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Facts and Events
| Name |
Alexander Shafer |
| Alt Name[2] |
Alexander Schaeffer |
| Alt Name |
Alexander SHAEFFER |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
8 Jan 1712 |
Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Emigration[1] |
1732 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Marriage |
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to Anna Angelica Engel |
| Living[1] |
1745 |
Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Death[2] |
10 Apr 1786 |
Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Burial[2] |
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Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
'In 1732 Alexander Shafer, who was born in 1711, emigrated from the Palatinate, Germany, to America, and settled in Lancaster County, Pa., where he ultimately became the owner of 1800 acres of land. He founded Shaferstown, Lebanon County, Pa. in 1745. His only son, John Shafer, was a successful and prominent farmer in that section and was the father of five children.' - A History of Washington County, Maryland
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williams, Thomas John Chew. A history of Washington County, Maryland, from the earliest settlements to the present time: including a history of Hagerstown; to this is added a biographical record of representative families prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Regional Pub. Co., 1968).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alexander Schaeffer, in Find A Grave.
- Source (51). (Source:Green, Albert Gallatin. Historical Sketch of the Bright Family).
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