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Lena May Saunders 1890–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 NOV 1890

Birth Location: Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia

Death Date: 2 JUN 1959

Death Location: Forest Glade, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Charles Saunders

Mother: Sophia Rafuse

Spouse(s): Joseph Gates

Children(s): Malcolm Gates, Ruth Gates, Ernest Gates, John Gates, George Gates, Joseph Gates

Lena May Saunders was born in 1890 in Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia, the child of Charles E Saunders And Sophia S Rafuse. Lena May Saunders married Joseph Dimock Gates, and had children including Ernest Sinclair Gates, George Gates, John Clifford Gates, Joseph Lawrence Gates, Malcolm Arthur Gates, Ruth Evelyn Gates. Lena May Saunders passed away in 1959 in Forest Glade, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Lena May Saunders was born in 1890 in Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia, the child of Charles E Saunders And Sophia S Rafuse.
  • Lena May Saunders married Joseph Dimock Gates, and had children including Ernest Sinclair Gates, George Gates, John Clifford Gates, Joseph Lawrence Gates, Malcolm Arthur Gates, Ruth Evelyn Gates.
  • Lena May Saunders passed away in 1959 in Forest Glade, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Lena Saunders's Ancestors

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Lena Saunders
1890–1959
Birth Place: Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia
Parents
Charles E. Saunders
1851–
Dalhousie, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sophia (S.) Rafuse
1853–
Grandparents
John ('George' Rafuse) Jr.
1820–1909
Matilda Eisenhauer
1824–1906
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1797–
Mary Spidel
1799–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1754–1840
Catharine Lagarce
–1815
Eva Demone
1770–1854

Lena Saunders's Descendants

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Lena (May) Saunders (21 NOV 1890–2 JUN 1959) m. Joseph (Dimock) Gates (20 MAY 1882–6 FEB 1955)
  1. 1. Malcolm (Arthur) Gates 1919–2006 m. Hazel Palmer –2006
  2. 2. Ruth (Evelyn) Gates 1919–1934
  3. 3. Ernest (Sinclair) Gates 1913–2006
  4. 4. John (Clifford) Gates 1922–1922
  5. 5. George Gates –2006
  6. 6. Joseph ('Lawrence') Gates 1925–2012 m. Frances (Averil) Rafuse 1937–1990

Lena Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1890
21 NOV 1890
Birth of Lena May Saunders in Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia
Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia
1959
2 JUN 1959
Age 69
Death of Lena May Saunders in Forest Glade, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Forest Glade, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 NOV 1890
    Event Place: Mt. Horne, Kings County, Nova Scotia
    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: Melvern Square, Annapolis, 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: 2 JUN 1959
    Event Place: Forest Glade, Annapolis, 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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