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Laurence 'John' Rafuse 1922–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1922

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

Death Date: 2 JUN 2001

Death Location: Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Venning Rafuse

Mother: Daisy Sawler

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Laurence 'John' Rafuse was born in 1922 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Venning Randolph Rafuse And Daisy Linden Sawler. Laurence 'John' Rafuse had children including David Rafuse. Laurence 'John' Rafuse passed away in 2001 in Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Laurence 'John' Rafuse was born in 1922 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Venning Randolph Rafuse And Daisy Linden Sawler.
  • Laurence 'John' Rafuse had children including David Rafuse.
  • Laurence 'John' Rafuse passed away in 2001 in Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Laurence Rafuse's Ancestors

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Laurence Rafuse
1922–2001
Birth Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Venning Randolph Rafuse
1895–1979
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daisy (Linden) Sawler
1898–1980
Western Shore, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Daniel (Randolph) Rafuse
1867–1941
Rose Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jenny Sawler
1869–1950
Western Shore, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
James (Isaac) Sawler
1871–1931
Western Shore, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lettie (Elvira) Rafuse
1881–1966
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
George Sawler
1833–1918
Amy Barkhouse
1840–1919
James Rafuse
1847–1944
Sarah Eisenhaur
1851–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1781–1853
Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857
John Barkhouse
1814–1890
Maria Rafuse
1814–1861
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Salome Young
1817–1849
Christina Bourgoyne
1819–

Laurence Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1922
ABT 1922
Birth of Laurence 'John' Rafuse in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2001
2 JUN 2001
Age 79
Death of Laurence 'John' Rafuse in Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1922
    Event Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pentecostal Church Cemetery, Western Shore, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JUN 2001
    Event Place: Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

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