Leonard Martin Schaffnit

1887 - 1951  (63 years)

• Name	Leonard Martin Schaffnit
  Birth	22 Oct 1887	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Aug 1951	West Haven, New Haven Co., CT
  Person ID	I4961	forneyclark
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Schaffnit,   b. Apr 1864, Germany: lived in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
  Mother	Jennie E. Forney,   b. 4 Sep 1868, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in New Haven, NH Co., CT
  Marriage	24 Sep 1885	Franklin Co., PA
  Family ID	F1939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose A. Brooks,   b. 1888, CT d. 10 Jun 1953, Milford, New Haven Co., CT (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	ABT. 1913
  Children	1. George L. Schaffnit,   b. 19 Aug 1912, West Haven, New Haven Co., CT d. 3 Mar 2002 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of George Schaffnit and Jennie E. Forney Schaffnit: JENNIE E.2 FORNEY (JOHN MARTIN1) was born Sep 1868 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. She married GEORGE SCHAFFNIT 24 Sep 1885 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. He was born Apr 1864 in GERMANY. Notes for JENNIE E. FORNEY: IT IS STATED THAT JOHN AND MARGARET FORNEY HAD A DAUGHTER JANE BORN IN 1868 AND A DAUGHTER JENNIE BORN IN 1869. I BELIEVE THESE TWO GIRLS TO BE THE SAME PERSON. THIS IS PROVEN OUT BY THE FACT THAT IN 1880 JENNIE IS 11, BUT IN THE 1870 CENSUS THERE IS ONLY ONE DAUGHTER, JANE WHO IS 2. ALSO IN BOTH THE 1900 AND 1910 CENSUSES IT IS STATED THAT MARGARET WAS THE MOTHER OF 8 CHILDREN. IF YOU HAVE JANE AND JENNIE THAT WOULD MAKE 9 CHILDREN. (Omitted sentence]. IN THE 1900 CENSUS OF ORANGE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: GEORGE SCHAFFNIT APR 1874 TEAMSTER GM GM GM JENNIE E. SEP 1868 PA PA GM LEONAR M. OCT 1886 PA GM PA CARRIE M. APR 1888 PA GM PA RUSSELL J. APR 1890 PA GM PA RUTH JAN 1892 PA GM PA BRUCE OCT 1894 PA GM PA CHARLES DEC 1893 PA GM PA GEORGE'S BIRTH YEAR IS GIVEN AS 1874 AND HIS AGE IS GIVEN AS 36. I THINK THE BIRTH YEAR IS IN ERROR. LEONAR IS A MALE. IN CHARLES AGE IT IS GIVEN AS 4 AND THEN SCRATCHED OUT AND GIVEN AS 6??? GEORGE AND JENNIE HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 15 YEARS. JENNIE WAS THE MOTHER OF 6 CHILDREN, ALL STILL LIVING. GEORGE IMMIGRATED IN 1880. HE WAS NATURALIZED. IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF ORANGE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: GEORGE SCHAFNIT 47 TEAMSTER GM GM GM JENNIE E. 41 PA PA GM LEONARD M. 22 GROCERY CLERK PA GM PA RUSSELL 19 NEWS STORE CLERK PA GM PA RUTH 18 STORE MILLINER PA GM PA BRUCE 16 PA GM PA CHARLES 15 CT GM PA THIS ENTRY WAS VERY HARD TO READ COULDN'T MAKE OUT JENNIE'S AND LEONARD'S NAMES SO I AM ASSUMING IT WAS JENNIE AND LEONARD. GEORGE AND JENNIE HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS. JENNIE WAS THE MOTHER OF 7 CHILDREN, 6 STILL LIVING. IN 1913 MRS. JENNIE SCHAFFNIT LIVED IN NEW HAVEN, CONN. COULD NOT FIND GEORGE OR JENNIE IN 1920 CENSUS IN 1927 MRS. JENNIE SCHAFFNIT LIVED IN NORTH HAVEN, CONN. COULD NOT FIND GEORGE OR JENNIE IN 1930 CENSUS Children of JENNIE FORNEY and GEORGE SCHAFFNIT are: + 22 i. LEONARD MARTIN3 SCHAFFNIT, born 22 Oct 1887 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 08 Aug 1951 in WEST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. 