Brief Life History of Joseph Detweiler
When Joseph Detweiler Reiff was born in 1770, in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Reiff, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Detweiler, was 30. He married Catharine Shelley about 1796, in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died in 1806, in Newberry Monthly Meeting, York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 36.
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- Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
Name Meaning
South German and German: from Middle High German reif ‘(barrel) hoop, ribbon, cord’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or maker of ribbons, a rope maker, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern with the sign of a hoop.
German: from the medieval personal name Riff, a short form of the ancient Germanic name Rīchfrit, composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + frid ‘peace’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German reif ‘mature’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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