Joseph Shaffer

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Shaffer was born on 23 September 1817, in Sinnemahoning, Gibson Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Shaffer, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Brooks, was 27. He married Jane Elizabeth Sterling in 1841, in Sinnemahoning, Gibson Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grove Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died on 29 November 1897, in Sinnemahoning, Gibson Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Jericho, Grove Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Shaffer
1817–1897
Jane Elizabeth Sterling
1819–1856
Marriage: 1841
William S. Shaffer
1842–
Derrick Updegraff Shaffer
1843–1938
James K. Polk Shaffer
1845–1891
Arvilla B. Shaffer
1846–
Joseph E. Shaffer
1847–1919
Elizabeth Jane Shaffer
1849–1932

Sources (12)

  • Joseph Shafer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Shaffer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Joseph Shaffer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"

World Events (7)

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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