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Peter Schaefer 1856–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1856

Birth Location: Lake, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 19 Mar 1914

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: John Schaefer

Mother: Barbara Dewes

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The story of Peter Schaefer began in 1856 in Lake, Indiana, United States. Peter Schaefer passed away in 1914 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Schaefer began in 1856 in Lake, Indiana, United States.
  • Peter Schaefer passed away in 1914 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Peter Schaefer's Ancestors

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Peter Schaefer
1856–1914
Birth Place: Lake, Indiana, United States
Parents
John Schaefer
1816–1886
Nunkirchen, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Barbara Dewes
1824–1888
Buschfeld, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Grandparents
Paul Schaefer
1787–1833
Losheim am See, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Margaretha Schuster
1793–1866
Bergen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
NIcholas (Peter) Dewes
1791–1877
Bardenbach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Barbara Lissinger
1800–1836
Buschfeld, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Dewes
1765–1804
Maria Baldauf
1760–1830
Conradus Lissinger
1770–1840
Maria Schmidt
1767–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Emmericus Lissinger
1733–1793
Magdalenae Klottin
1734–1792

Peter Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1856
3 Aug 1856
Birth of Peter Schaefer in Lake, Indiana, United States
Lake, Indiana, United States
1914
19 Mar 1914
Age 58
Death of Peter Schaefer in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Lake, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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