Person:Henry Shafer (3)

Name	Henry Shafer
Alt Name	Johann Heinrich Schaeffer
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	5 Jun 1749	Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage	9 Mar 1773	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Anna Schweitzer (add)
Marriage		to Margaret Hoffman (add)
Death^[1]	12 Oct 1803	Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial^[1]		Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Capt Johann Heinrich Schaeffer, in Find A Grave.

Henry, the son of Alexander Schaeffer and Anna (Engel) Schaeffer, was married (first) to Anna Eva Schweitzer and (second) to Margaret Hoffman. He had 6 children with Eva and a son with Margaret. Besides being a Justice of the Peace for many years, he operated a distillery and manufactured flooring and roofing tiles. Henry organized a company of militia to fight in the American Revolution. He was of the German Reformed faith and was involved in the church at Schaefferstown.