Individual Details
Abraham Reiff Senior
(Abt 1695 - By 10 Dec 1763)
Abraham Reiff, Sr. immigrated to America in 1717. He first settled in present-day Franconia Township, Montgomery County, and in 1746 he moved to Upper Leacock Township. Abraham was the first deacon at the Salford Mennonite Congregation. In 1746 he, along with other Mennonite elders, signed a petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1695 | , , , Switzerland | |||
| Death | By 10 Dec 1763 | with son, Christian, North Coventry, Chester, PA |  | ||
| Will | 10 Dec 1763 |  | |||
| Alt name | Abraham Reife Senior | ||||
| Burial | Lower Salford Mennonite Cemetery, Harleysville, Montgomery, PA |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Meyer (1701 - 1773) |
| Child | Anna Reiff (1722 - 1798) |
| Child | Christian Reiff (1725 - 1809) |
| Child | Fronica Reiff (1727 - 1788) |
| Child | Abraham M. Reiff Junior (1730 - 1788) |
| Child | Isaac Reiff (1733 - 1801) |
| Child | Barbara Reiff (1735 - ) |
| Child | Jacob Reiff (1737 - 1814) |
| Father | Hans Reiff ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hans Reiff (1688 - 1750) |
| Sibling | Hans Jacob Reiff (1694 - 1756) |
Notes
Death
Abraham Reiff, Sr. died on 19 August 1788, according to Mary Burkholder and James Good.Endnotes
1. Good, James Gingrich. "Reader's Ancestry" Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage," Volume 36, Number 1 (January 2013), pages 27-34, 31.