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Lester LeRoy Rafuse 1894–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1894

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

Death Date: 2 MAR 1973

Death Location: Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Horatio Rafuse

Mother:

Spouse(s): Gladys Lee

Children(s): Evelyn Rafuse, Clyde Rafuse, Roland Rafuse, Helen Rafuse, Mildred Rafuse

In 1894, Lester LeRoy Rafuse entered the world in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Horatio K Rafuse And Hattie Manthorne. Lester LeRoy Rafuse married Gladys Myrtle Lee, and had children including Clyde Max Ray Rafuse, Evelyn Myrtle Rafuse, Helen Phyllis Rafuse, Mildred Beatrice Rafuse, Roland Leslie Rafuse. Lester LeRoy Rafuse passed away in 1973 in Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Lester LeRoy Rafuse entered the world in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Horatio K Rafuse And Hattie Manthorne.
  • Lester LeRoy Rafuse married Gladys Myrtle Lee, and had children including Clyde Max Ray Rafuse, Evelyn Myrtle Rafuse, Helen Phyllis Rafuse, Mildred Beatrice Rafuse, Roland Leslie Rafuse.
  • Lester LeRoy Rafuse passed away in 1973 in Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Lester Rafuse's Ancestors

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Lester Rafuse
1894–1973
Birth Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Horatio K. Rafuse
1863–1929
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Jacob Rafuse
1825–1915
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Caroline (Elizabeth) Marriott
1831–
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1790–1874
Catherine Lantz
1788–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1762–1847
Anna Eisenhauer
1765–1847

Lester Rafuse's Descendants

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Lester (LeRoy) Rafuse (1894–2 MAR 1973) m. Gladys (Myrtle) Lee (1898–16 FEB 1981)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Myrtle) Rafuse 1927–1989
  2. 2. Clyde (Max (Ray)) Rafuse 1921–2008
  3. 3. Roland (Leslie) Rafuse 1929–2006
  4. 4. Helen (Phyllis) Rafuse 1920–2001 m. Elbridge Denton –1999
    1. 1. Marion (Gladys) Denton 1938–1999
  5. 5. Mildred (Beatrice) Rafuse 1925–1999
    1. 1. Marcia (Lee) Trask 1949–2000

Lester Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1894
1894
Birth of Lester LeRoy Rafuse in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1973
2 MAR 1973
Age 79
Death of Lester LeRoy Rafuse in Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riverside Cemetery, Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1973
    Event Place: Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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