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Bessie Alvetta Rafuse 1905–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1905

Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 7 OCT 1995

Death Location: Melville Lodge, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Joseph Gallant

Mother:

Spouse(s): Matthew Gallant

Children(s): Mary Gallant, Margaret Gallant, Stanley Gallant, Edgar Gallant, Gordon Gallant, Viola Gallant, Kenneth Gallant, Wallace Gallant, Lester Gallant

Bessie Alvetta Rafuse was born in 1905 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Joseph Gallant And Angelica Buotte. In 1971, Bessie Alvetta Rafuse resided in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1978, Bessie Alvetta Rafuse resided in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Bessie Alvetta Rafuse married Matthew Gallant, and had children including Anthony Tony Gallant, Arthur Gallant, Barbara Gallant, Betty Gallant, Edgar Douglas Gallant, Gordon Michael Gallant, Joseph Gallant, Kenneth Stephen Gallant, Lester F Gallant, Margaret Mary Gallant, Mary Gertrude Gallant, Ronald Gallant, Stanley Joseph Gallant, Viola A Gallant, Wallace F Gallant. Bessie Alvetta Rafuse passed away in 1995 in Melville Lodge, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Bessie Alvetta Rafuse was born in 1905 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Joseph Gallant And Angelica Buotte.
  • In 1971, Bessie Alvetta Rafuse resided in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1978, Bessie Alvetta Rafuse resided in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Bessie Alvetta Rafuse married Matthew Gallant, and had children including Anthony Tony Gallant, Arthur Gallant, Barbara Gallant, Betty Gallant, Edgar Douglas Gallant, Gordon Michael Gallant, Joseph Gallant, Kenneth Stephen Gallant, Lester F Gallant, Margaret Mary Gallant, Mary Gertrude Gallant, Ronald Gallant, Stanley Joseph Gallant, Viola A Gallant, Wallace F Gallant.
  • Bessie Alvetta Rafuse passed away in 1995 in Melville Lodge, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bessie Rafuse's Ancestors

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Bessie Rafuse
1905–1995
Birth Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Joseph Gallant
1889–
Rustico, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Rafuse's Descendants

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Bessie (Alvetta) Rafuse (1905–7 OCT 1995) m. Matthew Gallant (1889–1967)
  1. 1. Mary (Gertrude) Gallant 1933–1993 m. Stephen (Albert) Jennex 1915–1993
    1. 1. Robert (Stephen) Jennex –1993
  2. 2. Margaret (Mary) Gallant 1923–1994 m. Cyril (Edwin) Fultz 1907–1995
  3. 3. Stanley (Joseph) Gallant 1922–2007
  4. 4. Edgar (Douglas) Gallant 1926–2000
  5. 5. Gordon (Michael) Gallant 1945–2002
  6. 6. Viola (A.) Gallant 1924–1985
  7. 7. Kenneth (Stephen) Gallant 1942–1993 m. Clara (Geraldine (Bubbles)) Brown 1935–2013
  8. 8. Wallace (F.) Gallant 1934–1959
  9. 9. Lester (F.) Gallant 1931–1985

Bessie Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1905
1905
Birth of Bessie Alvetta Rafuse in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1971
FEB 1971
Age 66
Bessie Alvetta Rafuse resided here in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1978
BET JUL 1978 AND 1993
Age 73
Bessie Alvetta Rafuse resided here in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1995
7 OCT 1995
Age 90
Death of Bessie Alvetta Rafuse in Melville Lodge, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Melville Lodge, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Grave Marker Inscription

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Grave Marker Inscription

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: FEB 1971
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1995
    Event Place: Melville Lodge, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET JUL 1978 AND 1993
    Event Place: Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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