Born about in Pine Grove Township, Berks, Pennsylvania
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Frederick Schaeffer
[uncertain]
and Anna Margaretha (Hetrick) Schaeffer
[uncertain]
Brother of
Eva Maria (Schaeffer) Sarver and Catharina (Schaeffer) Sarver
Husband of
Catherina (Wible) Schaeffer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel (Schaeffer) Shaeffer
Died about
at about age 72
in Congruity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]
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Notes
- Polk Township Book states his father was born in Germany[1]
Biography
The early years
John Frederick Schaeffer was born on the 19th of June 1775 in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania to Frederick Schaeffer and Anna Margaretha Hetrick.
Family Life
He would marry and they would have:
- Daniel W Schaeffer(1802-1886)[1]
Through the years
He lived in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania[1]
Death
He died on the 15th of Jan 1848 in Congruity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Polk Township Historical Book, compiled by the Dekalb County Historical Society Maysville, Missouri and The Polk township Committee June 1976 printed by Walsworth Publishing Company page 152
- Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 109661-112960
- Death certificate for daughter Mary Ann.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.78%
Debbie Leetch
:
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~0.78%
Lawrence Weeks :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Kristina Wheeler :
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Unmerged matches › John Fredrich Shaeffer (1775-1848)
Rejected matches › John Peter Shaffer Jr (1775-1847) › Johannes Schaeffler (abt.1753-abt.1820)
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Family search has him married to one woman in 1798 and the second in 1800 and having kids with both at the same time...lol. So put them to unmerged matches for now