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John Sheaffer

Birth15 October 1756 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death28 October 1820 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
MotherMargaret Groff
FatherMartin M Shaeffer

Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA on 15 October 1756 to Martin M Shaeffer and Margaret Groff. John Sheaffer married Elizabeth Myer/Meyer and had 20 children. He passed away on 28 October 1820 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents
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Martin M Shaeffer
1728 - 1790
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Margaret Groff
1730 - 1772
Spouse(s)
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Elizabeth Myer/meyer
1768 - 1858
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Margaret Groff
1730 - 1772
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Frances Heil
Unknown - Unknown
Children Show all
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Magdalina Sheaffer
1793 - 1865
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Elizabeth Myer Sheaffer
1790 - 1854
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John Sheaffer
1812 - 1873
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Cyrus Sheaffer
1795 - 1829
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Polly (Mary) Sheaffer
1789 - 1857
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Rebecca Shaeffer
1792 - Unknown
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Leah Sheaffer/shaeffer
1797 - 1878
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Rachel Sheaffer
1805 - Unknown
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Nancy Shaeffer
1818 - 1899
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Nancy Sheaffer
1800 - Unknown
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John Shaeffer
1792 - Unknown
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Susan L Shafer
1788 - 1864
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Jacob Sheaffer
1788 - 1864
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Rachel Sheaffer
1808 - Unknown
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Jonathan Shaffer
1801 - 1877
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Jesse Sheaffer
1799 - 1866
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Elizabeth Shaffer
1800 - 1854
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Mary Magdalena Shafer
1793 - 1862
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Samuel Shafer
1785 - 1842
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William Sheaffer
1791 - 1857

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