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Moses Shaffer 1786–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Death Date: Sep. 5, 1861

Death Location: South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Shaffer

Mother: Margaret Forbes

Spouse(s): Mary Swingle

Children(s): Fanny Shaffer, Catherine Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Elijah Shaffer, Sylvester Shaffer

Moses Shaffer was born in 1786 in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, the child of John Shaffer And Margaret Forbes. Moses Shaffer married Mary S Swingle, and had children including Catherine Shaffer, Elijah Shaffer, Fanny Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sylvester Shaffer. Moses Shaffer passed away in 1861 in South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Shaffer was born in 1786 in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, the child of John Shaffer And Margaret Forbes.
  • Moses Shaffer married Mary S Swingle, and had children including Catherine Shaffer, Elijah Shaffer, Fanny Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sylvester Shaffer.
  • Moses Shaffer passed away in 1861 in South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shaffer
1745–1820
Birth Location: Hessen, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
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Margaret Forbes
1760–1856
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Swingle
1788–1839
Birth Location: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Fanny Shaffer
1815–1898
Birth Location: South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Shaffer
1821–1881
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Shaffer
1823–1900
Birth Location: –
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Elijah Shaffer
1839–1916
Birth Location: South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
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Sylvester Shaffer
1826–1903
Birth Location: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Moses Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Moses Shaffer
1786–1861
Birth Place: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Shaffer
1745–1820
Hessen, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Margaret Forbes
1760–1856
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Shaffer's Descendants

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Moses Shaffer (1786–Sep. 5, 1861) m. Mary (S) Swingle (1788–Jul. 20, 1839)
  1. 1. Fanny Shaffer 1815–1898 m. Aaron Curtis 1815–1889
  2. 2. Catherine Shaffer 1821–1881 m. James Glenn 1813–1873
  3. 3. Mary Shaffer 1823–1900 m. Abram Jagger 1817–1860
  4. 4. Elijah Shaffer 1839–1916 m. Ellen Shaffer 1843–1920
    1. 1. Anna Shaffer 1870–1956
  5. 5. Sylvester Shaffer 1826–1903 m. Hannah Swingle 1832–1911
    1. 1. Sylvia (Amanda) Shaffer 1858–1933 m. Spencer (Emmett) Black 1852–1897
      1. 1. Alida Black 1883–1939
      2. 2. Martha Black 1886–1954
      3. 3. Frances (Madolyn Black) Battenberg 1892–1947
      4. 4. Bertha Black 1896–1950
      5. 5. Emmett Black 1879–1966 m. Grace (J) Hobbs 1885–1973
        1. 1. Robert (H.) Black 1917–1918
        2. 2. Leah (E.) Black 1915–2006 m. Roy (John) Miller 1910–1968 m. Robert (B) Muir 1914–1995
        3. 3. Clinton (R.) Black 1911–1980 m. Adeline (M.) Sipley 1898–1984
    2. 2. Frances Shaffer 1851–1933 m. William Black 1851–1929
      1. 1. Catherine Black 1873–1958 m. Emery Chapman 1870–1924
        1. 1. Samuel Chapman 1893–
      2. 2. Minnie Black 1875–1946 m. Silas (J) Belles 1871–1946
      3. 3. Alice Black 1877–1933 m. Byron (Van) Sickle 1870–1926
        1. 1. Mary (W.) Nothacker 1906–1993
    3. 3. Benjamin Shaffer 1853–1942 m. Ida Wagner 1855–1921
    4. 4. Alvin Shaffer 1856–1938 m. Alviretta Hawk 1857–1932
    5. 5. Charles Shaffer 1860–1933 m. Almina Shaffer 1858–1931
      1. 1. Gaston Shaffer 1880–1958 m. Mabel Ross 1884–1960
        1. 1. Homer Shaffer 1915–2011 m. Arlene Keiper –1993
      2. 2. Herman (Nelson) Shaffer 1885–1967 m. Etta (May) Stevens 1888–1925
      3. 3. Calvin Shaffer 1890–1971 m. Lepha (Bernice) Shaffer 1898–1984
      4. 4. Nancy Shaffer 1893–
    6. 6. Mary Shaffer 1863–1948

Moses Shaffer's Timeline

4 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Moses Shaffer in South Canaan, Wayne, PA, USA
South Canaan, Wayne, PA, USA
1786
1786
Birth of Moses Shaffer in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
1861
5 Sept 1861
Age 75
Death of Moses Shaffer in South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
1861
Sep. 5, 1861
Age 75
Death of Moses Shaffer in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne, PA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sept 1861
    Event Place: South Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep. 5, 1861
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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