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Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse 1862–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAY 1862

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

Death Date: 12 OCT 1948

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Paulus Rafuse

Mother: Sarah Millett

Spouse(s): Edward Canavan

Children(s): Irene Canavan, Walter Canavan

Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse was born in 1862 in Chester Grant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Paulus Rafuse And Sarah Eleanor Ellen Millett. Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse married Edward Canavan, and had children including Gerald Canavan, Irene Frances Canavan, Walter U Canavan. Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse passed away in 1948 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse was born in 1862 in Chester Grant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Paulus Rafuse And Sarah Eleanor Ellen Millett.
  • Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse married Edward Canavan, and had children including Gerald Canavan, Irene Frances Canavan, Walter U Canavan.
  • Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse passed away in 1948 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Frances Rafuse's Ancestors

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Frances Rafuse
1862–1948
Birth Place: Chester Grant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Paulus Rafuse
1817–1892
Sarah (Eleanor (Ellen)) Millett
1817–1902
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John Rafuse
1792–1816
Catharine (Elizabeth) Cook
1792–1864
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1762–1847
Anna Eisenhauer
1765–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809

Frances Rafuse's Descendants

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Frances (Catherine (Fannie)) Rafuse (21 MAY 1862–12 OCT 1948) m. Edward Canavan (25 MAR 1855–1 MAR 1957)
  1. 1. Irene (Frances) Canavan 1895–
  2. 2. Walter (U.) Canavan 1897–1897

Frances Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1862
21 MAY 1862
Birth of Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse in Chester Grant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester Grant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1948
12 OCT 1948
Age 86
Death of Frances Catherine (Fannie) Rafuse in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1862
    Event Place: Chester Grant, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1948
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

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