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Kenneth Roy Rafuse 1881–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 FEB 1881

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

Death Date: 5 JUL 1962

Death Location: Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: George Rafuse

Mother: Margaret Barkhouse

Spouse(s): Ada Benedict

Children(s): Harold Rafuse, Edna Rafuse, Roy Rafuse, Arthur Rafuse, Alma Rafuse, Gladys Rafuse, Hilda Rafuse, William Rafuse, Leslie Rafuse, Clarence Rafuse

The story of Kenneth Roy Rafuse began in 1881 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Kenneth Roy Rafuse married Ada Margaret Benedict, and had children including Alma Almeda Rafuse, Arthur Art Rafuse, Clarence Rafuse, Edna Ellen Rafuse, Gladys Rafuse, Harold Lawrence Pick Rafuse, Hilda Margaret Rafuse, Leslie Allen Paddy Rafuse, Roy Robert Dynie Rafuse, William Howard Bill Rafuse. Kenneth Roy Rafuse passed away in 1962 in Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Kenneth Roy Rafuse began in 1881 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Kenneth Roy Rafuse married Ada Margaret Benedict, and had children including Alma Almeda Rafuse, Arthur Art Rafuse, Clarence Rafuse, Edna Ellen Rafuse, Gladys Rafuse, Harold Lawrence Pick Rafuse, Hilda Margaret Rafuse, Leslie Allen Paddy Rafuse, Roy Robert Dynie Rafuse, William Howard Bill Rafuse.
  • Kenneth Roy Rafuse passed away in 1962 in Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kenneth Rafuse's Ancestors

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Kenneth Rafuse
1881–1962
Birth Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
George Samuel Simon Rafuse
1849–1886
Margaret (Rosina) Barkhouse
1854–1890
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John ('Jacob') Rafuse
1807–1856
Maria ('Catherine') Hiltz
1811–1851
George Barkhouse
1819–1907
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anna (Louisa) Hebb
–1896
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1755–1829
Apollonia Berghaus
1759–
John Hiltz
1761–1833
Maria Knickle
1764–1801
Jonathan Berghaus
1760–1851

Kenneth Rafuse's Descendants

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Kenneth (Roy) Rafuse (28 FEB 1881–5 JUL 1962) m. Ada (Margaret) Benedict (1887–1963)
  1. 1. Harold (Lawrence (Pick)) Rafuse 1919–1996 m. Winnifred (June (Winnie)) Cochran 1924–2008
    1. 1. Michael (Francis (Mike)) Rafuse 1951–2000
    2. 2. Brian (Gordon) Rafuse 1948–2008
    3. 3. Darrell (Edwin) Rafuse 1947–1988
  2. 2. Edna (Ellen) Rafuse 1908–2001 m. Stewart (A.) Gordon 1906–1978
  3. 3. Roy (Robert (Dynie)) Rafuse 1910–2004 m. Faye (Elizabeth) Hatfield 1914–1973
    1. 1. Wayne (Edson) Rafuse 1948–2016
  4. 4. Arthur ((Art)) Rafuse 1920–1996 m. Edith (Elizabeth) Tucker 1921–1976
  5. 5. Alma (Almeda) Rafuse 1915–1972 m. Gordon (Wilfred) Gollan 1909–1979
    1. 1. Reginald (Wilfred) Gollan 1933–1990
  6. 6. Gladys Rafuse 1916–1996
  7. 7. Hilda (Margaret) Rafuse 1906–1991 m. Thomas (Francis (Tom)) O'Connell 1918–1996
  8. 8. William (Howard (Bill)) Rafuse 1913–1991
  9. 9. Leslie (Allen (Paddy)) Rafuse 1912–1991
  10. 10. Clarence Rafuse –1991

Kenneth Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1881
28 FEB 1881
Birth of Kenneth Roy Rafuse in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
30 MAR 1881
Kenneth Roy Rafuse was baptized
None
1962
5 JUL 1962
Age 81
Death of Kenneth Roy Rafuse in Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1881
    Event Place: Martins Point, 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: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood Cemetery, 1186 King St., Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1962
    Event Place: Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, 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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