Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Shaffer was born on 19 February 1813, in Ohio, United States, her father, James Shaffer, was 24 and her mother, Margaret Brooks, was 23. She married John Franklin Berfield in 1831, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 13 April 1893, in Wharton Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Grove Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Rebecca Berfield in household of John Berfield, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rebecca Shaffer Berfield, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rebecca in entry for Charles Wesley Berfield and Vina Nelson, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1800–1874 Male
1813–1893 Female
Children (18)
1831–1917 Male
1832–1913 Female
1833–1865 Male
1834–1862 Male
1835–1874 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1788–1872 Male
1790–1876 Female
Siblings (15)
1810–1833 Male
1812–1864 Male
1813–1893 Female
1814–1891 Male
1816–1909 Male
+10 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 7
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 23
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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