23 ii. CARRIE M. SCHAFFNIT, born Apr 1888 in PENNSYLVANIA. 24 iii. RUSSELL GEORGE SCHAFFNIT, born 15 Apr 1890 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for RUSSELL GEORGE SCHAFFNIT: FULL NAME AND BIRTH INFORMATION FROM WWI DRAFT INDEX. 25 iv. RUTH SCHAFFNIT, born Jan 1892 in PENNSYLVANIA. 26 v. BRUCE SCHAFFNIT, born 15 Oct 1893 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 25 Sep 1985 in HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT. Notes for BRUCE SCHAFFNIT: BIRTH DAY AND DEATH DATE FROM CONNECTICUT DEATH INDEX. YEAR IS GIVEN 1892 STATES HE WAS 92 SO SHOULD HAVE BEEN BORN IN 93. 1880 CENSUS SAYS 1894. SSDI SAME AS CTDI. WWI DRAFT SAYS 1893 AND GIVES PLACE OF BIRTH. + 27 vi. CHARLES SCHAFFNIT, born 31 Dec 1895 in WEST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. ******** Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of Leonard Schaffnit and Rose A. Schaffnit: LEONARD MARTIN3 SCHAFFNIT (JENNIE E.2 FORNEY, JOHN MARTIN1) was born 22 Oct 1887 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, and died 08 Aug 1951 in WEST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. He married ROSE A.. She was born 1888, and died 10 Jun 1953 in MILFORD, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. Notes for LEONARD MARTIN SCHAFFNIT: BIRTH INFORMATION AND MIDDLE NAME IS FROM WWI DRAFT INDEX. THIS ENTRY ALSO STATES THAT LEONARD WORK FOR THE WINCHESTER ARMS COMPANY. IN THE 1920 CENSUS OF ORANGE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: LEONARD M. SCHAFFNIT 34 AMMUNITION BRASS CASTER PA GM PA ROSE 33 CT IR IR GEORGE 7 CT PA CT IR = IRELAND IN THE 1930 CENSUS OF WEST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: LEONARD SCHAFFNIT 42 STEAM RAILROAD SWITCHMAN PA GM PA ROSE 42 IR IR IR GEORGE 17 CT PA IR LEONARD AND ROSE WERE BOTH 23 WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED. DEATH INFORMATION FROM CONNECTICUT DEATH INDEX. Child of LEONARD SCHAFFNIT and ROSE A. is: 47 i. GEORGE4 SCHAFFNIT, born 1917 in CONNECTICUT. Source: http://www.simoneaupaquette.com/Obituaries/March%202002/schaffnit_g.html George L. Schaffnit Belmont——-George L Schaffnit, 89, formerly of Cate’s Mobile Home Park, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Sunday, March 3, 2002. Mr. Schaffnit was the widower of Marion (Daley) Schaffnit who died in 1992. Mr. Schaffnit was born August 19, 1912 in West Haven, CT, the son of Leonard and Rose (Brooks) Schaffnit. He lived in Clinton, CT for many years before moving to Belmont, NH twenty years ago. He was a railroad conductor for the New York-New Haven-Hartford Railroad for 36 years retiring in 1977. Mr. Schaffnit was an active parishioner of St. Joseph Parish in Belmont. He enjoyed gardening. (SURVIVORS OMITTED) There will be no calling hours. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 9, 2002 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Parish, Belmont, NH. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, CT In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Joseph Parish, PO Box 285, Belmont, NH 03220 or to the Laconia Senior Center, 17 Church Street, Laconia, NH Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements.