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  • Heinrich 'Henry' Shaffner (Schoffner) (c.1725 - 1786)
    SHAFFNER, HENRY Ancestor #: A210343 * Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE * Birth: CIRCA 1725 SWITZERLAND * Death: ANTE 5-27-1786 MIDDLETOWN DAUPHIN CO PENNSYLVANIA * Service Source: PA ARCH,...
  • Pvt Martin Shaffner, Sr (1759 - 1826)
    SHAFFNER, MARTIN * Ancestor #: A102736 * Service: * PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE * Birth: * 9-27-1759 EARL TWP LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA * Death: * 2-28-1826 UPPER PAXTON TWP DAUPHIN CO PENNSYLVANIA * Se...
  • Nancy Jane Shaffner (1851 - 1905)
    Nancy Jane Banta was born on January 19, 1851 in Ohio, United States. Her parents were John V Banta and Mary Jane Wehrly . Nancy married Simon Peter Shaffner . Together they had the following children:...
  • Simon Peter Shaffner (1844 - 1936)
    Simon Peter Shaffner was born on August 9, 1844 in Ohio, United States. His parents were Henry Shaffner and Elizabeth Folegman . He was a Farm Laborer - married. Simon married Nancy Jane Banta . Togeth...
  • Shaffner (deceased)

About the Shaffner surname

German: occupational name for a steward or bailiff, variant of Schaffer

--Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press.