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Abraham Neff

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Abraham Neff

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1823 (aged 69–70)
Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Stoutsville, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.5823528, Longitude: -82.8103417
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On 15 July 1753 ABRAHAM was born in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ABRAHAM's parents are George Neff, born in Germany and Anna Christina Losch.
About 1775 ABRAHAM (age 22) married Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) in Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ABRAHAM and Elizabeth had at least seven children.

1. John (4 April 1777)
2. Jacob (b. about 1779)
3. Adam (b. about 1781)
4. George (b. about 1783)
5. Susannah (b. about 1785)
6. Unknown (b. about 1787)
7. Abraham (b. 1794)

The family was Lutheran.
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Per direct descendants, many of this Neff family are buried in the private NEFF CEMETERY, which is located on private property located at 10474 Dozer Road Southwest, Stoutsville, Fairfield County, Ohio and now under the control of the Maple Hill-Stoutsville Cemetery.
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Gravestones at the Neff Cemetery are listed in the Cemeteries of Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, published in 1991 by The Fairfield County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society, Lancaster, Ohio on Page 166.

Gravestones listed are:
Catherine [Leist] Neff, wife of Abraham, died 1851
Abraham Neff, died 1857
George Neff, son of J & J Neff, died 1859 [2 year old son of John Eli Neff & Julia Ann Gallagher]
George Neff, 1781-1834, veteran
Abraham Neff, 1753-1823
---- ------- Unreadable *
John Neff, 1778-1840
William Hoover, son of J & M, died 1847, aged 8 months [Son of Mary Magdalena Neff and Joseph Hoover]
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* NOTE: The unreadable gravestone is presumed to be either:
-- Elizabeth Neff (1755-1818), wife of Abraham Neff (1753-1823) or
-- Catherine Nigh Neff (1781-1818), wife of John Neff (1778-1840)

The gravestones for Elizabeth Neff and Catherine Nigh Neff are written in German. They were photographed by Barbara Shroyer (3GGrandneice of John Neff 1778-1840) in the mid 1960's. The gravestones were not recorded in the 1991 Cemeteries of Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio. It is presumed the stones no longer existed or could not be read in 1991.
On 15 July 1753 ABRAHAM was born in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ABRAHAM's parents are George Neff, born in Germany and Anna Christina Losch.
About 1775 ABRAHAM (age 22) married Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) in Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ABRAHAM and Elizabeth had at least seven children.

1. John (4 April 1777)
2. Jacob (b. about 1779)
3. Adam (b. about 1781)
4. George (b. about 1783)
5. Susannah (b. about 1785)
6. Unknown (b. about 1787)
7. Abraham (b. 1794)

The family was Lutheran.
_________________________________________________
Per direct descendants, many of this Neff family are buried in the private NEFF CEMETERY, which is located on private property located at 10474 Dozer Road Southwest, Stoutsville, Fairfield County, Ohio and now under the control of the Maple Hill-Stoutsville Cemetery.
__________
Gravestones at the Neff Cemetery are listed in the Cemeteries of Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, published in 1991 by The Fairfield County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society, Lancaster, Ohio on Page 166.

Gravestones listed are:
Catherine [Leist] Neff, wife of Abraham, died 1851
Abraham Neff, died 1857
George Neff, son of J & J Neff, died 1859 [2 year old son of John Eli Neff & Julia Ann Gallagher]
George Neff, 1781-1834, veteran
Abraham Neff, 1753-1823
---- ------- Unreadable *
John Neff, 1778-1840
William Hoover, son of J & M, died 1847, aged 8 months [Son of Mary Magdalena Neff and Joseph Hoover]
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* NOTE: The unreadable gravestone is presumed to be either:
-- Elizabeth Neff (1755-1818), wife of Abraham Neff (1753-1823) or
-- Catherine Nigh Neff (1781-1818), wife of John Neff (1778-1840)

The gravestones for Elizabeth Neff and Catherine Nigh Neff are written in German. They were photographed by Barbara Shroyer (3GGrandneice of John Neff 1778-1840) in the mid 1960's. The gravestones were not recorded in the 1991 Cemeteries of Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio. It is presumed the stones no longer existed or could not be read in 1991.


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