When Barbara Ellen Shaffer was born on 25 July 1805, in Snyder Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Peter Shaffer, was 52 and her mother, Eva Maria Margaret Schwartz, was 34. She married Samuel J Thornton I in 1825, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Delaware Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 19 June 1880, in Bourbon, Douglas, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Bourbon, Douglas, Illinois, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
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.
Americanized form of German Schäffer (see Schaffer 2), Schaffer 1, or Schäfer (see Schaefer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesBarbara Ellen Shaffer was born in Chapman, Snyder Co., PA to unknown parents. About 1825 she married Samuel Thornton in Union (now Snyder) Co PA. They moved to Stark County (now called Summit), Ohio …
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