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Michael Reff

Male 1857 - 1938  (81 years)


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  • Name Michael Reff  [1
    Born 22 Jun 1857  Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1870  Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1880  Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Grange Three Mile Bay Grange No. 146  [9
    Name Michael Reff  [10
    _UID 5C659FD85C384067A640B1728F6E2F6D15CD 
    Buried Aug 1938  Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Address:
    Route 4
    Rosiere, New York 
    • buried in family plot in the Rosiere cemetery
    Died 19 Aug 1938  Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Cause: infirmities of old age, heart trouble 
    Address:
    Burnt Rock Road
    Rosiere, New York 
    • Funeral services: St. Vincent de PAul church, Rosiere, M.J. Kelley, pastor
    Person ID I683  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2015 

    Father Michel Reff,   b. 19 Aug 1824, Berthelming, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1889  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Catherine Constance,   b. Cal 1828, Wertemberg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1894, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married Y  [15, 16
    Children 5 children 
    Family ID F301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amelia Mussott,   b. Jan 1864,   d. 6 Nov 1946  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1884  Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Children 
     1. Mary Reff,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Florence T. Reff,   b. 1894,   d. 1982  (Age 88 years)
     3. Leona C. Reff,   b. 1898,   d. 1980  (Age 82 years)
     4. Charles J. Reff,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2005 
    Family ID F329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jun 1857 - Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Feb 1884 - Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Route 4
    Rosiere, New York - Aug 1938 - Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: infirmities of old age, heart trouble - 19 Aug 1938 - Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S196] Cemetery Inscriptions, Cape Vincent, - R, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2004.
      NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY
      REFF,MICHAEL 19AUG1938 81Y1M28D SVPROSIERE
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican


    2. [S320] US Census 1860 - Jefferson Co. NY, NARA Series M653, Roll 762; Page: 188; Image: 192 (Reliability: 3), 26 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff
      Michael Reff
      1860 US Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
      1860 Census, Jefferson County, NY
      1860 Census, Jefferson County, NY


    3. [S662] 1880 US Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, June 29, 2010), T9, roll 0838, Cape Vincent, enumeration district (ED) 110, p. 176D, dwelling 70, family 74, Joseph Reff, accessed Feb 1, 2015 (Reliability: 3), 1 Feb 2015.
      Name:
      Nicholas Reff
      Nicholas Reff
      Nicholas Reff
      Nicholas Reff
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Image source: https://archive.org/stream/10thcensus0838unit#page/n649/mode/1up
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican


    4. [S375] Misc Newspaper Clippings - Lyme Heritage Center, Author: unknown, (Watertown Daily Times?) (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff, 81, Dies Near Rosiere

      8/25/38 (hand written)

      Michael Reff, 81, lifelong resident of the town of Cape Vincent, dies at his farm at Burn Rock at 9:00 o'clock Friday evening. Daeth was due to infirmities of old age and heart trouble. Mr Reff had been confined to his bed for a year.
      He was born on June 22, 1857, in Rosiere, a son of Michael and Catherine Constance Reff, who emigrated to this country from Germany and settled in Rosiere.
      Mr. Reff married Miss Amelia Mussot at Rosiere on February 26, 1884. She survives.
      He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul church, Rosiere, and a member of the Three Mile Bay Grange, No. 146.
      Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cornaire, of St. Lawrence, and the Misses Leona and Florence Reff, who reside at home; one son, Charles Reff, Clayton, ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were conducted at home at 8:15 a.m. Monday with Rev. M. J. Kelley, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's church, Rosiere, officiating. Services followed at the church at 9:00 a.m., with burial in the family plot in the Rosiere cemetery.
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
      Image Source(s):
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n324/mode/1up
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n325/mode/1up
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
      Image Source(s):
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n324/mode/1up
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n325/mode/1up
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican
      Obituary of John W. Fraley


    5. [S196] Cemetery Inscriptions, Cape Vincent, - R, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2004.
      NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY
      REFF,MICHAEL 19AUG1938 81Y1M28D SVPROSIERE

    6. [S320] US Census 1860 - Jefferson Co. NY, NARA Series M653, Roll 762; Page: 188; Image: 192 (Reliability: 3), 4 Oct 2006.
      Name: Michael Reff
      Age: 35
      Sex: m
      Occupation: farmer
      Real Estate: 2000
      Personal Property: 600
      Birthplace: France

