Brief Life History of Christoph Stoffel
When Christoph Stoffel Reich was born on 6 August 1738, in Hohentwiel, Singen (Hohentwiel), Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Matthias Matthew Reich, was 25 and his mother, Anna Eva Schmidt, was 22. He married Veronica Lehmann in 1761, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wilferdingen, Bezirksamt Durlach, Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire in 1738. He died in 1801, in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Christoph Reich, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Christoph Reich, "Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Christoph Reich, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1738–1801 Male
1743–1823 Female
Children (18)
1763–1824 Male
1764–1829 Male
1767–1848 Male
1769–1820 Male
1770–1827 Male
+13 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1713–1794 Male
1716–1780 Female
Siblings (11)
1738–1801 Male
1739– Male
1741– Female
1743–1824 Female
1745– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (5)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 20
1776
Age 38
1776
Age 38
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Erwin, Gerhard, Alois, Otto, Volker, Erna, Udo, Wolfgang, Dieter, Egon.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a wealthy or powerful man, from Middle High German rīch ‘of noble descent, powerful, rich’, German reich ‘rich’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia (see also 4 below).
German: from a short form of a personal name containing the Old High German element rīhhi ‘power, might’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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