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Simon Peter Shaffer 1787–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1787

Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1863

Death Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Lt. Schaffer

Mother: Mary Wenrich

Spouse(s): Barbara Poorman

Children(s): David Shaffer

In 1787, Simon Peter Shaffer entered the world in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Lt Henry Heinrich Wilhem Schaffer And Mary Elizabeth Wenrich. Simon Peter Shaffer married Barbara Poorman, and had children including David Simon Shaffer. Simon Peter Shaffer passed away in 1863 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Simon Peter Shaffer entered the world in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Lt Henry Heinrich Wilhem Schaffer And Mary Elizabeth Wenrich.
  • Simon Peter Shaffer married Barbara Poorman, and had children including David Simon Shaffer.
  • Simon Peter Shaffer passed away in 1863 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. Schaffer
1752–1834
Birth Location: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Mary Wenrich
1756–1824
Birth Location: Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Poorman
–1872
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

David Shaffer
1817–1854
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania
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Simon Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Simon Shaffer
1787–1863
Birth Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Lt. Henry (Heinrich Wilhem) Schaffer
1752–1834
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Mary (Elizabeth) Wenrich
1756–1824
Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Schafer
1733–1817
, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (Clara) Wagner
1723–1790
Nöttingen, Enzkreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Schafer
1733–1817
, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Wenrich
1735–1777
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Shaffer
1697–1774
Mary Poorman
1697–1799
Anna JUNG
1695–1751
John Shaffer
1697–1774
Mary Poorman
1697–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Sr
1670–1758
Maria Sutor
1680–1760
Jacob Jung
1653–1723
Catharina Jung
1655–1734
Johan Sr
1670–1758
Maria Sutor
1680–1760

Simon Shaffer's Descendants

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Simon (Peter) Shaffer (12 May 1787–1 Aug 1863) m. Barbara Poorman (29Apr1796–26 Dec 1872)
  1. 1. David (Simon) Shaffer 1817–1854 m. Elizabeth Bender 1816–1908
    1. 1. William (Harold) Shaffer 1851–1910 m. Casandria (B) Clark 1853–1920
      1. 1. Jennie (Elizabeth Shaffer) Walden 1876–1963 m. Eli (Omer) Walden 1879–1941
        1. 1. William (Omer) Walden 1916–1980
        2. 2. Carl (Robert) Walden 1913–1984
        3. 3. Eva (Lucile) Walden 1915–2005
        4. 4. Charles (Howard) Walden 1919–2006
        5. 5. Ruth (Elizabeth) Walden 1921–2005 m. Ruben (Ray (Snyder)) Strong 1923–1981

Simon Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1787
12 May 1787
Birth of Simon Peter Shaffer in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1863
1 Aug 1863
Age 76
Death of Simon Peter Shaffer in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1787
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1863
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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