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Lewis St. Clair Rafuse 1914–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1914

Birth Location: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 30 AUG 1996

Death Location: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Edward Rafuse

Mother: Bertha Vaughan

Spouse(s): Lena Zwicker

Children(s): Marina Rafuse, Shirley Rafuse, Diane Rafuse, Dorlene Rafuse

In 1914, Lewis St. Clair Rafuse entered the world in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Edward William Rafuse And Bertha May Vaughan. Lewis St. Clair Rafuse married Lena Claire Fay Zwicker, and had children including Diane Bertha Rafuse, Dorlene Claire Rafuse, Glenn Rafuse, Janette Rafuse, Judy Rafuse, Marina E Rafuse, Robert Lewis Bobby Rafuse, Shirley Rafuse, Wendell Rafuse. Lewis St. Clair Rafuse passed away in 1996 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Lewis St. Clair Rafuse entered the world in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Edward William Rafuse And Bertha May Vaughan.
  • Lewis St. Clair Rafuse married Lena Claire Fay Zwicker, and had children including Diane Bertha Rafuse, Dorlene Claire Rafuse, Glenn Rafuse, Janette Rafuse, Judy Rafuse, Marina E Rafuse, Robert Lewis Bobby Rafuse, Shirley Rafuse, Wendell Rafuse.
  • Lewis St. Clair Rafuse passed away in 1996 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Lewis Rafuse's Ancestors

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Lewis Rafuse
1914–1996
Birth Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Edward William Rafuse
1893–1979
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bertha (May) Vaughan
1897–1971
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas ('Enslem') Rafuse
1871–1954
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth (Bertha) Green
1873–1923
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arthur (Gerald) Vaughan
1871–1943
Steam Mill, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nellie (Elenore) Kaizer
1879–1964
Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Rafuse
1838–1903
Eloise Silver
1839–1894
John Vaughan
1836–1896
Dorcas Greenlaw
1844–1929
George Keyser
1848–1929
Hannah Adams
1849–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Salome Young
1817–1849
Jonathan Vaughan
1817–
Eliza Rafuse
1818–1899
William Kayser
1813–
Sarah Keddy
1818–1842
George Adams
1815–1876
Hannah Rafuse
1820–1870

Lewis Rafuse's Descendants

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Lewis (St. Clair) Rafuse (ABT 1914–30 AUG 1996) m. Lena (Claire Fay) Zwicker (3 JUL 1919–1 FEB 2022)
  1. 1. Marina (E.) Rafuse 1937–2004
  2. 2. Shirley Rafuse –2020
  3. 3. Diane (Bertha) Rafuse 1944–2020 m. Byron Hirtle –2020
  4. 4. Dorlene (Claire) Rafuse 1947–2025
    1. 1. Wanda Sawler –2025

Lewis Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1914
ABT 1914
Birth of Lewis St. Clair Rafuse in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1996
30 AUG 1996
Age 82
Death of Lewis St. Clair Rafuse in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1914
    Event Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Western Shore Cemetery, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1996
    Event Place: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

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