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Leslie John Merlin Rafuse 1921–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 APR 1921

Birth Location: Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 4 NOV 1999

Death Location: East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Norman Rafuse

Mother: Bertha Sarty

Spouse(s): Margaret Matthews

Children(s): Blair DeBaie

Leslie John Merlin Rafuse was born in 1921 in Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Norman Willis Rafuse And Bertha Alice Sarty. In 1961, Leslie John Merlin Rafuse resided in East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Leslie John Merlin Rafuse married Margaret Madeline Marie Matthews, and had children including Blair Kenneth Debaie, Gerald Mackay, Joseph Laverty, Michael Andrews. Leslie John Merlin Rafuse passed away in 1999 in East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Leslie John Merlin Rafuse was born in 1921 in Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Norman Willis Rafuse And Bertha Alice Sarty.
  • In 1961, Leslie John Merlin Rafuse resided in East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Leslie John Merlin Rafuse married Margaret Madeline Marie Matthews, and had children including Blair Kenneth Debaie, Gerald Mackay, Joseph Laverty, Michael Andrews.
  • Leslie John Merlin Rafuse passed away in 1999 in East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leslie Rafuse's Ancestors

Self
Leslie Rafuse
1921–1999
Birth Place: Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Norman Willis Rafuse
1876–1961
Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bertha (Alice) Sarty
1887–1952
West Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Jezreel Rafuse
1831–1878
Ellen Boutilier
1833–1890
John (Valentine) Sarty
1850–1937
Northfield, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth (Catharine) Rafuse
1836–1940
Conquerall, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1797–
Mary Spidel
1799–1868
James Sarty
1797–1882
Mary Smith
1815–1905
John Rafuse
1822–1889
Sophia Speidel
–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1754–1840
Catharine Lagarce
–1815
Eva Demone
1770–1854
George Sarty
1768–
Anna Slauenwhite
1772–1827
John Sr.
1797–
Mary Spidel
1799–1868

Leslie Rafuse's Descendants

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Leslie (John Merlin) Rafuse (14 APR 1921–4 NOV 1999) m. Margaret (Madeline Marie) Matthews (ABT 1918–9 JUN 2005)
  1. 1. Blair (Kenneth) DeBaie 1951–1996

Leslie Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1921
14 APR 1921
Birth of Leslie John Merlin Rafuse in Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1961
BET 1961 AND 1996
Age 40
Leslie John Merlin Rafuse resided here in East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1999
7 NOV 1999
Age 78
Burial of Leslie John Merlin Rafuse in St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Cemetery, East Dalhousie, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Cemetery, East Dalhousie, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
1999
4 NOV 1999
Age 78
Death of Leslie John Merlin Rafuse in East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 APR 1921
    Event Place: Scarsdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1961 AND 1996
    Event Place: East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1999
    Event Place: St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Cemetery, East Dalhousie, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 NOV 1999
    Event Place: East Dalhousie, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

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