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Silas Shaffer 1845–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1845

Birth Location: Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 13 Jan 1936

Death Location: New Paris, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Shaffer

Mother: Martha Custer

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The story of Silas Shaffer began in 1845 in Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. Silas Shaffer passed away in 1936 in New Paris, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Shaffer began in 1845 in Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Silas Shaffer passed away in 1936 in New Paris, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Silas Shaffer's Ancestors

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Silas Shaffer
1845–1936
Birth Place: Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John David Shaffer
1801–1889
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha (Catherine) Custer
1806–1872
Napeir, Bed, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
David Shaffer
1769–1854
Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine Faust
1782–1860
Peach Bottom, York, Pennsylvania, United States
John Custer
1762–1828
Rapid, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Barbara Metz
1765–1851
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Balthaser Faust
1758–1826
Eva Fishel
1765–
Leonard Metz
1739–1797
Maria Histand
1738–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1845
25 Jun 1845
Birth of Silas Shaffer in Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1936
13 Jan 1936
Age 91
Death of Silas Shaffer in New Paris, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
New Paris, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1845
    Event Place: Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1936
    Event Place: New Paris, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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