When Henry Shoffner was born on 20 May 1820, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Shoffner, was 36 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Snyder, was 34. He had at least 2 sons with Mary A. Bechtel. He lived in West Pikeland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years. He died on 15 September 1906, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Americanized form of German Schaffner .
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