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Donald Oakley Rafuse 1919–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1919

Birth Location: Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 28 APR 1999

Death Location: South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Rafuse

Mother: Beatrice Sarty

Spouse(s): Hattie Charlton

Children(s): Gary Rafuse, Frederick Rafuse

The story of Donald Oakley Rafuse began in 1919 in Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Donald Oakley Rafuse married Beatrice Oickle, Hattie Beatrice Charlton, and had children including Donald Oakley Keeping, Frederick Gordon Rafuse, Gary Ronald Twin Rafuse, Living Rafuse. Donald Oakley Rafuse passed away in 1999 in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Oakley Rafuse began in 1919 in Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Donald Oakley Rafuse married Beatrice Oickle, Hattie Beatrice Charlton, and had children including Donald Oakley Keeping, Frederick Gordon Rafuse, Gary Ronald Twin Rafuse, Living Rafuse.
  • Donald Oakley Rafuse passed away in 1999 in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Rafuse's Ancestors

Self
Donald Rafuse
1919–1999
Birth Place: Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John 'Curtis' Rafuse
1893–1996
Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Beatrice (Belle) Sarty
1897–1992
Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William (Alexander (Twin)) Rafuse
1857–1957
Mill Village, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Emily (Agnes) Graham
1864–1944
Nova Scotia, Canada
Richard (A.) Sarty
1872–1964
Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Zaidee (Alma) Guest
1876–1957
Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Paulus Rafuse
1807–1884
Anne Guest
1819–1911
Robert Graham
1834–1901
Georgianna Wade
1843–1914
Henry Sarty
1836–1913
Eleanor Dimon
1836–1911
John Guest
1829–1906
Rebecca Halliday
1840–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eberhard Rehfus
1767–1844
Susanna Klettenberger
1772–1827
Thomas Guest
1798–1871
Hannah Hiltz
1804–1823
George Graham
1794–
Sophia Conrad
1796–1871
Johannes Sarty
1802–1873
Anna Hubley
1808–
George Demone
1792–1912
Anna Moser
1797–
Thomas Guest
1798–1871
Hannah Hiltz
1804–1823
Francis Halliday
1802–1884
Hannah Litch
1819–1899

Donald Rafuse's Descendants

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Donald (Oakley) Rafuse (19 JAN 1919–28 APR 1999) m. Hattie (Beatrice) Charlton (19 DEC 1919–11 JUL 2018)
  1. 1. Gary (Ronald (Twin)) Rafuse 1940–2010
  2. 2. Frederick (Gordon) Rafuse 1945–1946

Donald Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1919
19 JAN 1919
Birth of Donald Oakley Rafuse in Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1999
28 APR 1999
Age 80
Death of Donald Oakley Rafuse in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1919
    Event Place: Youngs Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillside Cemetery (Old Sarty Burial Grounds), Parker's Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 APR 1999
    Event Place: South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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