Person:Peter Schaefer (3)

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Peter Schaefer
b.20 Feb 1808
d.31 Oct 1874
Facts and Events
Name[1] Peter Schaefer
Baptismal Name[2] Petrus Schaeffer
Alt Name[3][5] Peter Schafer
Alt Name[6] Peter Shaffer
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Feb 1808
Christening[2] 21 Feb 1808 Böhl, Bayern, Germany
Marriage to Barbara Diehl
Marriage to Margaret Bettendorf
Immigration[3] 11 Apr 1854 New York City, New York, United StatesOn ship Samoset from Le Havre
Census[5] 1860 Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States1042/1042; Peter Schafer, 52, Farmer, $2040, $960, Bavaria
Naturalization[4] 9 Apr 1860 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Census[6] 1870 Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, United States179/178 Peter Shaffer, 62, farmer, Baden, $5000, $1070,
Death[1] 31 Oct 1874
Burial[1] Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States

Research

Possible parents are Johann Jacob Schaefer and Christina Margaretha Gruele. They married 17 Jan 1797 in Evangelisch [Lutheran], Horrheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg. See Germany Marriages, 1558-1929, [4].

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Peter Schaefer, in Find A Grave.

    Birth: Feb 20, 1808
    Death: Oct 31, 1874
    Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
    Plot: Old.P.025
    Created by: Richard K. Thompson
    Record added: Oct 13, 2009
    Find A Grave Memorial# 43035073
    Marker photo included. Joint marker with wife Margaret (1824-1907) / [1]

  2. 2.0 2.1 Petrus Schaeffer, in Germany. Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898: index. (FamilySearch MyHeritage).

    Name: Petrus Schaeffer
    Gender: Male
    Baptism/Christening Date: 21 Feb 1808
    Baptism/Christening Place: Böhl, Bayern, Germany
    Birth Date: 20 Feb 1808
    Father's Name: Joanne Schaeffer
    Mother's Name: Christina Grell
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C96773-2
    System Origin: Germany-EASy
    Source Film Number: 367484
    / [2]

  3. 3.0 3.1 Peter Schafer, in National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).

    Peter Schafer, age 46, male, farmer, Bavaria, United States / [3]

  4. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.;Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Microfilm Serial: M1285; Microfilm Roll: 151.

    S-160
    Family Name: Schaffer (Schaefer)
    Given name or names: Peter
    Address: Milwaukee
    Certificate no.: 2924
    Title and location of court: County
    Country of birth or allegiance: Bavaria Germany
    When born: 1808
    Date and port of arrival in U.S.: Apr 1854, New York
    Date of naturalization: Apr 9 1860
    Name and addresses of witnesses: Francis Siegfried; John P. Engelhardt

  5. 5.0 5.1 Peter Schafer, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    NARA M653, roll 1420 / p. 141.

    / www.ancestry.com

  6. 6.0 6.1 Peter Shaffer, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    NARA M593, roll 399 / p. 39 [stamped].

    / www.ancestry.com