| Name |
Hans Jacob SCHIFERLI |
| Birth |
25 Aug 1782 |
Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
28 Jun 1833 |
New York City, New York, New York, United States [3] |
- The Schiferli family names appear on the passenger list of the ship "Fredonia", which sailed from LeHavre, France, at the mouth of the Seine River, arriving in New York on June 28, 1833. This was a 406 ton sailing vessel, and carried the family of Jacob Schiferli, age 50, is wife, Barbara, age 50, and their children, Jacob age 18, Barbara age 17, Jonne age 14.
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| Death |
8 Aug 1861 |
Bluffton, Allen, Ohio, United States [2, 4] |
| Burial |
Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States [5, 6] |
Address:
Emmanuel Cemetery |
- When Jacob Schifferly and his wife arrived at their 80 acres of forest, they at once set aside an acre which they donated for a cemetery and a church. The first Emmanuel's Reformed church was built on this acre. Today the land is part of Emmanuel's Cemetery.
Not only were Hans and his wife born only months apart in Switzerland in 1782, but they died only months apart in Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio in 1861.
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| Notes |
- On the birth records he appears as Hans Jacob, but, as was the custom, used only the name Jacob.
Hans Jacob Schiferli (Schifferly) was born in Tegerfelden, Aargau, Switzerland, the son of Johannes Schiferli and Barbara Hauenstein Schiferli, on 25 Aug, 1782. He married a cousin, Barbara Schiferli, and had three children: Johann Jacob, Barbara, and Johannes, all of whom were born in Tegerfelden. The whole family emigrated from Tegerfelden and arrived in New York City on 28 Jun 1833. From New York they traveled west eventually settling in the then untamed frontier of northwestern Ohio. They cleared the land for farming and settled there. Not only were Hans and his wife born only months apart in 1782, but they died only months apart in 1861.Â
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| Person ID |
I62 |
Watkins |
| Last Modified |
6 Oct 2023 |
| Father |
Johannes SCHIFERLI, b. 14 Jun 1744, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland d. 14 Jul 1811, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland (Age 67 years) |
| Mother |
Barbara HAUENSTEIN, b. 1 Mar 1746, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
5 May 1772 |
Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland [7] |
| Family ID |
F23 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Barbara SCHIFERLI, b. 15 Jan 1782, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland d. 2 Nov 1861, Bluffton, Allen, Ohio, United States (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Jan 1813 |
Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland |
| Residence |
20 Sep 1850 |
Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States [8] |
| Farmer |
- Listed as Jacob and Barbara Shiferly
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| Residence |
Jul 1860 |
Beaverdam, Allen, Ohio, United States [9] |
| Gentleman |
- Jacob and Barbara were living next door to Fred and Barbara Schifferly Hauenstein.
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| Children |
| | 1. Jacob Johann SCHIFFERLY, b. 29 Mar 1814, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland d. 30 Sep 1897, Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. Barbara SCHIFERLI, b. 8 Dec 1815, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland d. 7 Mar 1862, Beaverdam, Allen, Ohio, United States (Age 46 years) |
| | 3. Johannes SCHIFERLI, b. 28 May 1819, Tegerfelden, Canton Aargau, Switzerland d. 11 Mar 1907, Allen County, Ohio, United States (Age 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F22 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |
1782 - 1861 (78 years)
