Pennsylvania Family Group Sheet for the John Martin SHAFFER Family *********************************************** Copyright © David J. Huffman. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: David J. Huffman Email address: huffy1938@windstream.net Husband: John Martin Shaffer Birthdate:30 Aug.1724 Birthplace: Bochenrod Germany Death date: 9 Oct 1809 Place of death: Lehigh Co.Lower Miffin Twp,PA Burial: Zionville Lutheran church Father: Johan Adam Shaffer1702-43 Mother: Anna Katherine Hearst Marriage date: summer 1749 Marriage place: Germany Wife: Elizabeth Catherine Laudensehlager Birthdate:2 Feb.1725 Birthplace: Reichelsheim Germany Death date: 7 Oct 1809 Place of death: Lehigh Co. PA Burial: Zionville Lutheran church Father: unknown Mother: unknown CHILDREN Child No. 1: George Schaffer Sex: M Birthdate: 10-8-1750 Birthplace: Lower Milford,Lehigh Co.,PA Death date: 1824 Place of death: Sandy Lick Twp Clearfield Co.,PA Burial: Clearfield Co.PA Marriage date: abt1788 Marriage place: Lehigh Co. PA Spouse's name: ? Stoeber Child No. 2: Margaret Elizabeth Shaffer. Sex: F Birthdate: 10-25-1752 Birthplace: Lower Milford,Lehigh Co.,PA Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Burial: ? unknown Marriage date: Never Married Marriage place: Spouse's name: none Child No. 3: Anna Shaffer Sex: F Birthdate: 9-26-1752 Birthplace: Lower Milford,Lehigh Co.,PA Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Burial: unknown Marriage date: never Marriage place: Spouse's name: none Child No. 4: Andrew Shaffer Sex: M Birthdate: 9-26-1757 Birthplace: Lower Milford,Lehigh Co.,PA Death date: 1848 Place of death: Probably Clearfield Co.PA Burial: unknown Marriage date: ? Marriage place: ? Spouse's name: unknown Child No. 5: Catherine Schaffer Sex: F. Birthdate: 8-30-1763 Birthplace: Lehigh Co.PA Death date: ? Place of death: unknown Burial: ? Marriage date: ? 1- son Marriage place: ? Spouse's name: None Child No. 6: Valentine Shaffer Sex: M Birthdate: 12/31/1765 Birthplace: Northampton Co.PA Death date: 12/1/1852 Place of death: Ringgold twp.Jefferson Co.PA Burial: Jacobs Church Porter twp Jeff Marriage date: ?1787-88 Marriage place: ? Spouse's name: Catherine Staub Child No. 7: Simeon Schaffer Sex: M Birthdate: 1-3-1772 Birthplace: ? Death date: ? Place of death: ? Burial: ? Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: never married Child No. 8: Peter Shaffer 4th child Sex: M. Birthdate: 5-9-1755 Birthplace: Lehigh Co.PA Death date: 3-?-1832 Place of death: Lehigh Co.PA Burial: ? Marriage date: ? Marriage place: ? Spouse's name: ? ============================================================================= Documentation: Catherine Schaffer b. 8-30-1763 Christened 11Sept 1763 Blue Church Upper Saucon,Lehigh Co. Pa. (d/o Martin Shaffer) never married * note had one son Peter Schaffer( no birth certificate) who had a son Christopher Shaffer b.1808 marr. H. C. Kretshmar who had a daughter Henrietta E. Shaffer who married Levi Garrett and when he died became the richest woman in PA.& when she died Nov.16,1930 the wealthest woman Pennsylvania ever produced. (Garret Snuf Factory Phila.) Thinking that all the family's related to that family would get a pice of the pie sort of speaking So in 1930 there was a Smith Lady From Brookville (Related) that went around to all the relations and keeping a record .which I now have a part of the history going back to Leonhard Shaffer b.Jan21,1644 Ger. Martins g-granddad I was lucky to have had contact with here before she died .My father now 91 was expecting a wagon ,but it seems the momey was all taken by lawyers and such.My g-g- grandmother was Hannah Shaffer g-daughter of Peter Shaffer