Individual Details

Henry Rife

(4 Mar 1785 - 3 Dec 1862)

Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 15, says he "resided on a farm near Rocky Spring in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., Pa.; his 2 farms were granted to his 2 sons; . . . "

Events

Birth4 Mar 1785
Marriage29 May 1827Mary Over
Death3 Dec 1862
BurialSalem United Brethren Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseMary Over ( - 1832)
ChildIsaac Rife (1828 - 1894)
ChildHenry O. Rife (1829 - 1902)
FatherJohn Jacob Reiff (1733 - )
MotherElizabeth ( - )
SiblingMary Rife (1761 - 1787)
SiblingMariah Rife (1765 - 1816)
SiblingChristian Rife (1771 - 1832)
SiblingAbraham Rife (1777 - 1838)
SiblingBarbara Rife (1778 - 1843)
SiblingJohn Rife (1779 - 1859)
SiblingAnna Rife (1782 - 1864)

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 15; 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 15; 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 15; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

4. 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 15; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).