Susanna Ryff

Brief Life History of Susanna

When Susanna Ryff was christened on 27 February 1620, in Wädenswil, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Jacob Ryff, was 31 and her mother, Annali Tanner, was 27.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Ryff
1589–1636
Annali Tanner
1592–1640
Hanns Ryff
1614–
Joseph Ryff
1616–1623
Hans Jacob Ryff
1618–
Gallus Ryff
1619–
Susanna Ryff
1620–
Hans Heinrich Ryff
1622–1689
Uli Ryff
1626–

Sources (2)

  • Kirchenbuch; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMW-HV28
  • Swiss Reiff and Hiestand Families

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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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