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Leo Samuel Rafuse 1916–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1916

Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1 MAR 2004

Death Location: Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Gordon Rafuse

Mother: Edith McDow

Spouse(s): Elsie Atwell, Elsie Dill

Children(s): Ronald Rafuse, Edith Rafuse

Leo Samuel Rafuse was born in 1916 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Gordon Rafuse And Edith Matilda Mcdow. In 1987, Leo Samuel Rafuse resided in Woodside, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Leo Samuel Rafuse married Elsie Marie Atwell, Elsie Marion Dill, and had children including Arnold Rafuse, Edith Rafuse, Glennis Rafuse, Jeanette Rafuse, Kathy Rafuse, Lawrence Rafuse, Leo Rafuse Jr, Linda Rafuse, Marion Rafuse, Orrin Rafuse, Peter Rafuse, Ronald Leo Rafuse, Vera Rafuse, Wanda Rafuse, Wayne Rafuse. Leo Samuel Rafuse passed away in 2004 in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Leo Samuel Rafuse was born in 1916 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Gordon Rafuse And Edith Matilda Mcdow.
  • In 1987, Leo Samuel Rafuse resided in Woodside, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Leo Samuel Rafuse married Elsie Marie Atwell, Elsie Marion Dill, and had children including Arnold Rafuse, Edith Rafuse, Glennis Rafuse, Jeanette Rafuse, Kathy Rafuse, Lawrence Rafuse, Leo Rafuse Jr, Linda Rafuse, Marion Rafuse, Orrin Rafuse, Peter Rafuse, Ronald Leo Rafuse, Vera Rafuse, Wanda Rafuse, Wayne Rafuse.
  • Leo Samuel Rafuse passed away in 2004 in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leo Rafuse's Ancestors

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Leo Rafuse
1916–2004
Birth Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Gordon Rafuse
1887–1926
Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Edith (Matilda) McDow
1889–1926
Grandparents
James ('Ephraim') Rafuse
1847–1944
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah (Jane) Eisenhaur
1851–1907
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Samuel (Arthur) McDow
1860–1916
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Lavinia) Reeves
1866–1953
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Salome Young
1817–1849
Christina Bourgoyne
1819–
Maria Legge
1831–
John Reeves
1843–1921
Elizabeth Keddy
1846–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1781–1853
Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857
Johann Young
1769–1842
Maria Emmeneau
1779–1842
Jacob Bourgoyne
1793–
Maria Rafuse
1791–1878
Isaac Keddy
1817–1895
Sarah Sarty
1817–

Leo Rafuse's Descendants

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Leo (Samuel) Rafuse (ABT 1916–1 MAR 2004) m. Elsie (Marie) Atwell (ABT 1921–17 FEB 2001) m. Elsie (Marion) Dill (ABT 1935–25 SEP 2002)
  1. 1. Ronald (Leo) Rafuse 1938–2017
  2. 2. Edith Rafuse –2001

Leo Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1916
ABT 1916
Birth of Leo Samuel Rafuse in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1987
BET 1987 AND JUN 1998
Age 71
Leo Samuel Rafuse resided here in Woodside, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Woodside, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
2004
1 MAR 2004
Age 88
Death of Leo Samuel Rafuse in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1916
    Event Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1987 AND JUN 1998
    Event Place: Woodside, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jawbone Corner Cemetery, Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAR 2004
    Event Place: Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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