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Maria Elizabeth Shaffer
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Name Maria Elizabeth Shaffer Birth 11 Feb 1746 Gender Female Death 16 Mar 1800 Pennsylvania
Burial Egypt Reformed Church Cemetery, Egypt, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Notes - That Mary Elizabeth Shafer was the daughter of Peter Shafer is derived
from when Elizabeth's grandchildren, the children of her daughter, Susanna Fullmer, did LDS temple work for their deceased ancestors, they included their grandmother, "Mary Elizabeth Shafer Zerfoss" and their great-grandfather, "Peter Shafer"
Person ID I417 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 16 Jun 2026
Father Peter Shaffer, b. Aft 1720, Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1745 Family ID F2216 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Captain Johan Adam Zerfass, b. 25 Jan 1742, Salisbury, Delaware County, New York
d. 18 Aug 1806, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
(Age 64 years) Marriage 08 Mar 1768 Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Children + 1. Maria Margaretta Zerfass, b. 22 Dec1768, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
d. 1831 (Age ~ 61 years)2. Anna Catherina Zerfass, b. 26 Aug 1770 + 3. Abraham Zerfass, b. 27 Nov 1772, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
d. 17 Dec 1837, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York
(Age 65 years)4. Maria Elizabeth Zerfass, b. 12 Jun 1775 > 5. Johan George Zerfass, b. 15 Jan 1778 6. Maria Magtalena Zerfass, b. 6 Oct 1780 > 7. Susannah Zerfass, b. 17 Sep 1783, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
d. 11 Nov 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
(Age 73 years)> 8. Maria Magtalena Zerfass, b. 15 Sep 1786 + 9. Christina Zerfass, b. ca 1790, Pennsylvania
d. Aft 1860, Sparta, Livingston County, New York
(Age ~ 71 years)10. Maria Sara Zerfass, b. Oct 1791 Family ID F1218 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Jul 2022
- That Mary Elizabeth Shafer was the daughter of Peter Shafer is derived
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Marriage - 08 Mar 1768 - Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 

Death - 16 Mar 1800 - Pennsylvania 

Burial - - Egypt Reformed Church Cemetery, Egypt, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 
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