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Name	Christopher Reff [1, 2]
Gender	Male
_UID	E3ADC24F1A3F4B2D82B76205020514A0CDB7
Died	Yes, date unknown
Person ID	I733	Paul's Genealogy Tree
Last Modified	20 Aug 2013

Father Pierre Reff, b. 10 Sep 1819, Berthelming, Moselle, Lorraine, France , d. 1852, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York (Age 32 years)

Mother Delia Wiley, b. 1822, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown

Married Y [3]

Children 11 children

	1. Christopher Reff, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Julia Reff, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Margaret Reff, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Mary Reff, b. 1842, New York , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Peter H. Reff, b. 1843, New York , d. 15 Jul 1908, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York (Age 65 years)
	6. John Reff, b. Cal 1845, New York , d. 6 Mar 1900, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan (Age ~ 55 years)
	7. Michael Reff, b. 1846, New York , d. 1907 (Age 61 years)
	8. Delia Reff, b. 1847, New York , d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Mary Ann Reff, b. 1848, New York , d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Enos Reff, b. 1849, New York , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Ignatius Reff, b. 30 Jun 1853, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York , d. 31 Mar 1922, Redwood, Jefferson County, New York (Age 68 years)

Family ID F259 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S213] Child's Gazetteer, Town of Cape Vincent, Hamilton Child, (1890, N.Y. Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childcap.htm) (Reliability: 3), 3 Dec 2004.
Peter Reff, was a native of France and served under Napoleon. He came to America at the age of 40 years and died in Cape Vincent aged 86 years. His wife, Mary, a native of Germany, bore him four children, viz.: Peter, John, Michael, and Barbara. Peter, who was born in France, came to America with his father and located in this town, where he died in 1852 aged 35 yrs. He married Delia, daughter of Joseph Wiley, of Cape Vincent who was a native of Germany, and their children were Peter, John, Michael, Mary, Delia, Mary A., Eugens, Christopher, Julia, and Margaret. John Reff married Kate, daughter of Peter and Mary (Turney) Delmarsh, of Clayton, and their children are May L., Frances H., Carrie E., Lettie L, and Winfred E. He served in Co. B, 20th N.Y. Cav. three years and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He is now a resident of St. Lawrence village.

	Chauncey E. Sixbury & family, 1900 census, Boone County, Iowa Chauncey E. Sixbury & family, 1900 census, Boone County, Iowa Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K3-H9V
	John Reff and family, 1865 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York John Reff and family, 1865 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18045-92350-17?cc=1491284

[S676] Watertown Re Union, New York. Watertown., "Peter Reff," July 18, 1908, col. 4; digital images, \i Northern New York Historical Newspapers\i0 (Reliability: 3), 12 Nov 2012.
Watertown Reunion
July 18, 1908

Peter Reff
Cape Vincent, July 17
Peter Reff, who fell from a load of hay Monday, died from the result of his injuries Wednesday at 3 p.m. He was engaged in unloading with a horse fork and in pulling the fork back the rope broke and he fell to the barn floor, striking his head and back.
Mr. Reff was 65 years old, and is survived by his wife and one daughter, Anna, and two sons, Clarence and Leonard; also by two sisters, Mrs. Giles Kilborn and Mrs. Eugene Bourcy, and two brothers, Christopher and Nicholas. Mr. Reff esteem of all and will be greatly missed by his friends and neighbors.

	The True Republican, Obituary of Chauncey E. Sixbury, Sep. 15, 1917 The True Republican, Obituary of Chauncey E. Sixbury, Sep. 15, 1917 Source: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=STR19170915&getpdf=true
	Peter Reff

[S213] Child's Gazetteer, Town of Cape Vincent, Hamilton Child, (1890, N.Y. Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childcap.htm) (Reliability: 3), 3 Dec 2004.
Peter Reff, was a native of France and served under Napoleon. He came to America at the age of 40 years and died in Cape Vincent aged 86 years. His wife, Mary, a native of Germany, bore him four children, viz.: Peter, John, Michael, and Barbara. Peter, who was born in France, came to America with his father and located in this town, where he died in 1852 aged 35 yrs. He married Delia, daughter of Joseph Wiley, of Cape Vincent who was a native of Germany, and their children were Peter, John, Michael, Mary, Delia, Mary A., Eugens, Christopher, Julia, and Margaret. John Reff married Kate, daughter of Peter and Mary (Turney) Delmarsh, of Clayton, and their children are May L., Frances H., Carrie E., Lettie L, and Winfred E. He served in Co. B, 20th N.Y. Cav. three years and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He is now a resident of St. Lawrence village.

Christopher Reff