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David 'Edson' Rafuse 1864–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1864

Birth Location: Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Alaska where he was murdered

Father: David II

Mother: Eliza Hatt

Spouse(s): Lillian Countway

Children(s): Viola Rafuse, Avery Rafuse, Lenley Rafuse

David 'Edson' Rafuse was born in 1864 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of David Rafuse Ii And Eliza Hatt. David 'Edson' Rafuse married Lillian D Countway, and had children including Avery George Rafuse, Lenley Herbert Rafuse, Viola Myrta Rafuse. David 'Edson' Rafuse passed away in 1897 in Alaska where he was murdered.

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Biography

  • David 'Edson' Rafuse was born in 1864 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of David Rafuse Ii And Eliza Hatt.
  • David 'Edson' Rafuse married Lillian D Countway, and had children including Avery George Rafuse, Lenley Herbert Rafuse, Viola Myrta Rafuse.
  • David 'Edson' Rafuse passed away in 1897 in Alaska where he was murdered.

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David Rafuse's Ancestors

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David Rafuse
1864–1897
Birth Place: Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
David Rafuse II
1843–1890
Eliza Hatt
1845–
Grandparents
David Rafuse
1824–1885
Eliza Delong
1826–1902
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1792–1816
Catharine Cook
1792–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1762–1847
Anna Eisenhauer
1765–1847

David Rafuse's Descendants

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David ('Edson') Rafuse (1864–1897) m. Lillian (D.) Countway (1866–1 FEB 1906)
  1. 1. Viola (Myrta) Rafuse 1895–1954
  2. 2. Avery (George) Rafuse 1887–1956
  3. 3. Lenley (Herbert) Rafuse 1886–1929
    1. 1. Herbert (L.) Rafuse 1906–1967
    2. 2. Gladys Rafuse 1917–2009
    3. 3. H. ('Avery') Rafuse 1919–2009 m. Norma (J.) VanTassel 1923–1998
      1. 1. Michael (Wayne) Rafuse 1945–1961
    4. 4. John (Oscar (Jack)) Rafuse 1924–2009

David Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1864
1864
Birth of David 'Edson' Rafuse in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1897
1897
Age 33
Death of David 'Edson' Rafuse in Alaska where he was murdered
Alaska where he was murdered

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Alaska where he was murdered

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