Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Schaffner was born on 29 September 1812, in Oltingen, Basel, Switzerland, his father, Henry Schaffner, was 34 and his mother, Salome Thommen, was 34. He married Catherine about 1845, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1816 and lived in Redbank Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880.
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- Christian Shaffner in household of William Feringer, "United States Census, 1880"
- Christian Schafner, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Christian, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1839
Historical Boundaries 1839: Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a steward or bailiff, a variant of Schaffer 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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