Elizabeth Moyer

Female 1796 - 1864  (67 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Moyer  [1
    • Elizabeth Meyer
    Born 24 Aug 1796  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 03 Jul 1864  [2, 3, 4
    Buried Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I87  Kreider Moyer
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2020 

    Father Christopher Moyer,   b. 05 Sep 1761, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jan 1822, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Margaret Eckert 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Schaeffer,   b. 1795, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1817  Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Henry Schaeffer,   b. 18 Aug 1816,   d. 19 Nov 1817, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +2. Rebecca Margaret Schaeffer,   b. 4 Oct 1818, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 90 years)
     3. Samuel Moyer Schaeffer,   b. 30 Jul 1823, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1872, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +4. Catharine Schaeffer,   b. 8 May 1831, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F1036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Aug 1796 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1817 - Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Schaefferstown Cemetery Lebanon County PA headstone photos pdf
    Schaefferstown Cemetery Lebanon County PA headstone photos pdf
    Great‐great‐great grandparents of Mary Elizabeth Moyer Kreider: Alexander Schaeffer (1712‐1786) and Eva Anna Angelica Engle Schaeffer (1708‐1772) are buried in Schaefferstown Cemetery.

  • Notes 
    • GENEALOGY OF THE MEYER FAMILY by Henry Meyer, 1890

      Elizabeth, married to Henry Schaeffer, grandson of Alexander Schaeffer, who laid out Schaefferstown, Pa. See page 25. Clara (Dissinger), wife of Henry Meyer, who lived on the old Mühlbach farm till recently, is a grand-daughter of this couple. Elizabeth was born Aug. 24, 1796; died July 3, 1864. Children: Catharine, married Jeremiah Magee; Rebecca, married William Dissinger; Infant: Dr. Samuel M., born 1823; died Dec. 29, 1872. [2]

    • 1820 US census.
      Name: Henry Shaeffer
      Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Heidelberg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
      Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
      Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
      Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
      Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
      Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 5
      Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 5

      * * * *
      1830 US census
      Name: Henry Shaeffer
      [Henry Sarffer]
      Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 6
      Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 6

      1850 census
      Name: Margare Schaeffer
      Gender: Female
      Age: 85
      Birth Year: abt 1765
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Home in 1850: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
      Occupation: Laborer
      Industry: Industry not reported
      Line Number: 30
      Dwelling Number: 270
      Family Number: 292
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Margare Schaeffer 85
      Elizabeth Schaeffer 53
      Samuel Schaeffer 26
      Catharine Schaeffer 19

      1860 US census
      Name: Elizabeth Shaeffer
      Age: 67
      Birth Year: abt 1793
      Gender: Female
      Birth Place: Pennsylvania
      Home in 1860: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
      Post Office: Lebanon
      Dwelling Number: 556
      Family Number: 621
      Real Estate Value: 1500
      Personal Estate Value: 50
      Cannot Read, Write: Y
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Elizabeth Shaeffer 67
      Emmaline Shaeffer 14 [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Find A Grave database.

    2. [S2] Genealogy of the Meyer Family, Meyer, Henry, (1890).

    3. [S29] Headstone photograph on findagrave.

    4. [S12] Genealogical Records of Curt McGee.

    5. [S50] Census.