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Samuel Shaffer 1803–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1803

Birth Location: Lancaster, Pa

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Lancaster, Pa

Father: William Shaffer

Mother: Sophia Shaffer

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The story of Samuel Shaffer began in 1803 in Lancaster, Pa. Samuel Shaffer passed away in 1880 in Lancaster, Pa.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Shaffer began in 1803 in Lancaster, Pa.
  • Samuel Shaffer passed away in 1880 in Lancaster, Pa.

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Samuel Shaffer's Ancestors

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Samuel Shaffer
1803–1880
Birth Place: Lancaster, Pa
Parents
William Shaffer
1775–1858
Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Sophia Shaffer
1778–1858
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Heinrich) Schefer
1744–1816
Pennsylvania
Maria (E) Ruppert
1746–1815
New Hanover, Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, USA
Johan (Adam) Bloch
1748–1784
Hirschland, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Magdalena Scheurer
1756–1797
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Shaffer
1707–1772
Anna Schmidt
1698–1763
Casper Ruppert
1712–1790
Anna Erlander
1720–1800
George Bloch
1722–1786
Anna Gelbach
1731–
Johannes Scheurer
1723–1787
Maria Heinrich
1730–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bernard Shaffer
1669–1742
Anna Martzloff
1675–1725
Johann Schmidt
1670–1736
Anna Pfeifer
1670–1746
Adam Ruppert
1690–1747
Margaret Gotz
1701–1770
Johannes Bloch
1695–
Johannes Scheurer
1704–1763
Marie Christ
1710–1783

Samuel Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1803
7 May 1803
Birth of Samuel Shaffer in Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster, Pa
1880
1880
Age 77
Death of Samuel Shaffer in Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster, Pa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1803
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pa

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