Brief Life History of Joseph Joachim
When Joseph Joachim Raff was born on 27 May 1822, in Lachen, Schwyz, Switzerland, his father, Franz Joseph Raff, was 33 and his mother, Katharina Schmid, was 22. He married Doris Genast on 15 February 1859, in Wiesenstetten, Horb, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 25 June 1882, in Frankfurt am Main (Dom), Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, at the age of 60.
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Sources (4)
- Joseph Joachim Raff, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Joseph Joachim Raff in entry for Helene Katharine Christine Dorothea Julie Raff, "Germany, Hessen-Nassau, Diocese of Limburg, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1919"
- Joachim Raff, „Deutschland, Württemberg, Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1520-1975“
Spouse and Children
1822–1882 Male
1826–1912 Female
Children (1)
1865–1942 Female
Parents and Siblings
1789–1861 Male
1800– Female
Siblings (8)
1822–1882 Male
1829– Female
1831–1893 Male
1833– Female
1834–1834 Male
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World Events (4)
1848
Age 26
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
Age 30
1863
Age 41
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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