Jacob Shaffer

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Shaffer was born on 29 August 1675, in Germany, his father, Georg Schäfer, was 48 and his mother, Catharina Koch, was 34. He had at least 6 sons and 3 daughters with Rosina Richter. He died in 1751, in Sindelfingen, Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at the age of 76, and was buried in Bavaria, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Shaffer
1675–1751
Rosina Richter
1675–1765
Johann Jacob Shaffer
1702–1748
Anna Maria Schäffer
1710–
Joannes Paulus Schaeffer
1704–1705
Christophorus Schaeffer
1706–
Joannes Martinus Schäfer
1708–1713
Joannes Jacobus Schaefer
1713–
Maria Barbara Schaeffer
1716–
Joannes Georgius Schaefer
1720–
Maria Magdalena Schaefer
1724–1725

Sources (15)

  • Johann Jacob Schäfer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Jacobi Schaefer in entry for Joes Georgius Herderich and Anna Maria Schaefer, "Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930"
  • Jacobi Schäfer in entry for Maria Magdalena Schäfer, "Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930"

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Name Meaning

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

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

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