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Leona C. Reff

Female 1898 - 1980  (82 years)


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  • Name Leona C. Reff  [1, 2
    Born 1898  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID 224F00B1D4F243538BBD6CFBBA9AD52C821B 
    Died 1980  [1
    Buried 1980  Rosiere, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Route 4
    Rosiere, New York 
    Person ID I676  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2013 

    Father Michael Reff,   b. 22 Jun 1857, Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1938, Rosiere, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother 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  [4
    Children 4 children 
    Family ID F329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Route 4
    Rosiere, New York - 1980 - Rosiere, Jefferson, New York
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  • 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,LEONA C. 1898-1980 SVPROSIERE

    2. [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


    3. [S772] 1940 Census Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://1940census.archives.gov: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 02544, Cape Vincent, enumeration district (ED) 23-18, sheet 8A, Reff, Amelia, accessed Apr 7, 2012 (Reliability: 3), 7 Apr 2012.
      Amelia Mussot (Reff)
      Amelia Mussot (Reff)


    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.
      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