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James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse 1830–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JAN 1830

Birth Location: Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1 JUL 1908

Death Location: Martins Point Cemetery, Martins Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

Father: John Rafuse

Mother: Mary Schwinheimer

Spouse(s): Sarah Hiltz, Sarah Boehner

Children(s): Augusta Rafuse, Cassandra Rafuse, Susanna Rafuse, Sarah Rafuse, Harris Rafuse, Caroline Rafuse, James Rafuse, Hannah Rafuse, Robert Rafuse, Benjamin Rafuse, Charlotte Rafuse, Hariett Rafuse, Norman Rafuse, Lydia Rafuse

In 1830, James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse entered the world in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to John Valentine Rafuse And Mary Magdalene Schwinheimer. In 1859, James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse was employed. James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse married Sarah Ann Boehner, Sarah Elizabeth Ann Hiltz, and had children including Augusta Emmeline Rafuse, Benjamin Richmond Rafuse, Caroline Magdalena Rafuse, Cassandra Fernetta Rafuse, Charlotte Rosina Rafuse, Hannah Martha Rafuse, Hariett Melinda Twin Rafuse, Harris Twin Rafuse, James Albert Rafuse, Lydia Margaret Rafuse, Norman Rafuse, Robert Freeman Rafuse, Sarah Catherine Ann Rafuse, Susanna Rafuse. James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse passed away in 1908 in Martins Point Cemetery, Martins Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

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Biography

  • In 1830, James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse entered the world in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to John Valentine Rafuse And Mary Magdalene Schwinheimer.
  • In 1859, James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse was employed.
  • James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse married Sarah Ann Boehner, Sarah Elizabeth Ann Hiltz, and had children including Augusta Emmeline Rafuse, Benjamin Richmond Rafuse, Caroline Magdalena Rafuse, Cassandra Fernetta Rafuse, Charlotte Rosina Rafuse, Hannah Martha Rafuse, Hariett Melinda Twin Rafuse, Harris Twin Rafuse, James Albert Rafuse, Lydia Margaret Rafuse, Norman Rafuse, Robert Freeman Rafuse, Sarah Catherine Ann Rafuse, Susanna Rafuse.
  • James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse passed away in 1908 in Martins Point Cemetery, Martins Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rafuse
1781–1853
Birth Location: North West, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857
Birth Location: Oakland, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hiltz
1833–1865
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Boehner
1829–1899
Birth Location: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Augusta Rafuse
1853–1855
Birth Location: –
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Cassandra Rafuse
1855–1856
Birth Location: –
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Susanna Rafuse
1858–1858
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Rafuse
1865–1946
Birth Location: –
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Harris Rafuse
1867–
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Rafuse
1852–1941
Birth Location: –
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James Rafuse
1856–1946
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hannah Rafuse
1859–
Birth Location: Western Shore, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robert Rafuse
1860–1876
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Rafuse
1862–1908
Birth Location: –
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Charlotte Rafuse
1864–1936
Birth Location: –
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Hariett Rafuse
1867–1944
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Norman Rafuse
1873–1931
Birth Location: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Lydia Rafuse
1869–1940
Birth Location: –
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James Rafuse's Ancestors

Self
James Rafuse
1830–1908
Birth Place: Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Valentine Rafuse
1781–1853
North West, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Magdalene) Schwinheimer
1785–1857
Oakland, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1755–1829
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Apollonia Berghaus
1759–
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfuss
1688–1729

