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Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse 1836–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 10 JUL 1940

Death Location: Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Rafuse

Mother: Sophia Speidel

Spouse(s): John Sarty, Zenas Fancy

Children(s): Ida Sarty, Ellen Sarty, Hosea Sarty, Phoebe Fancy, Arthur Sarty, Annie Sarty, Bernice Sarty, Jenny Sarty, Louisa Fancy, Isaac Fancy, Theophilus Fancy, Howard Fancy, Louise Fancy, Bertha Sarty

Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse was born in 1836 in Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John Jacob Rafuse And Sophia Speidel. Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse married John Valentine Sarty, Zenas Fancy, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Sarty, Arthur Wilson Sarty, Bernice Sarty, Bertha Alice Sarty, Elizabeth Ann Fancy, Ellen Ella Delight Sarty, Ellen Fancy, Hosea Mahlon Sarty, Howard Scott Fancy, Ida Pamella Sarty, Isaac Nathaniel Fancy, Jenny Lind Sarty, Louisa Letitia Fancy, Louise Deliliah Fancy, Phoebe Ann Fancy, Theophilus Fancy, Willie Fancy. Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse passed away in 1940 in Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse was born in 1836 in Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John Jacob Rafuse And Sophia Speidel.
  • Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse married John Valentine Sarty, Zenas Fancy, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Sarty, Arthur Wilson Sarty, Bernice Sarty, Bertha Alice Sarty, Elizabeth Ann Fancy, Ellen Ella Delight Sarty, Ellen Fancy, Hosea Mahlon Sarty, Howard Scott Fancy, Ida Pamella Sarty, Isaac Nathaniel Fancy, Jenny Lind Sarty, Louisa Letitia Fancy, Louise Deliliah Fancy, Phoebe Ann Fancy, Theophilus Fancy, Willie Fancy.
  • Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse passed away in 1940 in Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rafuse
1822–1889
Birth Location: Martin's Brook, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
JR
Sophia Speidel
–1908
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John Sarty
1850–1937
Birth Location: Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
JS
Zenas Fancy
1833–1896
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ida Sarty
1875–1954
Birth Location: West Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ellen Sarty
1879–1937
Birth Location: West Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
ES
Hosea Sarty
1884–1954
Birth Location: West Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
HS
Phoebe Fancy
1865–1930
Birth Location: –
PF
Arthur Sarty
1877–1965
Birth Location: –
AS
Annie Sarty
1891–
Birth Location: –
AS
Bernice Sarty
1892–
Birth Location: –
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Jenny Sarty
1897–1990
Birth Location: Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
JS
Louisa Fancy
1855–1940
Birth Location: Conquerall Mills, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Isaac Fancy
1858–1938
Birth Location: –
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Theophilus Fancy
1860–
Birth Location: –
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Howard Fancy
1867–1886
Birth Location: –
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Louise Fancy
1876–
Birth Location: –
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Bertha Sarty
1887–1952
Birth Location: West Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Elizabeth Rafuse's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Rafuse
1836–1940
Birth Place: Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Jacob Rafuse
1822–1889
Martin's Brook, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sophia Speidel
–1908
Grandparents
John (George Rafuse) Sr.
1797–
Mary (Magdelene) Spidel
1799–1868
Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1754–1840
Catharine Lagarce
–1815
Eva Demone
1770–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809
Franz Demone
1720–1803
Anna Herman
1732–1822

