Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Hepfer was born about 1817, in Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Stephen Hoepffer Jr., was 40 and her mother, Catharine Hoffman, was 36. She married Samuel Shaffer about 1835, in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Mahoning Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Bedford Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870.
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- Elizabeth Shaffer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Hepfer - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Elizabeth Hepfer
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Hepfer - Published information: Family genealogies: Spelling Change: From Hoepffer to Hepfer See These facts.;
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Höpfer (see Hopfer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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