When Elizabeth Schaefer was born in 1735, in Maryland, United States, her father, George Shaffer, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Cripe, was 23. She married Dr. Henry Schnebly on 6 February 1753. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 10 September 1795, in Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1762: Frederick, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Washington, Maryland, United States
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Hans, Gerhard, Helmut, Dieter, Wolfgang, Hermann, Horst, Manfred.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): occupational name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf, Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. It is also found in Hungary and Czechia. Compare Schafer and Schaffer 2.
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