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Pvt Martin Schaffner Sr.

Birth: 27 Sep 1759
New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 28 Feb 1826 (aged 66)
Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Saint Davids Reformed Church Cemetery

Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot: last row
Memorial ID: 68511547 View Source

Revolutionary War Soldier
Grave is in the back row of the cemetery.

Revolutionary War Soldier
Grave is in the back row of the cemetery.

Inscription

The inscripton reads as follows:
Hier ruhet
Martin Shoffner
geboren 27 September 1759
in Neuholland Lancaster
County. Getauft und Confirment
als ein glied des Reformarten
Kirch. Starb 28 Februar 1826
Alt 66 Jahre 5 monat u. 1 tag

which translates to:

Here rests
Martin Shoffner
born 27 September 1759
in New Holland Lancaster
County. Baptized and Confirmed
as a member of the Reformed
Church. Died 28 February 1826
Age 66 years 5 months and 1 day

Gravesite Details

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Family Members

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Feronica "Franicka" Haldeman Shoffner

1762–1855 (m. 1782)

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68511547/martin-schaffner: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Martin Schaffner Sr. (27 Sep 1759–28 Feb 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68511547, citing Saint Davids Reformed Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Vicky Stozich (contributor 47489247).

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