Benjamin Shoemaker 
Benjamin was born on August 3rd, 1704 in Germantown Meeting, PA. Benjamin's father was Isaac Shoemaker and his mother was Sarah Hendrichs. His paternal grandparents were George Shumacher Shoemaker and Sarah Hendrichs Hendrix; his maternal grandfather was Gerritt Hendricks and his maternal grandmother is Styge Bokenoogen. He was an only child. He died at the age of 62 on June 25th, 1767 in Philadelphia, PA.General Notes
Served in the Provincial Assemply in 1745-46 at the same time as James Hamilton. He was mayor of Philadelphia in 1743, 1751, and 1760, and from 1751 until his death in `76`1, city treasurer.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1520 in Germany
- b.~ 1560 in Germany
- b.~ 1600 in Kresheim, Germany d.1655 in Dollendorf, Germany
- b.~ 1565 in Germany
- b.~ 1635 in Dollendorf, Germany d.1685 in At sea traveling to America
- b.~ 1564 in Hammerstein, Loerrach, Baden, Germany d. in Hammerstein, Loerrach, Baden, Germany
- b.26 Dec 1590 in Hammerstein, Loerrach, Baden, Germany
- b.18 Apr 1603 in Hammerstein, Loerrach, Baden, Germany d.1655
- b.~ 1577 in Hammerstein, Loerrach, Baden, Germany
- b.1669 in Heidelberg, Germany d.12 Apr 1732 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- b.1641 in Palatinate, Germany d. in Cheltenham, Philadelphia, PA
- b.03 Aug 1704 in Germantown Meeting, PA d.25 Jun 1767 in Philadelphia, PA
- b.BEF 1630/1640 in Krisheim, Germany d. in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- b.1649 in Kreigsheim, Upper Rhine, Palatinate, Germany d.1691 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- b.02 Dec 1678 in Kreigsheim, Germany d.15 Jun 1742 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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‌Benjamin and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on June 29th, 1724 in Philadelphia, PA. They had a son named Samuel.
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Children
Samuel Shoemaker
Samuel was born in 1725 in Philadelphia, PA. He died at the age of 75 on October 10th, 1800 in Philadelphia, PA.
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