Brief Life History of Georg Johann
When Georg Johann Schaefer was born on 8 February 1816, in Unterjettingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Martin Schaefer, was 52 and his mother, Hedwig Schaefer, was 53. He married Sidonia Schaefer on 19 November 1844, in Unterjettingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 7 November 1881, at the age of 65, and was buried in Unterjettingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany.
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- Johann Georg Schäfer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Joh G Schäfer in entry for Gottlob Heinrich Schäfer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Johann Georg Schäfer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Hans, Gerhard, Helmut, Dieter, Wolfgang, Hermann, Horst, Manfred.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): occupational name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf, Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. It is also found in Hungary and Czechia. Compare Schafer and Schaffer 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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