      Name: Cath "
      Age: 31
      Sex: f
      Birthplace: Hessian

      Name: Mary "
      Age: 10
      Sex: f
      Birthplace: NY

      Name: Jno "
      Age: 9
      Sex: m
      Birthplace: NY

      Name: Magdaline "
      Age: 7
      Sex: f
      Birthplace: NY

      Name: Mike "
      Age: 3
      Sex: m
      Birthplace: NY

      Name: Joseph "
      Age: 1
      Sex: m
      Birthplace: NY
      Michael Reff
      Michael Reff
      1860 US Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican
      1860 Census, Jefferson County, NY
      1860 Census, Jefferson County, NY


    7. [S382] US Census 1870 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1870 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1870 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1870 Federal Population Census. M593, 1,761 rolls; part of Minnesota T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.), NARA Series: M593 Roll 944; Page: 173; Image: 349 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff
      Michael Reff
      US Census 1870, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY


    8. [S662] 1880 US Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, June 29, 2010), T9, roll 0838, Cape Vincent, enumeration district (ED) 110, p. 176D, dwelling 70, family 74, Joseph Reff, accessed Feb 1, 2015 (Reliability: 3), 1 Feb 2015.
      Name:
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Image source: https://archive.org/stream/10thcensus0838unit#page/n649/mode/1up


    9. [S375] Misc Newspaper Clippings - Lyme Heritage Center, Author: unknown, (Watertown Daily Times?) (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff, 81, Dies Near Rosiere

      8/25/38 (hand written)

      Michael Reff, 81, lifelong resident of the town of Cape Vincent, dies at his farm at Burn Rock at 9:00 o'clock Friday evening. Daeth was due to infirmities of old age and heart trouble. Mr Reff had been confined to his bed for a year.
      He was born on June 22, 1857, in Rosiere, a son of Michael and Catherine Constance Reff, who emigrated to this country from Germany and settled in Rosiere.
      Mr. Reff married Miss Amelia Mussot at Rosiere on February 26, 1884. She survives.
      He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul church, Rosiere, and a member of the Three Mile Bay Grange, No. 146.
      Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cornaire, of St. Lawrence, and the Misses Leona and Florence Reff, who reside at home; one son, Charles Reff, Clayton, ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were conducted at home at 8:15 a.m. Monday with Rev. M. J. Kelley, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's church, Rosiere, officiating. Services followed at the church at 9:00 a.m., with burial in the family plot in the Rosiere cemetery.
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center


    10. [S662] 1880 US Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, June 29, 2010), T9, roll 0838, Cape Vincent, enumeration district (ED) 110, p. 176D, dwelling 70, family 74, Joseph Reff, accessed Feb 1, 2015 (Reliability: 3), 1 Feb 2015.
      Name:
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Reff and family, 1880 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Image source: https://archive.org/stream/10thcensus0838unit#page/n649/mode/1up


    11. [S375] Misc Newspaper Clippings - Lyme Heritage Center, Author: unknown, (Watertown Daily Times?) (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff, 81, Dies Near Rosiere

      8/25/38 (hand written)

      Michael Reff, 81, lifelong resident of the town of Cape Vincent, dies at his farm at Burn Rock at 9:00 o'clock Friday evening. Daeth was due to infirmities of old age and heart trouble. Mr Reff had been confined to his bed for a year.
      He was born on June 22, 1857, in Rosiere, a son of Michael and Catherine Constance Reff, who emigrated to this country from Germany and settled in Rosiere.
      Mr. Reff married Miss Amelia Mussot at Rosiere on February 26, 1884. She survives.
      He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul church, Rosiere, and a member of the Three Mile Bay Grange, No. 146.
      Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cornaire, of St. Lawrence, and the Misses Leona and Florence Reff, who reside at home; one son, Charles Reff, Clayton, ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were conducted at home at 8:15 a.m. Monday with Rev. M. J. Kelley, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's church, Rosiere, officiating. Services followed at the church at 9:00 a.m., with burial in the family plot in the Rosiere cemetery.
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      The Watertown Herald
      The Watertown Herald


    12. [S196] Cemetery Inscriptions, Cape Vincent, - R, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2004.
      NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY
      REFF,MICHAEL 19AUG1938 81Y1M28D SVPROSIERE
      John W. Fraley and family, 1900 census, Rochester, New York
      John W. Fraley and family, 1900 census, Rochester, New York
      John W. Fraley and family, 1900 census, Rochester, New York
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSJW-1JJ


