Martin Shaffner Jr.

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Martin Shaffner Jr.

Birth
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Sep 1870 (aged 83)
Crawford County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Martin's first wife, Sarah Fleisher, died soon after their ninth child was born. She was the sister of Rev. John Jacob Fleisher, the husband of Martin's older sister, Nancy Anna Shaffner Fleisher. Martin remarried to Anna Eve Wirt and had two more children born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In 1829 he and Anna, along with all of Martin's children, then migrated to Crawford County, Ohio. It was there that he became somewhat of a legendary person in the Shaffner genealogy, often noted for his "three wives and 21 children", the last of whom was born when he was 59 years old. [20 of his children are identifed on this website. The fate of Jeremiah, born 1836, has yet to be discovered.] In fact, he was widowed three times and married four times. Martin's second wife, Anna Wirt, was originally interred in Crawford County. She was re-interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Seneca County with Martin and his two later wives. His third wife, Susanna Bair, was the former Mrs. George Aurant. Martin is known to have had more than 130 grandchildren, many of whom were born after his death, even though he lived to be 83. He also had more than 300 great-grandchildren.
Martin's first wife, Sarah Fleisher, died soon after their ninth child was born. She was the sister of Rev. John Jacob Fleisher, the husband of Martin's older sister, Nancy Anna Shaffner Fleisher. Martin remarried to Anna Eve Wirt and had two more children born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In 1829 he and Anna, along with all of Martin's children, then migrated to Crawford County, Ohio. It was there that he became somewhat of a legendary person in the Shaffner genealogy, often noted for his "three wives and 21 children", the last of whom was born when he was 59 years old. [20 of his children are identifed on this website. The fate of Jeremiah, born 1836, has yet to be discovered.] In fact, he was widowed three times and married four times. Martin's second wife, Anna Wirt, was originally interred in Crawford County. She was re-interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Seneca County with Martin and his two later wives. His third wife, Susanna Bair, was the former Mrs. George Aurant. Martin is known to have had more than 130 grandchildren, many of whom were born after his death, even though he lived to be 83. He also had more than 300 great-grandchildren.

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