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Sylvester Shaffer 1826–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 November 1826

Birth Location: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 October 1903

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

Father: Moses Shaffer

Mother: Mary Swingle

Spouse(s): Hannah Swingle

Children(s): Sylvia Shaffer, Frances Shaffer, Benjamin Shaffer, Alvin Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Mary Shaffer

The story of Sylvester Shaffer began in 1826 in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. Sylvester Shaffer married Hannah Swingle, and had children including Alvin Shaffer, Benjamin Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Frances Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sylvia Amanda Shaffer. Sylvester Shaffer passed away in 1903 in South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Shaffer began in 1826 in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Sylvester Shaffer married Hannah Swingle, and had children including Alvin Shaffer, Benjamin Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Frances Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sylvia Amanda Shaffer.
  • Sylvester Shaffer passed away in 1903 in South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Shaffer
1826–1903
Birth Place: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Moses Shaffer
1786–1861
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Mary (S) Swingle
1788–1839
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Shaffer
1745–1820
Hessen, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Margaret Forbes
1760–1856
Hans (Ulrich) Swingle
1731–1809
Germany
Anna (Marie) Shaffer
1731–1811
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schwenckel
1706–1757
Anna Schell
1709–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mattheus Schwenckel
1678–1748
Maria Dieterlen
1684–1756
Conrad Schell
1686–1750
Anna Kulle
1690–

Sylvester Shaffer's Descendants

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Sylvester Shaffer (30 November 1826–4 October 1903) m. Hannah Swingle (16 October 1832–19 Jan 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
        1. 1. Robert (John) Muir 1942–2025
        2. 2. Elsie (Grace) Miller 1936–1936
        3. 3. Clinton (E) Muir 1951–2010
        4. 4. Evelyn Kushnerick 1946–2021 m. Edmund (Kushnerick) Sr. 1940–1988
        5. 5. Beverly (G.) Muir 1940–2018 m. Robert (W.) Knecht 1938–2013
      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

Sylvester Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1826
30 November 1826
Birth of Sylvester Shaffer in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
1903
4 October 1903
Age 77
Death of Sylvester Shaffer in Lake Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Lake Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1826
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1903
    Event Place: Lake Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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