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Nicholas Peter Schaefer 1838 - 1895

Nicholas Peter Schaefer was born on February 23, 1838 at Hirten, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire. He was married to Margaretha Schaefer on December 6, 1884 at St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, and had a child Anna Margaretha (Schaefer). Nicholas Schaefer died at age 57 years old on June 16, 1895 at Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, and was buried in June 1895 at St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nicholas Peter Schaefer.

Nicholas Peter Schaefer
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February 23, 1838
Hirten, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire
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Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
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  • Introduction

    Civil War Veteran. Husband of 1 Susanna Nimsgern 1846-1894 and 2. Margaretha Magdalena Stilling 1851-1923.
  • 02/23
    1838

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    February 23, 1838
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    Hirten, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Nicholas was the son of Peter Schaefer 1790-1849 and Anna Catharina Daub 1795-1853

  • Nationality & Locations

    Nicholas emigrated from Germany to America arriving 26 December 1854 per his Declaration of Intent

  • Military Service

    Civil War Veteran, Enlisted 26 September 1864, Co. A, later transferred to Co. K 13th Regiment Illinois Cavalry, Mustered out September 1865
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    1895

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    June 16, 1895
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    Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
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    1895

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    June 1895
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    St John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois
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In 1838, in the year that Nicholas Peter Schaefer was born, on February 24th, Representatives William J. Graves (Kentucky) and Jonathan Cilley (Maine) fought a duel with rifles. They faced off at 94 yards. Cilley was hit on Graves' third try - in the femoral artery - and bled to death on the dueling field. The Panic of 1837 and Jackson's presidency had caused an extremely partisan Congress and the duel was a result.
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In 1843, Nicholas was only 5 years old when on March 21st, the world didn't end! It was the first time that Baptist preacher William Miller predicted the Second Coming - he kept predicting it until his death in 1849.
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Nicholas Peter Schaefer Feb 23, 1838 - Jun 16, 1895
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Nicholas Peter Schaefer Feb 23, 1838 - Jun 16, 1895
Margaretha Schaefer Nov 1, 1851 - Dec 14, 1923
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Anna Margaretha (Schaefer) Mar 16, 1888 - Aug 17, 1979
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Schaefer, Viola (Born c. 1925) Schaefer, Barbara (Jun 14, 1930 - Feb 27, 2008) Schaefer, Frederick (Aug 18, 1931 - May 28, 1984) Schaefer, Albert (Mar 13, 1940 - Dec 19, 2001) Schaefer, Leah (Jun 27, 1907 - Nov 24, 1998) Schaefer, Arthur (Jul 27, 1906 - Jul 17, 2000) Schaefer, Henry (Dec 2, 1899 - Sep 7, 1994) Schaefer, William (Dec 8, 1929 - Sep 1984) Schaefer, Fritz (Sep 30, 1924 - Mar 1975) Schaefer, Mildred (Apr 9, 1916 - Apr 17, 2002)
Schaefer, Juanita (Apr 9, 1914 - Feb 1974) Schaefer, Julia (Feb 21, 1891 - Feb 1976) Schaefer, Thelma (Oct 14, 1922 - Oct 29, 1987) Schaefer, Phyllis (Nov 24, 1919 - May 3, 2011) Schaefer, Nora (Jun 23, 1907 - Mar 15, 1994) Schaefer, Louis (Mar 30, 1885 - Oct 1973) Schaefer, Louise (Jun 24, 1918 - Oct 11, 2000) Schaefer, Ida (Oct 24, 1885 - Jan 1975) Schaefer, John (Dec 20, 1910 - Aug 19, 2009) Schaefer, Frederick (Sep 28, 1886 - Jul 1964)
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