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Maria Elizabeth Rafuse 1791–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1791

Birth Location: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: Aft. 1901

Death Location: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Johannes RAFUSE

Mother: Catherine Clattenburg

Spouse(s): John Legge, William Legge

Children(s): Catherine Legge, Mary Legge, Elizabeth Legge, Mary Mcdow

Maria Elizabeth Rafuse was born in 1791 in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Johannes Eberhardt Rafuse And Catherine Elizabeth Clattenburg. Maria Elizabeth Rafuse married John William Legge, William John Legge, and had children including Catherine Legge, Elizabeth Legge, Mary Ann Legge Mcdow, Mary Anne Legge. Maria Elizabeth Rafuse passed away in 1901 in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Maria Elizabeth Rafuse was born in 1791 in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Johannes Eberhardt Rafuse And Catherine Elizabeth Clattenburg.
  • Maria Elizabeth Rafuse married John William Legge, William John Legge, and had children including Catherine Legge, Elizabeth Legge, Mary Ann Legge Mcdow, Mary Anne Legge.
  • Maria Elizabeth Rafuse passed away in 1901 in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Maria Rafuse's Ancestors

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Maria Rafuse
1791–1901
Birth Place: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Johannes Eberhardt RAFUSE
1767–1848
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine (Elizabeth) Clattenburg
1772–1835
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Grandparents
Johannes (Andreas Rehfuss Rehfus) Rafuse
1720–1798
Ebingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Catharina Elizabeth Raab) Rabel
1722–1809
Ebingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Maria Rafuse's Descendants

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Maria (Elizabeth) Rafuse (10 Nov 1791–Aft. 1901) m. John (William) Legge (01 May 1789–27 Aug 1844) m. William (John) Legge (May 1, 1789–27 Aug 1844)
  1. 1. Catherine Legge 1816–1902
    1. 1. Alexander Keddy 1842–1933 m. Mary (Ann Susannah Hiltz) Keddy 1848–1912
      1. 1. Alice (Matilda) Keddy 1888–1970 m. Owen (Almon) Hiltz 1886–1967
        1. 1. Marie (Irene) Dixon 1920–2018 m. Charles (Edwin) Dixon 1923–2004
        2. 2. Clara (Adelina Kay Hiltz) m 1919–2016 m. Hardy (Scott Gates) m 1920–1996
        3. 3. Ina (Idella Hiltz) m 1915–2011
        4. 4. Abbie (Harriett Hiltz) m 1908–1997
        5. 5. Evelyn (Mathilda 'Eva' Hiltz) single 1913–1933
        6. 6. Reuben (Olman Hiltz died young) (3) 1917–1920
        7. 7. Russell (St Clair Hiltz) m 1922–1989
        8. 8. Foster (Owen Hiltz) m? 1926–2010
        9. 9. Hencie (Alexander Hiltz) m? 1924–2007
        10. 10. Joan Walker 1931–2021
      2. 2. edward Keddy 1866–1939 m. Ada (Sedelia Hiltz) Keddy 1866–1943
        1. 1. Guy (Ainsley) Keddy 1898–1982
      3. 3. Jesse (Osborne) Keddy 1885–1970
      4. 4. Eliza (E) Keddy 1877–1879
      5. 5. Nathan (Samuel) Keddy 1878–1942
        1. 1. Irvin Keddy 1923–2004
        2. 2. Nelson (St Clair) Keddy 1916–2012
      6. 6. Melinda (Keddy) Deal 1874–1944
      7. 7. Mary (Emily) Keddy 1871–1889
      8. 8. Allen Keddy 1889–
      9. 9. Robert (Ainsley) Keddy 1876–1947
        1. 1. Esther Keddy 1913–2019
      10. 10. Lindsay (Vernon) Keddy 1891–1972
      11. 11. Percival Keddy 1883–1884
      12. 12. Eliza (Emmaline) Keddy 1868–1870
      13. 13. Melinda (Loyd (Keddy)) Hirtle 1872–1947
        1. 1. Russell (C) Hirtle 1909–1994
  2. 2. Mary (Anne) Legge 1791–1868
  3. 3. Elizabeth Legge 1817–1899
  4. 4. Mary (Ann (Legge)) Mcdow 1831–1899

Maria Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1791
10 Nov 1791
Birth of Maria Elizabeth Rafuse in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
1871
1871
Age 80
Death of Maria Elizabeth Rafuse in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
Aft. 1901
Age 110
Death of Maria Elizabeth Rafuse in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1901
    Event Place: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada

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