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flag male ancestor  William  SHAFFER

Born
12 March 1849 Pennsylvania, USA
Died
29 July 1870 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Cause of Death: typhoid fever

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Father: Elijah Shaffer
Mother: Susannah Lozier
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Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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BirthBirth — 1849
12 March 1849
Pennsylvania, USA
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Death
Name: William H. Shaffer
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 29 Jul 1870
Death
Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1849
Birth
Place: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's
Name: Elijah Shaffer
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Mother's
Name: Susan Shaffer
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-5
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS
Film Number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 50

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVX-F2W : 9 December 2014), William H. Shaffer, 29 Jul 1870; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 50; FHL microfilm 984,130.'
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Riverside Cemetery Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA PLOT Sec F Lot 011 Gr 05
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