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Edna Ellen Rafuse 1908–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 FEB 1908

Birth Location: Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 15 MAY 2001

Death Location: QE II Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Kenneth Rafuse

Mother: Ada Benedict

Spouse(s): Stewart Gordon

Children(s):

The story of Edna Ellen Rafuse began in 1908 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1991, Edna Ellen Rafuse resided in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Edna Ellen Rafuse married Stewart A Gordon. Edna Ellen Rafuse passed away in 2001 in QE II Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Edna Ellen Rafuse began in 1908 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1991, Edna Ellen Rafuse resided in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Edna Ellen Rafuse married Stewart A Gordon.
  • Edna Ellen Rafuse passed away in 2001 in QE II Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Rafuse's Ancestors

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Edna Rafuse
1908–2001
Birth Place: Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Kenneth Roy Rafuse
1881–1962
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ada (Margaret) Benedict
1887–1963
Grandparents
George (Samuel Simon) Rafuse
1849–1886
Margaret (Rosina) Barkhouse
1854–1890
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1807–1856
Maria Hiltz
1811–1851
George Barkhouse
1819–1907
Anna Hebb
–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1781–1853
Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857
John Hiltz
1786–1850
Hannah Keyser
1791–1859
Johannes Barkhouse
1789–1883
Christina Shupe
1793–1857

Edna Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1908
24 FEB 1908
Birth of Edna Ellen Rafuse in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1991
BET APR 1991 AND DEC 1996
Age 83
Edna Ellen Rafuse resided here in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2001
17 MAY 2001
Age 93
Burial of Edna Ellen Rafuse in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2001
15 MAY 2001
Age 93
Death of Edna Ellen Rafuse in QE II Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
QE II Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1908
    Event Place: Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Grave Marker Inscription
    [2] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET APR 1991 AND DEC 1996
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 MAY 2001
    Event Place: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 2001
    Event Place: QE II Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

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