Elizabeth Rafuse's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Catharine) Rafuse (1836–10 JUL 1940) m. John (Valentine) Sarty (6 MAY 1850–11 APR 1937) m. Zenas Fancy (25 SEP 1833–11 MAR 1896)
  1. 1. Ida (Pamella) Sarty 1875–1954 m. Albert ('Bennett') Eisener 1871–1943
    1. 1. Annie (Selina) Eisner 1910–1979
      1. 1. Albert (Arnold) Garber 1937–2005
        1. 1. Earl Garber –2005
    2. 2. Ezra (Lyle) Eisener 1897–1987
    3. 3. Collins (Elwood) Eisener 1898–1979
      1. 1. Eldred (Vernon) Eisner –2009
      2. 2. Ferne (Gertrude) Eisener 1933–2009 m. Garnet Eisnor –2009
      3. 3. Hildred (Lillian) Eisener 1938–2012
    4. 4. Lilla (Delight) Eisner 1901–1970
    5. 5. Albert (Bennett) Eisener 1904–2003 m. Wilda (Florence) McGrath 1904–1984
    6. 6. Ira (David) Eisner 1906–1956 m. Evelyn (Mary) Jefferson 1909–1994
    7. 7. Alma (Jessamine) Eisenhaur 1907–1991 m. Elden (John) Joudrey 1896–1991
      1. 1. Clell (Elwood) Joudrey 1928–1981 m. Dale (Mary Ellen) Dorey 1933–2007
    8. 8. Hope Eisenhaur 1913–1913
    9. 9. Faith Eisner 1913–1913
    10. 10. Charity (Ida) Eisner 1913–2000 m. Marcus Reeves –2000 m. John Wheeler –2000
    11. 11. Joseph (Livingstone) Eisner 1913–1983
    12. 12. Enid (Leola) Eisner 1915–1990
  2. 2. Ellen ((Ella) Delight) Sarty 1879–1937 m. Sylvanus Langille 1867–1945
    1. 1. Hardy (Mahlon) Langille 1902–1908
    2. 2. Arna (Elizabeth Frances) Langille 1909–1968 m. Harris (Elmer) Whynot 1908–1949 m. Robert (Brenton) Mader 1902–1984
      1. 1. Son Whynot 1934–1934
      2. 2. Hope (Yvonne) Whynot 1939–1939
      3. 3. Marion (Elizabeth) Whynot 1940–1941
    3. 3. Jessie (Winnifred) Langille 1911–1996 m. Burchard (C.) Wilson 1901–1964
    4. 4. Kenneth Langille 1900–1900
  3. 3. Hosea (Mahlon) Sarty 1884–1954 m. Florence (Mae) Rhodenhizer 1884–
    1. 1. Lloyd (Herman) Sarty 1920–1995 m. Catherine (Helen) McCarthy 1923–1997
      1. 1. Cheryl Sarty –2022
      2. 2. Ronald Sarty –1995
      3. 3. Donald (Wayne) Sarty 1944–1944
      4. 4. John (Wayne) Sarty 1942–1942
    2. 2. Vivian (Leone) Sarty 1914–1961
  4. 4. Phoebe (Ann) Fancy 1865–1930 m. Zacharias Corkum –1927
    1. 1. Howard (E.) Corkum 1885–1945 m. Josephine (E.) Glossing 1885–1962
      1. 1. Edward (Howard) Corkum 1914–1979
    2. 2. Arthur Corkum 1893–
    3. 3. Mary (Edith) Corkum 1887–1903
    4. 4. Grace Corkum 1889–
    5. 5. Alma Corkum 1891–
    6. 6. Celia (Edith) Corkum 1896–1926
    7. 7. Harold (Lawrence) Corkum 1898–
    8. 8. Nellie (Viola) Corkum 1899–1928
    9. 9. Helen Corkum 1902–
    10. 10. Florence Corkum 1903–
  5. 5. Arthur (Wilson) Sarty 1877–1965
  6. 6. Annie (Elizabeth) Sarty 1891–
  7. 7. Bernice Sarty 1892–
  8. 8. Jenny (Lind) Sarty 1897–1990
  9. 9. Louisa ('Letitia') Fancy 1855–1940
    1. 1. Nora Feener 1877–1953 m. Robert (Isaiah) Zwicker 1876–1958
      1. 1. Gilda (Louise Marguerite) Zwicker 1913–1994 m. Leon (Hiram) Kaiser 1911–1976
      2. 2. Lottie Zwicker –1994
      3. 3. Helen (Mona) Zwicker 1919–1948
  10. 10. Isaac (Nathaniel) Fancy 1858–1938
    1. 1. Nellie (Ethel) Fancy 1897–1994 m. Arthur (Ray) Green –1994
      1. 1. Lee Green –1994
  11. 11. Theophilus Fancy 1860– m. Regina Corkum 1865–
  12. 12. Howard (Scott) Fancy 1867–1886
  13. 13. Louise (Deliliah) Fancy 1876–
  14. 14. Bertha (Alice) Sarty 1887–1952 m. Norman (Willis) Rafuse 1876–1961
    1. 1. Bernice (Leina) Rafuse 1909–1992 m. Charles (Eldridge) Zwicker 1902–1976
    2. 2. Leslie (John Merlin) Rafuse 1921–1999 m. Margaret (Madeline Marie) Matthews 1918–2005
      1. 1. Blair (Kenneth) DeBaie 1951–1996
    3. 3. Audrey (Wilma) Rafuse 1915–1975
    4. 4. Cedric (Gardiner) Rafuse 1917–1943

Elizabeth Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse in Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1855
11 MAR 1855
Age 19
Birth of Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse in Conquerall Mills, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Conquerall Mills, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1940
10 JUL 1940
Age 104
Death of Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse in Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1940
10 JUL 1940
Age 104
Death of Elizabeth Catharine Rafuse
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1855
    Event Place: Conquerall Mills, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkdale-Maplewood Cemetery, Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1940
    Event Place: Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: George A. MacDonald's Genealogy Home Page, www.nsis.com~georgeindex.html

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1940
    Record Source: Reflections 2000, A History of West Northfield & Area
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