Henry Shaeffer

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Shaeffer was born in 1842, in Ohio, United States, his father, Frederick Augustus Shaeffer, was 50 and his mother, Margaret Mary Boos, was 44. He lived in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Augustus Shaeffer
1792–1879
Margaret Mary Boos
1798–1844
Jacob Shaeffer
1817–1868
Charles Frederick Shaeffer
1820–1906
John Shaeffer
1822–
Franklin Wingot Shaeffer
1825–1886
William Shaeffer
1828–
Susan Shaeffer
1829–
Frederick Shaeffer
1831–
Gilbert Shaeffer
1834–1904
Henry Shaeffer
1842–

Sources (2)

  • Henry Shaeffer in household of F A Shaeffer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Shaeffer - Government record: birth-name: Henry Shaeffer

World Events (8)

1846

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

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Schäffer (see Schaffer 2).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Frederick A. Shaeffer

“Intelligent, honorable men.” These are the words used by C.M.L Wiseman describing the first settlers of Lancaster, Ohio. They were German settlers from Lancaster, Pennsylvania (hence the name of …

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