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Maria Magdalena Shafer
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Maria Magdalena Shafer 1 2
- Born: 23 October 1781, Valentine's Garden, MD 1 2 3 4
- Marriage (1): John Willard on 9 June 1803 in , Frederick County, MD 1
- Died: 30 January 1867, Burkittsville, MD at age 85 1 2 3 4
- Buried: After 30 January 1867, Burkittsville, MD 2
 Other names for Maria were Maria Schaffer and Mary Shafer.5
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Petersville, MD on 3 October 1850. 5
1850 US Census
Page 396B, Family 299, Roll 292
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
Mary Willard..69..MD
Ezra Willard..29..MD
(Mary was widowed and living with youngest son.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 23 Oct 1781, then her age should have been 68 instead of 69.
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• She was buried after 30 January 1867 in the Burkittsville Union Cemetery in Burkittsville, MD.
Find A Grave Memorial 16382913
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Maria married John Willard, son of Johann Elias Willard and Rosina Gump, on 9 June 1803 in , Frederick County, MD.1 (John Willard was born on 16 March 1777 in , Frederick County, MD,1 3 6 7 died on 17 February 1831 in Burkittsville, MD 1 3 6 7 and was buried after 17 February 1831 in Burkittsville, MD 3 7.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They have conflicting marriage information of 28 May 1803 and , Frederick County, MD. 1 3 8
Marriage Notes:
They had 7 children. (per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_ 74932/)
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Sources
1
Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 23 Dec 2010).
2
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Maria M. Shafer Willard (23 Oct 1781\endash 30 Jan 1867), Find A Grave Memorial no. 16382913, citing Burkittsville Union Cemetery, Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Nancy Jacobsen <njacobsen@charter.net>, "MARYLAND FAMILIES" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=6105334; Updated: 2009-07-01 02:53:31 UTC (Wed)).
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Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).
5
1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 396B, dwelling 289, family 299, Maria Magdalena Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.
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Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins : accessed 13 Mar 2014).
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for John Willard (16 Mar 1777\endash 17 Feb 1831), Find A Grave Memorial no. 16382562, citing Burkittsville Union Cemetery, Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
8
Genealogy.com, Marriage Index: Maryland 1655-1850 (Family Archive #224).
