Matthias RIFFEL

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Type Value Date Place Sources
name Matthias RIFFEL
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Type Date Place Sources
death 1792
Mount Joy, York, Pennsylvania, USA Find persons in this place
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residence 1790
York, Pennsylvania, USA Find persons in this place
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birth 19. November 1722
Dettenheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find persons in this place
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Arrival 1781
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marriage 1742
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find persons in this place
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1742
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Christina DANNER

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Birth: Nov. 19, 1722 Baden-Württemberg, Germany Death: Mar. 26, 1792 York County Pennsylvania, USA Matthias was the son of Georg Jakob Riffel and Anna Apollonia Benz. He was born in Dettenheim, Baden, Wurttemburg, Germany. The entire village was moved brick by brick to a new location in June, 1813, and inland about 14 kilometers to a higher elevation because of flooding of the Rhine River. The new village was named for Karl the ruler, and Karlsdorf means "Karl's place. He emigrated with his family about 1739. Matthias married in about 1740 to Christina J Danner. They had 12 children. Matthias was a patriot during the Revolutionary War. ------------ From the DAR: RIFFEL, MATTHIAS Ancestor #: A096583 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE Birth: (CIRCA) 1722 GERMANY Death: 1785-90 MACUNGIE TWP NORTHAMPTON CO PENNSYLVANIA Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 8, PP 57, 599 Service Description: 1) NORTHAMPTON CO MILITIA, CAPTS JOHN TREXLER, ADAM SERFASS, LCOL CHRISTIAN SHOUSE ----------------- Alt-Dettenheim ist die heutige Bezeichnung für die Ortschaft Dettenheim, die 1813 wegen ihrer Nähe zum Lauf des Rheins aufgegeben wurde. Die Bewohner wurden nach Karlsdorf umgesiedelt. Alt-Dettenheim liegt im baden-württembergischen Landkreis Karlsruhe im Gebiet der heutigen Gemeinde Dettenheim, die 1975 im Zuge der Gebietsreform aus dem Zusammenschluss der Gemeinden Liedolsheim und Rußheim entstand und 1978 den Namen der untergegangenen Ortschaft übernahm.

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1 Familysearch.org
 
2 Details: Details: Database online. Citation Text: Record for Christina Danner
 
3 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Mixed Township, York, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 461; Image: 248; Family History Library Film: 0568149
Author: Ancestry.com
Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;
  Record for Matthias Riffle
4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/
 

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