1785 in Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johannes Schaeffer And Margaret Forbes.
  • In 1850, Moses Shaffer resided in Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
  • Moses Shaffer married Mary Swingle, and had children including Catherine Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Fannie Shaffer, Hannah Jane Shaffer, Jacob Shaffer, John Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Permilla Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer, Susan Shaffer, Sylvester Shaffer.
  • Moses Shaffer passed away in 1861 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Moses Shaffer's Ancestors

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Moses Shaffer
1785–1861
Birth Place: Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johannes Schaeffer
–1666
Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Margaret Forbes
1761–1848
New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Shaffer's Descendants

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Moses Shaffer (1785–05 Sep 1861) m. Mary Swingle (1787–20 Jul 1839)
  1. 1. Jacob Shaffer 1805–1879 m. Annie Shaffer 1812–
    1. 1. William Shaffer 1832–
  2. 2. Susan Shaffer 1806–1892 m. Jacob Swingle 1805–1836 m. Moses Springer 1787–1839
    1. 1. Rebecca Enslin 1836–1914 m. Elmer Enslin 1836–1913
      1. 1. Olive Enslin 1867–1928 m. Edward Pugh 1843–1922
        1. 1. Emmet (M) Pugh 1889–1930 m. Estella Pugh 1887–1961
        2. 2. Harry (Irving) Pugh 1880–1972
        3. 3. William (V) Pugh 1885–1917
        4. 4. Elmer (Elsworth) Pugh 1882–1954
    2. 2. Chauncy Swingle 1827–
    3. 3. Francis Swingle 1831–
    4. 4. Frederick Swingle 1830–
    5. 5. Francis Swingle 1831–
  3. 3. Sylvester Shaffer 1826–
  4. 4. Hannah (Jane) Shaffer 1831–1885
  5. 5. Samuel Shaffer 1810–
  6. 6. Charles Shaffer 1813–
  7. 7. John Shaffer 1818–
  8. 8. Fannie Shaffer 1815–
  9. 9. Mary Shaffer 1823–
  10. 10. Sarah Shaffer 1812–
  11. 11. Catherine Shaffer 1821–
  12. 12. Permilla Shaffer 1817–

Moses Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Moses Shaffer in Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA
Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Moses Shaffer resided here in Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
1861
05 Sep 1861
Age 76
Death of Moses Shaffer in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Database online. Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, roll M432_835, page 128, image 251.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Database online. Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, roll M432_835, page 128, image 251.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1861
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.

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