Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Friday, January 5, 1917, Vol. 21: Notes on the Shaffner Family; Memoranda Concerning the ... Meeting; In Memoriam; Officers of the Soc - Softcover

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Excerpt from Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Friday, January 5, 1917, Vol. 21: Notes on the Shaffner Family; Memoranda Concerning the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, Etc.; Minutes of the January Meeting; In Memoriam; Officers of the Society for 1917; Librarian's Annual Report; Secretary's Annual Report

The baptismal record of the German Reformed Church, now the First Reformed Church, has the following entries: John Caspar Shaffner, son of Caspar, bap. Oct. 30, 1737; Mary Magel, d. Caspar and Anna Maria, b. Ap. 22, 1748; John Paul, b. May 15, 1749; Ann Margaret, b. June 20, 1752; John b. Oct. 28, 1754; John George, b. Apr. 2, 1757; Charlotte, b. Jan. 13, 1759; Salome, b. Mar. 1, 1761.

The history of this Church (p. States that Caspar Shaffner, in 1749, was one of its elders, and in addition was its organist for a long time, and when the new church was built, in 1753, he was one of its prominent members (p. In 1772 his tax was 6 shillings. He was buried on April 18, 1773, having probably died on the 16th. His age was 60 years, 6 months and 8 days.

In 1749, he, with Paul Weitzel, was deputed to represent the congregation and prosecute the call to the Rev. Mr. Steiner, (p. My notes state that he founded a school for poor children.

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