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Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse 1918–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUL 1918

Birth Location: Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 16 MAY 1948

Death Location: Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Norman Rafuse

Mother: Bessie Jones

Spouse(s): Elsie Chetwynd

Children(s):

In 1918, Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse entered the world in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Norman Oscar Rafuse And Bessie Maude Jones. Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse married Elsie L Chetwynd. Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse passed away in 1948 in Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse entered the world in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Norman Oscar Rafuse And Bessie Maude Jones.
  • Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse married Elsie L Chetwynd.
  • Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse passed away in 1948 in Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Lawrence Rafuse's Ancestors

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Lawrence Rafuse
1918–1948
Birth Place: Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Norman Oscar Rafuse
1892–1981
Bessie (Maude) Jones
1890–1968
Blue Mountain, New Ross Road, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Daniel ('Owen') Rafuse
1868–1939
Beech Hill, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Katherine (Annie May (Kate)) Brennan
1863–1933
Nicholsville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1818–1896
Sarah Awalt
1830–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Rafuse
1799–1875
Catharine Demon
1799–1848

Lawrence Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1918
2 JUL 1918
Birth of Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1948
16 MAY 1948
Age 30
Death of Lawrence 'Wesley' Rafuse in Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canaan, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUL 1918
    Event Place: Kings County, 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: Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Kings, 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: Occupation
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1948
    Event Place: Canaan, Kings, 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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