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Elizabeth RIFFER

[N6608]

JUN 1834 - 2 APR 1912

  • BIRTH: JUN 1834, Alsfelt, Germany
  • BURIAL: Oak Ridge Cemetery , Buchanan, MI
  • DEATH: 2 APR 1912, Michigan City, Laporte, IN
Family 1 : John H HESS
  1. +Charles Herman HESS
  2.  Harvey HESS
  3.  William H HESS

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[N6608] Birth: Jul., 1834
Death: Apr. 2, 1912
Michigan City
La Porte County
Indiana, USA

Elizabeth Riffer was born in Alsfelt, Germany and came to Baden, Canada when she was 24 years old. It took her 52 days to sail across the Atlantic. Shortly after coming to Canada she married John Herman Hess, whom she had met in Germany.

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Spouse:
John Herman Hess (1833 - 1904)*

Children:
Charles Herrmann Hess (1872 - 1944)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Buchanan
Berrien County
Michigan, USA

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