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Schäffer Family History
Schäffer Genealogy & Family TreeSchaffer is a German name from Hessen, Germany, from medieval times. It comes from the Middle High German word schaffaere which means "steward of a household." Alternately, it may refer to someone with the occupation of a shepherd. The earliest known ancestor--Dietrich Schaffer--was recorded in 1327.
Other spellings of the name include "Schafer," "Schaefer," "Schaeffer," "Shaeffer," "Shaefer," and "Schefer." Notable people with the surname include American screenwriter Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live, Hot Rod, The Watch), American baseball player Jimmie Schaffer (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox), and German Olympic athlete Frank Schaffer (running). The first Schaffer to come to America was Johann Georg Schaffer in Pennsylvania in 1744.
Schäffer Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Schäffer December 0, 1900 Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Fr. Joseph Schäffer -- --, 1755 February 11, 1799
- Anna Ottilia Schäffer -- --, 1688 March 5, 1761
- Anna Elisabetha Schäffer -- --, 1692 January 28, 1693
- Anna Gertraud Schäffer -- --, 1685 March 8, 1746
Schäffer Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Dorothea Schäffer -- --, 1705 January 25, 1706 Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Johann Goerg Schäffer -- --, 1694 December 0, 1759 Herzogtum Nassau
- Christina Schäffer -- --, 1708 November 11, 1709 Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Johann Henrich Schäffer -- --, 1797 May 1, 1860 Prussia
- Anna Apollonia Schäffer -- --, 1796 January 18, 1831 Pfalz
