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Donald Eugene Rafuse 1921–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1921

Birth Location: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 4 SEP 1976

Death Location: Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Eldred Rafuse

Mother: Hazel Smeltzer

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Children(s): Ronald Rafuse, Eugene Rafuse

Donald Eugene Rafuse was born in 1921 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Eldred Larion Rafuse And Hazel Belle Smeltzer. Donald Eugene Rafuse married Evelyn E Swinamer, and had children including Eugene Eldred Rafuse, Richard Rafuse, Ronald Harry Rafuse, Wilfred Rafuse. Donald Eugene Rafuse passed away in 1976 in Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Donald Eugene Rafuse was born in 1921 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Eldred Larion Rafuse And Hazel Belle Smeltzer.
  • Donald Eugene Rafuse married Evelyn E Swinamer, and had children including Eugene Eldred Rafuse, Richard Rafuse, Ronald Harry Rafuse, Wilfred Rafuse.
  • Donald Eugene Rafuse passed away in 1976 in Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Donald Rafuse's Ancestors

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Donald Rafuse
1921–1976
Birth Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Eldred Larion Rafuse
1898–1932
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hazel (Belle) Smeltzer
1898–1980
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Seaforth (Servilus) Rafuse
1879–1955
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mille
1874–1948
Kingsburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Rafuse
1847–1944
Sarah Eisenhaur
1851–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Salome Young
1817–1849
Christina Bourgoyne
1819–

Donald Rafuse's Descendants

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Donald (Eugene) Rafuse (1921–4 SEP 1976)
  1. 1. Ronald (Harry) Rafuse 1947–1997
    1. 1. Daniel Fredericks –1997
  2. 2. Eugene (Eldred) Rafuse 1942–2021

Donald Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1921
1921
Birth of Donald Eugene Rafuse in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1976
4 SEP 1976
Age 55
Death of Donald Eugene Rafuse in Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Western Shore Cemetery, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1976
    Event Place: Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

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