James Rafuse's Descendants

1.
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James (Valentine (Twin)) Rafuse (18 JAN 1830–1 JUL 1908) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Ann) Hiltz (9 MAY 1833–18 MAY 1865) m. Sarah (Ann) Boehner (22 OCT 1829–16 FEB 1899)
  1. 1. Augusta (Emmeline) Rafuse 1853–1855
  2. 2. Cassandra (Fernetta) Rafuse 1855–1856
  3. 3. Susanna Rafuse 1858–1858
  4. 4. Sarah (Catherine Ann) Rafuse 1865–1946
  5. 5. Harris ((Twin)) Rafuse 1867–
  6. 6. Caroline (Magdalena) Rafuse 1852–1941 m. Calab (Ansley) Banks 1830–1929
    1. 1. Estella (Christina) Banks 1882–1975 m. Joseph (Harrie) Heckman 1879–1963
    2. 2. James (Albert) Banks 1884–1961
    3. 3. William (Lorne) Banks 1886–1906
    4. 4. Winnifred (Mildred) Banks 1888–1946 m. Tracy (Collins) Minard 1862–1973
  7. 7. James (Albert) Rafuse 1856–1946
    1. 1. Sydney (Gilbert) Rafuse 1879–1951 m. Levonia ('Idella') Baker 1884–
      1. 1. Basil (William) Rafuse 1917–2010 m. Enid (Yuland) MacDonald 1919–1999
        1. 1. Marie (Yuland) Rafuse 1946–2014 m. Owen (Albert) Zwicker 1944–2012
        2. 2. Atwood Rafuse 1947–1983
      2. 2. Marvel (B.) Rafuse 1904–1997 m. Warren (Newton) Shupe 1902–1998
      3. 3. Elizabeth (May) Rafuse –1999 m. Ralph Croft –1999
      4. 4. Verna (Idella) Rafuse 1915–2000 m. Eugene (Standford) Anthony 1916–2007
        1. 1. Douglas (Basil) Anthony 1946–2019
      5. 5. Irene (Audrey) Rafuse 1925–2002
      6. 6. Freeman (Theodore) Rafuse 1920–2000 m. Helen (Ruth) Anthony 1923–2014
        1. 1. Helen ('Joan') Rafuse 1942–1988
      7. 7. Nora Rafuse –1997
      8. 8. Frances (E.) Rafuse 1910–1982 m. Joseph Croft –1982
      9. 9. Gilbert (Sidney) Rafuse 1905–1999 m. Beatrice ('Marion') Anthony –1996
        1. 1. James (William (Bill)) Rafuse 1930–2017 m. Belle ('Hilda') Hirtle 1931–2011
        2. 2. Patrick (George) Rafuse 1942–1996
        3. 3. Norma ('Elaine') Rafuse 1927–1997 m. Harry (David) McKinnon 1923–1997
        4. 4. Marion ('Jean') Rafuse 1928–1996 m. Russell (J.) Croft 1915–1996
        5. 5. John (N.) Rafuse 1931–2003
        6. 6. Anthony (Alvin (Tony)) Rafuse 1935–2016
  8. 8. Hannah (Martha) Rafuse 1859–
  9. 9. Robert (Freeman) Rafuse 1860–1876
  10. 10. Benjamin (Richmond) Rafuse 1862–1908
  11. 11. Charlotte (Rosina) Rafuse 1864–1936 m. Capt (William Henry) Boehner 1862–1895
    1. 1. Gordon (W.) Boehner 1886–
      1. 1. Dorothea Boehner 1912–1931
    2. 2. Ettie (May) Boehner 1890–1963 m. Frederick (Fawson) Mader 1886–1958
      1. 1. Philip (Alexander) Mader 1911–1950 m. Marion (Isabella) Andrews 1913–2001
    3. 3. Florence (Louise (Flo)) Boehner 1887–1951 m. Elvin (David) Bailly 1892–1970
      1. 1. Daughter Bailly 1926–1926
  12. 12. Hariett (Melinda (Twin)) Rafuse 1867–1944 m. Leander (A.) Shupe 1868–1960
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Shupe 1897–
  13. 13. Norman Rafuse 1873–1931 m. Frances ((Fanny) Arabella) Duncan 1870–1946
    1. 1. Meta (Beryl) Rafuse 1896–
    2. 2. Rodney (Basil) Rafuse 1899–1927 m. Jennie (May) Marryatt 1904–
    3. 3. Mary (Hazel) Rafuse 1900–
    4. 4. Clifford (Alton) Rafuse 1901– m. Nora (Isabel) Chandler 1905–
    5. 5. James (Cyril Norman) Rafuse 1902–1972 m. Meriel (Joyce) Mader 1911–2006
    6. 6. Aubrey (Howard) Rafuse 1903–1962
    7. 7. Carrie (Myrtle) Rafuse 1905–1905
    8. 8. Vera (Grace) Rafuse 1895–
    9. 9. Leslie (Emmerson) Rafuse 1897–1987 m. Inez (Augusta) Tuckey 1904–
      1. 1. Norma (Inez) Rafuse 1926–2005 m. Arthur (Durrant) Brown 1926–2011
        1. 1. Karen Brown –2005
  14. 14. Lydia (Margaret) Rafuse 1869–1940 m. James (Creighton) Ernst 1871–1950

James Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1830
18 JAN 1830
Birth of James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1859
BET MAR 1859 AND JAN 1897
Age 29
James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse was employed
None
1908
1 JUL 1908
Age 78
Death of James Valentine (Twin) Rafuse
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JAN 1830
    Event Place: Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martins Point Cemetery, Martins Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET MAR 1859 AND JAN 1897
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1908
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