Born in Schoharie, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johannes Schaeffer
and Anna Gerdraut (Staring) Schaeffer
Sister of
Anna Maria (Schaeffer) Zeh, Johannes Schafer, Eva (Schafer) Kniskern, Johan Jost (Schäfer) Schaeffer, Elisabeth (Schäfer) Werner, Maria Elisabeth (Schäfer) Werner and Catharina (Schaeffer) Zeh
Wife of
Adam Zimmer
— married
7 Aug 1772 in Reformed Church, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna (Zimmer) Settle, Peter Adam Zimmer, Jacob Zimmer, Maria (Zimmer) Shear and Johannes Jost Zimmer
Died
at age 81
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jul 2011
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Biography
Margareth(a) Shaeffer was born October 4, 1750, in Schoharie, New York,[1] the daughter of Johannes and Anna Gerdraut Staring Schaeffer.[2] She was christened on October 7 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in Schoharie.[3]
She married Johann Adam Zimmer in 1772 at the Reformed Church in Schoharie.[4] They had several children.
Margareth died in 1832.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S35
- ↑ Witthoft, 3rd Generation and 4th Generation Part 1
- ↑ Witthoft, 4th Generation Part 1
- ↑ Witthoft, 4th Generation Part 1
- ↑ Source: #S35
- Witthoft, Herman W., Sr. Schäffer - The Descendants of Maria Elizabeth Schäffer, Emigrant to America
- Source: S35. Ancestry Family Trees, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Ancestry.com: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8200759&pid=-843224172
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Schafer-83 created through the import of Ed_s tree_2008-10-18_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alexis and others.
- WikiTree profile Schaeffer-105 created through the import of Ed_s tree_2008-10-18_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alexis and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margareth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margareth:
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