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Euphrosina SCHAFFNER (1832-1882)

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Euphrosina SCHAFFNER, daughter of Heinrich SCHAFFNER (1771- ) and Margaretha SCHAFFNER (1788- ), was born on 23 Dec 1832 in Anvil, Switzerland.1 2 She was Reformed Church.2 She married Jacob HORT on 19 May 1856 in Roman Catholic Church, Woflinswil, Switzerland. She died on 24 Mar 1882 in Kingwilliamstown, South Africa.1 2

 

 

Died at her residence in Kingwilliamstown

All children except Bertha still minors

Left a will

Death reported by husband Jacob Hort on 1/4/1882

Euphonia 1882 Cape ref 3520 film MOC1894

film available at Jhb LDS but not copied

Estate liquidated 18916

 

 

 

Jacob HORT was born on 1 Apr 1831 in Woflinswil, Switzerland.1 2 2 He was a Farmer, silk ribbon weaver,Shoemaker.2 He was Roman Catholic.2 He died on 25 Jan 1900 in Cambridge Rd., Kingwilliamstown.1 2

 

 

"While possibly working as a farmhand near Anwil BL, he met Euphrosine" Although Euphrosine was a roman member of the Reformed Church, , they married at the Roman Catholic Church in Woflinswil. "In 1858 the couple moved from Anwil to the

neighbouring Rothenfluh BL where they bought the small farmstead Dubach, north-east of the village. Here in the Reformed Church they had seven children baptised." On 15 Feb 1867 they sold their property and Jakob became employed as a silk

ribbonweaver.In 1876 they took the opportunity to migrate to South Africa. "They arrived in East London with six children and settled in King William's Town where Jakob worked as a shoemaker".

Died in his own house in Cambridge Road, Kingwilliamstown

Children all majors at time of death

Left a will and both movable and immovable property

Reported at Kingwilliamstown on 29/1/1900 by his wife Mar y Ann Hort

Photocopy of death notice obtained from LDS in Jhb.

Cape 1900 ref 375 on film MOC1911,27

 

 

 

Jacob HORT and Euphrosina SCHAFFNER had the following children:

 

 

 

August HORT ( - )

 

 

Emma HORT ( -c. 1891). Emma died c. 1891.1

 

 

Bertha Cecilia HORT (c. 1860- ). Bertha was born c. 1860.1 She married Leopold MEIER on 1 Oct 1878 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kingwilliamstown.1

 

 

Herman HORT (c. 1863-1926). Herman was born c. Aug 1863 in Switzerland.1 He married Julia HUGHES on 23 Oct 1888 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church.1 He died on 6 Apr 1926 in 19 Leopold St., Kingwilliamstown.1

 

 

Wilhelmina Mary HORT (c. 1870-1938). Wilhelmina was born c. 1870 in Switzerland. She married Henry Jacob HACKING on 7 Jan 1891 in Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa.1 She died in 1938.1

Second Generation

2.

Heinrich SCHAFFNER, son of Johannes SCHAFFNER and Anna GASS, was born on 3 Feb 1771 in Nr.38.3 4 He married Margaretha SCHAFFNER in 1812.

 

3.

Margaretha SCHAFFNER2 was born on 24 Sep 1788.

 

 

"Züslihanse".

 

 

Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Margaretha SCHAFFNER had the following children:

 

 

 

Heinrich SCHAFFNER (1820- ). Heinrich was born on 1 Mar 1820 in Nr. 38, Anvil, Switzerland.3 He married Anna UNKNOWN in 1850.

 

 

Margareth SCHAFFNER ( - )

 

 

Anna SCHAFFNER ( - )

 

 

Johannes SCHAFFNER (1825- ). Johannes was born in 1825.

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Euphrosina SCHAFFNER (1832-1882)

 

 

Anna Elizabeth SCHAFFNER ( - )

Third Generation

4.

Johannes SCHAFFNER was born c. 1744 in Nr. 38, Anvil, Switzerland.3 He married Anna GASS.

 

 

"Vogthans".

 

5.

Anna GASS3 has few details recorded about her. She and Johannes SCHAFFNER had the following children:

 

 

 

Johannes SCHAFFNER (1766- ). Johannes was born on 4 Mar 1766. He married Barbara GERSTER in 1790.4 He married Barbara MOHLER.

 

 

Chrischoma SCHAFFNER (1768- ). Chrischoma was born on 1 Oct 1768.

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Heinrich SCHAFFNER (1771- )

 

 

Elizabeth SCHAFFNER (1773- ). Elizabeth was born on 1 Aug 1773.

 

 

Hans Jakob SCHAFFNER (1775- ). Hans was born on 28 Aug 1775.

 

 

Samuel SCHAFFNER (1777- ). Samuel was born on 3 Apr 1777. He married Marica Magdalena BAUMANN in 1802.

 

 

Abraham SCHAFFNER (1778- ). Abraham was born in 1778. He died in as soldier.4

 

 

Euphrosina SCHAFFNER (1782- ). Euphrosina was born on 21 Nov 1782. She married Heinrich UNKNOWN in 1818.

 

 

Anna SCHAFFNER (1785- ). Anna was born in 1785.

 

 

Albert SCHAFFNER (1786- ). Albert was born in 1786. He died in Paris.

 

 

Friedrich Vogtshonse SCHAFFNER (1787- ). Friedrich was born in 1787. He married Eva UNKNOWN in 1814.

 

 

Dorothea SCHAFFNER (1794- ). Dorothea was born in 1794. She married Jacob GERBER.

Sources

1.

Peter STIRK, Descendants of H Schaffner.

2.

Adolphe Linder, The Swiss at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1971, (Basler Afrika Bibliographien).

3.

Den Schaffner, Schaffner family tree.

4.

Schaffner family tree.