Charles Frederick Shaeffer

2 January 1820–10 February 1906 (Age 86)
Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Charles Frederick

When Charles Frederick Shaeffer was born on 2 January 1820, in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States, his father, Frederick Augustus Shaeffer, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Mary Boos, was 21. He married Rebecca Carpenter on 18 June 1846, in Fairfield, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 10 February 1906, in Wilson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Frederick Shaeffer
1820–1906
Rebecca Carpenter
1823–1876
Marriage: 18 June 1846
Mary Salome Shaeffer
1845–1901
Samuel Carpenter Shaeffer
1849–
Florence Margaret Shaeffer
1853–
Frederick Winfield Shaeffer
1854–1935
Charles Albert Shaeffer
1856–1935

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 June 1846Fairfield, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
    Age 1
    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 5
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1846
    Age 26
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 919;2007: 1764; 2010: 2373)Americanized form of German Schäffer (see Schaffer 2).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Schaffer

    Story Highlight

    Biography of Charles F Shaeffer from HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

    SHAEFFER, CHARLES F., Lancaster; born in Lancaster, Ohio, January 2, 1820; son of Frederick A. and Mary (Boos) Shaeffer. Frederick Shaeffer was a native of Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, and was born …

    Sources (5)

    • Charles F Shaeffer, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Charles F. Shaeffer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
    • C F Shaffer, "United States Census, 1850"

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