Nancy Anna Shafer

Brief Life History of Nancy Anna

When Nancy Anna Shafer was born on 7 July 1804, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, her father, Andrew Shäffer, was 44 and her mother, Martha Mary Stroup, was 45. She married Jonathan A. Foust Sr. on 18 April 1824, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 24 September 1888, in Warren, Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Batson Cemetery, McNatts, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan A. Foust Sr.
1802–1890
Nancy Anna Shafer
1804–1888
Marriage: 18 April 1824
John A. Foust
1825–1896
Henry Foust
1847–1860
Mary M. Foust
1855–
Elizabeth Foust
1826–
Mary L. Foust
1827–1912
Jacob Foust
1831–1914
Sarah Ann Foust
1834–1921
Jonathan A. Foust Jr.
1838–1904
Samuel Foust
1841–1924
Adam Foust
1845–1921

Sources (17)

  • Nancy Faust in household of Jonathan Faust, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Anna shèafer, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • Nancy Shafer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Schäfer (see Schaefer ), Schäffer (see Schaffer 2) or Schaffer 1.

Americanized form of Hungarian Sáfár, Slovenian and Croatian Šafar or Šafer, Czech Šafář or Šafer, Slovak Šafár, in part cognates of 1 above (see Safar ).

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

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