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Female Rosina Ankeny Click to view Rosina Ankeny in the family tree

Rosina was born on December 22nd, 1794 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.  Rosina's father was Peter Ankney and her mother was Rosina Bonnet.  Her paternal grandparents were Dewalt Johan Ankney and Mary Jane Dorner; her maternal grandfather was Jean Bonnet. She had eight brothers and three sisters, named Theobald, Isaac, Peter, John, Henry, Jacob, Isaac, Joseph, Catherine, Elizabeth and Susanna.  She was the third youngest of the twelve children.  She died at the age of 50 on September 29th, 1845 in Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa.  She was buried in Pleasant Hill/Joe Town Cemetery, near Kalona, Johnson County, Iowa.


Rosina's first family with George Shaver

‌Rosina and George were married in a religious ceremony on December 7th, 1813 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.  They had seven sons and six daughters, named Peter A., Daniel K., Daniel K., Joseph N., George W., Philip Earhart, Tevius Henry, Camelia, Eliza, Elizabeth, Mary S., Eleanor P. and Henrietta.


Rosina's second family with Daniel Shaver


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