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Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse 1869–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 OCT 1869

Birth Location: Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1952

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

Father: James Rafuse

Mother: Sarah Eisenhaur

Spouse(s): Isaac Hirtle

Children(s): Amanda Hirtle, William Hirtle, Vennie Hirtle, Clayton Hirtle, Robert Hirtle, Oran Hirtle

The story of Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse began in 1869 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse married Isaac Daniel Hirtle, and had children including Amanda Eldora Hirtle, Clayton St Clair Hirtle, Oran Daniel Hirtle, Robert Loren Hirtle, Vennie Hirtle, William Arthur Hirtle. Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse passed away in 1952 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse began in 1869 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse married Isaac Daniel Hirtle, and had children including Amanda Eldora Hirtle, Clayton St Clair Hirtle, Oran Daniel Hirtle, Robert Loren Hirtle, Vennie Hirtle, William Arthur Hirtle.
  • Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse passed away in 1952 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Rafuse's Ancestors

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Margaret Rafuse
1869–1952
Birth Place: Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
James 'Ephraim' Rafuse
1847–1944
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah (Jane) Eisenhaur
1851–1907
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John (Nelson) Rafuse
1811–1885
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Salome Young
1817–1849
Young's Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Christina (Anna Barbara) Bourgoyne
1819–
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1781–1853
Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857
Johann Young
1769–1842
Maria Emmeneau
1779–1842
Jacob Bourgoyne
1793–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1755–1829
Apollonia Berghaus
1759–
John Bourgoyne
1750–
Anna Clattenberger
1754–

Margaret Rafuse's Descendants

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Margaret (Lydia Laura) Rafuse (5 OCT 1869–1952) m. Isaac (Daniel) Hirtle (1870–26 DEC 1948)
  1. 1. Amanda (Eldora) Hirtle 1891–1984 m. William (Parker Henry) Hatt 1886–1972
    1. 1. Edith (Hilda) Hatt 1919–1993 m. Lloyd Webber –1992
      1. 1. Dianne (Elizabeth) Webber –2008
      2. 2. Cheryl (Lynne) Webber 1950–1999 m. Gary (Cecil) Meisner 1926–1997
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Hatt 1920– m. Karl (Evelyn) Langille 1916–2004
    3. 3. Jean (Dorothy) Hatt 1925–1986 m. Ronald (William) Powell 1925–1997
    4. 4. Lawrence (R.) Hatt 1914–1986 m. Marie (Ruth) Fleet 1924–2001 m. Carrie (Helena) Hamm 1918–1997
      1. 1. Gloria Hatt –2001
      2. 2. Michelle Hatt –2001
  2. 2. William (Arthur) Hirtle 1907–1974 m. Sarah (Idella) Rafuse 1910–1988
  3. 3. Vennie Hirtle 1896–1983
    1. 1. Pearl (M.) Hirtle 1921–1993
      1. 1. Ronald (J. Boudreau) Jr. –1993
    2. 2. Edward (John (Ted)) Hirtle 1925–1996
    3. 3. Ruth (Margaret) Hirtle 1919–1997 m. Clement Laybolt –1997
    4. 4. Florence Hirtle –1993
    5. 5. William Hirtle –1993
  4. 4. Clayton (St. Clair) Hirtle 1900–1991 m. Edith (Wood) Kennedy –1991
    1. 1. John (Edward) Hirtle 1930–2005
    2. 2. Margaret Hirtle –1991
    3. 3. Ethel Hirtle –1991
    4. 4. Jean Hirtle –1991
    5. 5. Roy Hirtle –1991
    6. 6. Donald Hirtle –1991
  5. 5. Robert (Loren) Hirtle 1906–1933
  6. 6. Oran (Daniel) Hirtle 1903–1961 m. Beatrice (Louise) Dorey 1910–1995 m. Vina (May) Mosher 1902–1954
    1. 1. Doreen (Rita) Hirtle 1935–2022 m. Raymond (Edward) Rafuse 1931–1992
    2. 2. Francis Hirtle –2001
    3. 3. Robert (Daniel) Hirtle 1924–2001 m. Doris (May) Sawler 1927–2013
      1. 1. Robert ((Bobby)) Hirtle –2001

Margaret Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1869
5 OCT 1869
Birth of Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1952
1952
Age 83
Death of Margaret Lydia Laura Rafuse in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1869
    Event Place: Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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