Ann Elizabeth Sheffer

Brief Life History of Ann Elizabeth

When Ann Elizabeth Sheffer was born on 29 May 1785, in Reading Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Philip Schäffer, was 26 and her mother, Anna Margaretha Wentz, was 18. She married Richard Clark in 1800, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. Her occupation is listed as midwife in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. She died on 25 January 1866, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Clark
1776–1854
Ann Elizabeth Sheffer
1785–1866
Marriage: 1800
Margaret Ann Clark
1802–1802
Catharine Bouck
1804–1847
Philip Vance Clark
1804–1820
John M Clark
1806–1847
William Clark
1808–1873
Hacob CLARK
1811–1842
Jacob Clark
1811–1842
Harriet Clark
1814–1837
George Sheffer Clark
1816–1901
Julia Ann Clark
1819–1894
Clarinda Clark
1824–1896
Clarlinda Clark
1824–1896
Lucinda Jane Clark
1824–1916
Nancy Clark
1829–1920

Sources (31)

  • Elizabeth Clark in household of George S Clark, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Anna Elisabeth Schafer, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution

On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schaefer .

Americanized form of German Scheffer .

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

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History of Richard Clark and Ann Elizabeth Sheffer

History of Richard Clark and Ann Elizabeth Sheffer Richard Clark was the first of three sons of George and Margaret Hanna Clark, was born in Cumberland County, PA, probably on 5 Dec 1774. Richard's …

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