Individual Details

Abraham Rife

(13 Apr 1777 - 1 Feb 1838)

Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 14, says he "resided on 188-acre farm in Hamilton Twp., Franklin Co., Pa.; bought 164 acres in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., from Joseph Shirk's heirs."

Events

Birth13 Apr 1777
MarriageAnna Herr
Death1 Feb 1838
BurialZion German Lutheran and German Reformed Cemetery, Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseAnna Herr ( - )
ChildElizabeth Rife (1801 - 1892)
ChildHenry Rife (1803 - 1885)
ChildAnna Rife (1805 - 1879)
ChildMary Rife (1807 - )
ChildDaniel Rife (1809 - 1862)
ChildCatharine Rife (1812 - )
ChildLeah Rife (1814 - 1845)
ChildSarah Rife (1817 - 1898)
ChildSusanna Rife (1819 - )
ChildRebecca Rife (1821 - 1913)
ChildFanny Rife (1824 - 1912)
FatherJohn Jacob Reiff (1733 - )
MotherElizabeth ( - )
SiblingMary Rife (1761 - 1787)
SiblingMariah Rife (1765 - 1816)
SiblingChristian Rife (1771 - 1832)
SiblingBarbara Rife (1778 - 1843)
SiblingJohn Rife (1779 - 1859)
SiblingAnna Rife (1782 - 1864)
SiblingHenry Rife (1785 - 1862)

Endnotes

1. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

2. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

3. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 14; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).