Genealogy Report: Descendants of Frederick Shoff
Descendants of Frederick Shoff
1.FREDERICK1 SHOFF was born October 19, 1732 in Germany, and died November 20, 1800 in Lancaster, PA.He met (1) MAGDELENA BOEHM Abt. 1756 in Lancaster, PA.She was born January 05, 1738/39 in Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, and died January 07, 1804 in Lancaster, PA.He married (2) MARGARET FIELDENBURG 1779 in Unknown.She was born 1751 in Unknown, and died 1804 in Unknown.
Notes for FREDERICK SHOFF:
As with the Blooms, the Shoffs were another family which prospered and populated a good portion of Clearfield County. The family name in Germany may have been Schof.
Much of the information on the Shoff lineage was obtained from:
Linn's, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, 1883.
Additional information was obtained from:
Family Tree Maker CD, Vol 5-0555.
Rowles Family Folder @ http://www.pa-roots.com/clearfield/ (with thanks to Daryl Rowles)
Daryl noted in his research that another researcher had made Christopher the son of Rudolf Shoff, who is believed to have been a brother of Frederick.
Research and entries done by Daniel Ellis Howe.
More About FREDERICK SHOFF:
Burial: November 1800, Methodist Cem., Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA
Immigration: November 10, 1756, Arrived in Philadelphia, PA aboard Snow Chance, from Germany.
Notes for MAGDELENA BOEHM:
Magdelena Boehm was also known as Beam. As stated in the BLOOM section of this tree, many of the German families found it expeditous if not absolutely necessary to "anglicize" their name.
More About MAGDELENA BOEHM:
Burial: January 1804, Methodist Cem., Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA
Children of FREDERICK SHOFF and MAGDELENA BOEHM are:
| i. | BARBARA MARIA2 SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Unknown; m. CHRISTIAN BURKHOLDER, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| ii. | CHRISTIAN SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Unknown. | ||
| iii. | MAGDELENA SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Centre Co., PA; m. JACOB RUNNER, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| iv. | FANNIE SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Unknown; m. JOHN HEBLE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| v. | JOHN SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. | ||
| vi. | HENRY SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Unknown; m. CATHERINE GRUNEWALD, August 04, 1799, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| vii. | SUSANNA SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. Unknown; m. H. ZERCHER; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| viii. | JACOB SHOFF, b. Bet. 1756 - 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. 1838, York, PA; m. NANCY HESS, September 04, 1793, Lancaster, PA; b. Abt. 1775, Lancaster, PA; d. York, PA. | ||
| ix. | ANN SHOFF, b. September 25, 1767, Lancaster, PA; d. February 12, 1845, Clearfield, PA; m. BARTHOLOMEW CLARK, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. |
| More About ANN SHOFF: Burial: February 1845, Methodist Cem., Clearfield, PA |
| 2. | x. | CHRISTOPHER SHOFF, SR., b. March 25, 1769, Lancaster, PA; d. August 01, 1855, Clearfield Co., PA. | |
| xi. | ABRAHAM SHOFF, b. October 05, 1772, Lancaster, PA; d. April 11, 1829, West Donegal Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; m. CATHERINE HESS, January 25, 1803, Lancaster, PA; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. |
| More About ABRAHAM SHOFF: Burial: April 1829, Stoner Cem., Bainburg, Lancaster Co., PA |
| xii. | FREDERICK SHOFF, b. February 02, 1775, Lancaster, PA; d. March 03, 1843, Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; m. ISABELLE ARMSTRONG, October 04, 1808, 1st Reformed Church, Lancaster, PA; b. 1790, Lancaster, PA; d. July 10, 1851, Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. |
| More About FREDERICK SHOFF: Burial: March 1843, Methodist Cem., Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA |
| More About ISABELLE ARMSTRONG: Burial: July 1851, Methodist Cem., Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA |
Children of FREDERICK SHOFF and MARGARET FIELDENBURG are:
| xiii. | PHILIP2 SHOFF, b. Unknown; d. 1855, Willscreek, OH; m. ELIZABETH RAMSEY, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| xiv. | BARBARA SHOFF, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. JOHN BELFOUR SPENCE, 1819, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. |