Nauvoo Community Project

Home Search Project Information Donate About Us
FamilySearch ID: L21V-R7Y
The record on this page represents traditional data. This person has not yet been researched by the CFHG.

Esther Shaffer



Birth8 September 1804Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Citation(s)
Close
Birth Citation(s)
    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Esther Shaffer, ID: L21V-R7Y.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Esther Ewing, folder "Third 100, first 50, returns, 1847 June" (#42), image 5, line 6; entry for Ester Ewing, folder "Third 100, first 50, schedule, 1847 June" (#43), image 1, line 66.

Death3 August 1847Fort Laramie, Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States
Citation(s)
Close
Death Citation(s)
    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Esther Shaffer, ID: L21V-R7Y.

Burial4 August 1847about 15 miles from Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, United States
Citation(s)
Close
Burial Citation(s)
    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Esther Shaffer, ID: L21V-R7Y.

FatherJohn Shaffer
MotherMary Anderson

Label

   • Samuel Ewing
Married17 April 1828Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Citation(s)
Close
Marriage Citation(s)
    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Samuel Ewing and Esther Shaffer, ID: KWJY-RT1 and ID: L21V-R7Y.

          Children:
               Rachael B Ewing
               William Harvey Ewing
               Mary Adeline Ewing
               John Jackson Ewing
               Samuel Porter Ewing Sr
               Anderson Shaffer Ewing
               Eliza Matilda Ewing


Label
• 1840 Population CensusLittle Britain Township, Lancaster, PennsylvaniaExtractImage

Label

Crossing the Plains

Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble CompanyView Source
Citation(s)
Close
Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

       Departure19 Jun 1847
       Arrival2 Oct 1847


© 2012- Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University. All Rights Reserved.
Contact

1031 Joseph F. Smith Building
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

Phone: (801) 422-1968
Email: NauvooProject@byu.edu

Related Links

Why Family History? Family History Portal Nauvoo Historic Sites Nauvoo: City Beautiful ChurchofJesusChrist.org Church Historical Sites In Nauvoo