Brief Life History of Joseph
Joseph Ryff was christened on 17 May 1624, in Wädenswil, Zürich, Switzerland. He married Anna Hiestand on 26 February 1650. He died in 1721, in his hometown, at the age of 97.
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Family Time Line
Joseph Ryff
1624–1721
Anna Hiestand
1628–
Marriage: 26 February 1650
Sources (3)
- Kirchenbuch; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMW-HVLS
- Swiss Reiff and Hiestand Families
- Ancestry Family Trees
Spouse and Children
1624–1721 Male
1628– Female
Marriage
26 February 1650
World Events (1)
1648
All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle High German rave ‘lath’.
German: from a personal name, Raffo, as yet unexplained.
English and Scottish: variant of Ralph .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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