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Samuel Rife

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Birthplace: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Death: September 29, 1858 (83)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Place of Burial: Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church Cemetery, Leola, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Abraham Meyer Reiff, Jr. and Barbara Huber Reiff
Husband of Christiana Reiff
Father of Jacob Rife; Leah Burkholder Rutt; Anna "Nancy" Reiff, Unmarried; Daniel Burkholder Rife; Samuel Rife and 2 others
Brother of David Groff Reiff, Sr.; Christina Elizabeth Groff Kittinger; Abraham Reiff; Barbara Reiff; Veronica Witwer and 5 others

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About Samuel Rife

Samuel was the youngest son of Abraham and Barbara Reiff. Abraham's will (F1-33) stated that his widow and children should operate his farm until the two youngest sons, Joseph and Samuel, were both 21 and then pass to them jointly. An original unrecorded document shows this was done on April 26, 1796, when Samuel was 21. It also includes details of how Joseph and Samuel should provide for their mother and what part of the house should be hers. This proves that Abraham's widow was still living in 1796 and did not die in 1787 as given in published genealogies.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 15 2023, 23:07:00 UTC

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Samuel Rife's Timeline

1775
January 20, 1775
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1798
March 7, 1798
1800
January 2, 1800
1802
April 2, 1802
Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
1805
October 25, 1805
1808
November 11, 1808
1811
April 25, 1811
Earl, Lancaster, PA, United States
1819
July 26, 1819
1858
September 29, 1858
Age 83
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America