Abraham Reiff[1, 2]

Male Abt 1696 - 1763


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  • Born  Abt 1696  Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    • Donna Basinger says he was born in Ibersheim (possibly based on his likely brother's birth place), while Yvonne Wyrick says he was born at Lachen (20-25 miles away).
    Gender  Male 
    Immigration  Aug 1717  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Religion  Mennonite  [1
    Died  Nov 1763  North Coventry Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Person ID  I7878  ShowalterFunk
    Last Modified  1 Apr 2009 

    Father  Josef Reiff,   c. 8 Sep 1657, Wadenswil, Canton Zurich, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1720, Ibersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Anna 
    Family ID  F6241  Group Sheet

    Family  Barbara Bergey Meyer,   b. Abt 1701, Langenzell, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1773, Coventry Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
     1. Anna Reiff,   b. 7 Jan 1722/23, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1798, Skippack Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Christian Reiff,   b. Abt 1725, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1809, Coventry Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Veronica Reiff,   b. Abt 1727,   d. Abt 1788
     4. Rev. Abraham Reiff,   b. Abt 1730, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1788, Groffdale, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Isaac Reiff,   b. Abt 1733,   d. 1801, Leacock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Barbara Reiff,   b. Abt 1735
     7. Elizabeth Reiff,   b. Abt 1740
    Family ID  F6182  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S66] RootsWeb submission and/or GEDCOM file from Karen Clemens-Tober, online [worldconnect.rootsweb.com, database kayteelee], last updated 15 Jul 2005, accessed Jul 2005.

    2. [S69] Mennosearch.com, Richard W. Davis online [www.mennosearch.com].

    3. [S76] Pedigree Resource File submission from Yvonne Wyrick, online [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp, Pedigree Resource File, submission 822344-0409100202118], accessed Oct 2005, (year and place), His birth year is given as about 1695 and place as Lachen, Neustadt, Pa, latinate, Germany..

    4. [S69] Mennosearch.com, Richard W. Davis online [www.mennosearch.com], (year only), His birth year is given as about 1696..

    5. [S105] RootsWeb submission from Donna Basinger, online [worldconnect.rootsweb.com, database dbasinger], last updated 6 May 2005, accessed Sep 2005, (year and place), His birth year is given as 1696 (probably following Davis) and place as I, bersheim, Germany. The place might be an assumption based on Davis' co, njecture that Abraham was Joseph's son and Hans's brother (Hans was bor, n in Ibersheim according to Davis)..

    6. [S69] Mennosearch.com, Richard W. Davis online [www.mennosearch.com], His name is included in the document '1717 Emigrants', which lists Davi, s' best guess as to the identities of the 363 Mennonites who reportedly e, migrated from the Pfalz and arrived on 3 ships (names unknown) in Phila, delphia in Aug 1717..

    7. [S71] RootsWeb submission from K J Scholl, online [worldconnect.rootsweb.com, database ourkinfolk], last updated 2 Nov 2003, accessed Oct 2005, (date only).

    8. [S66] RootsWeb submission and/or GEDCOM file from Karen Clemens-Tober, online [worldconnect.rootsweb.com, database kayteelee], last updated 15 Jul 2005, accessed Jul 2005, (date and place).

    9. [S69] Mennosearch.com, Richard W. Davis online [www.mennosearch.com], (names only).

    10. [S84] RootsWeb submission from Mary Ann Hagen, online [worldconnect.rootsweb.com, database mam], last updated 17 Sep 2003, accessed Jul 2005, (names and place).


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