    13. [S375] Misc Newspaper Clippings - Lyme Heritage Center, Author: unknown, (Watertown Daily Times?) (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff, 81, Dies Near Rosiere

      8/25/38 (hand written)

      Michael Reff, 81, lifelong resident of the town of Cape Vincent, dies at his farm at Burn Rock at 9:00 o'clock Friday evening. Daeth was due to infirmities of old age and heart trouble. Mr Reff had been confined to his bed for a year.
      He was born on June 22, 1857, in Rosiere, a son of Michael and Catherine Constance Reff, who emigrated to this country from Germany and settled in Rosiere.
      Mr. Reff married Miss Amelia Mussot at Rosiere on February 26, 1884. She survives.
      He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul church, Rosiere, and a member of the Three Mile Bay Grange, No. 146.
      Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cornaire, of St. Lawrence, and the Misses Leona and Florence Reff, who reside at home; one son, Charles Reff, Clayton, ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were conducted at home at 8:15 a.m. Monday with Rev. M. J. Kelley, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's church, Rosiere, officiating. Services followed at the church at 9:00 a.m., with burial in the family plot in the Rosiere cemetery.
      John Fraley
      John Fraley
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
      Image Source(s):
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n324/mode/1up
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n325/mode/1up
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family
      Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
      Image Source(s):
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n324/mode/1up
      https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n325/mode/1up
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center


    14. [S196] Cemetery Inscriptions, Cape Vincent, - R, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2004.
      NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY
      REFF,MICHAEL 19AUG1938 81Y1M28D SVPROSIERE
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times


    15. [S255] US Census 1850 - Jefferson County, New York - Roll 514, National Archives and Records Administration, (The National Archives, The National Archives And Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington: 1963), M432, Roll 514., M432, Roll 514, Page 400 (Reliability: 3), 6 Nov 2005.
      Name: Peter Reff
      Age: 63
      Sex: male
      Occupation: farmer
      Value of land: 2500
      Place of birth: France

      Name: Mary Ann Reff
      Age: 60
      Sex: female
      Place of birth: France

      Name: Michael Reff
      Age: 26
      Sex: male
      Place of birth: France

      Name: Catharine "
      Age: 22
      Sex: female
      Place of birth: Germany

      page 401:
      Name: Mary Ann Reff
      Age: 5/12 (5 months)
      Sex: female
      Place of birth: NY
      Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302
      Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302
      Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302
      Peter Reff
      Peter Reff
      Page 400, 1850 Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
      Mary Ann Reff
      Mary Ann Reff
      Page 401, 1850 Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY


    16. [S362] Phylis Putnam, Phylis Putnam, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/consp.htm), http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/consp.htm (Reliability: 2), 6 Nov 2005.
      CATHERINE CONSTANCE b. 1828
      died Cape Vincent
      maried MICHAEL REFF
      had 5 children.

    17. [S375] Misc Newspaper Clippings - Lyme Heritage Center, Author: unknown, (Watertown Daily Times?) (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      Michael Reff, 81, Dies Near Rosiere

      8/25/38 (hand written)

      Michael Reff, 81, lifelong resident of the town of Cape Vincent, dies at his farm at Burn Rock at 9:00 o'clock Friday evening. Daeth was due to infirmities of old age and heart trouble. Mr Reff had been confined to his bed for a year.
      He was born on June 22, 1857, in Rosiere, a son of Michael and Catherine Constance Reff, who emigrated to this country from Germany and settled in Rosiere.
      Mr. Reff married Miss Amelia Mussot at Rosiere on February 26, 1884. She survives.
      He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul church, Rosiere, and a member of the Three Mile Bay Grange, No. 146.
      Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cornaire, of St. Lawrence, and the Misses Leona and Florence Reff, who reside at home; one son, Charles Reff, Clayton, ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were conducted at home at 8:15 a.m. Monday with Rev. M. J. Kelley, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's church, Rosiere, officiating. Services followed at the church at 9:00 a.m., with burial in the family plot in the Rosiere cemetery.
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      These misc. newspaper clippings are from Lyme Heritage Center, Three Mile Bay, N.Y.
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Misc newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center