Hon. Benjamin Reiff

• Representative in PA Assembly 7 years = PA State Senator ..

• *1827-1828 3 National Republican
  • 1829-1830 3 National Republican
  • 1831-1832 3 National Republican
  • Counties Montgomery https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?I...

• Belonged to German Reformed (Union Ch. Bucks) ... One of the most active and successful in getting funds for erection of the church also a liberal contributor

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 2 2020, 21:16:16 UTC

"The son of Jacob and Catherine (Snyder) Reiff of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Reiff was born, August 19, 1778; died July 17, 1858. He mattied Anna Groll, 1797, in the Falckner Swamp Reformed Church. Benjamin Reiff, Esq., of Montgomery county, Pa., died, July 17th, aged 70. The Norristown Republican says he held the office of justice of the peace for forty-two years, and served four years as a member of the House of Representatives and four years as a member of our State Senate. In all the varied relations of life he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. His remains were buried on Tuesday, the 20th inst., at the Brick Church in Towamencin township, attended by a large concourse of mourning relations, friends, and neighbors."

Church records of the Falckner [sic] Swamp Reformed Church, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County can be found on acncestry.com at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/413745-chur...

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 9 2021, 18:33:38 UTC