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Lester Elmer Rafuse 1906–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUN 1906

Birth Location: Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 8 JAN 1987

Death Location: Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA

Father: Alonzo Rafuse

Mother: Phoebe Wamboldt

Spouse(s): Lida Blenkhorn

Children(s):

The story of Lester Elmer Rafuse began in 1906 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lester Elmer Rafuse married Lida Frances Blenkhorn, and had children including Margaret Rafuse, Patricia Rafuse. Lester Elmer Rafuse passed away in 1987 in Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Elmer Rafuse began in 1906 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Lester Elmer Rafuse married Lida Frances Blenkhorn, and had children including Margaret Rafuse, Patricia Rafuse.
  • Lester Elmer Rafuse passed away in 1987 in Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA.

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Lester Rafuse's Ancestors

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Lester Rafuse
1906–1987
Birth Place: Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Alonzo Willis Rafuse
1874–
Bulls Run, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Phoebe (Ellen) Wamboldt
1878–1908
Camperdown, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
James (Frederick (Fred)) Rafuse
1836–
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1806–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eberhard Rehfus
1767–1844
Susanna Klettenberger
1772–1827

Lester Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1906
18 JUN 1906
Birth of Lester Elmer Rafuse in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1987
8 JAN 1987
Age 81
Death of Lester Elmer Rafuse in Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1906
    Event Place: Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1987
    Event Place: Tavares, Lake, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Obituary

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