George
Henry
(Henry)
Schaffer
Born about in Oberkaufungen, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Gaelner (Engle) Shaffer
— married
1787 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine (Schaffer) Marckle, John Schaffer, Francis Schaffer, David Schaffer, Anna (Schaffer) Yost and Elizabeth (Schaffer) Sitler
Died
at about age 90
in Briar Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2019
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Biography
George was born about 1764. He passed away in 1855.
- Fact: Burial Briar Creek Union Cemetery, Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 August 2019, 01:49), entry for George Henry Shaffer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LX1J-G2F); contributed by various users.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H7-68M : 12 April 2016), Henry Shaffer, Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 53, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #17816794 (accessed 6 February 2024)
Memorial page for George Henry Shaffer (5 Jul 1764-17 Feb 1855), citing Briar Creek Union Cemetery, Briar Creek, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by CSHruska (contributor 49299741).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lindsay (Hudelson) Dierolf 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A703000 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A703000 [compare], Ancestry member LDierolf1070
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Living (Laubach) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member PALE
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~1.56%
Ronna Fisher :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jill Bowers :
23andMe, GEDmatch MH4397042 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216458 [compare], Ancestry member jcbowers
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