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Mary Elizabeth Rafuse 1791–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1791

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 20 Nov 1878

Death Location: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Johann Rafuse

Mother: Catherine Klattenburger

Spouse(s): William Legge

Children(s): Elizabeth Legge, Mary Legge

In 1791, Mary Elizabeth Rafuse entered the world in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Johann Eberhardt Rafuse And Catherine Maria Elizabeth Clattenberg Klattenburger. Mary Elizabeth Rafuse married William Edward Legge, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Eliza Legge, Mary Ann Legge. Mary Elizabeth Rafuse passed away in 1878 in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Mary Elizabeth Rafuse entered the world in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Johann Eberhardt Rafuse And Catherine Maria Elizabeth Clattenberg Klattenburger.
  • Mary Elizabeth Rafuse married William Edward Legge, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Eliza Legge, Mary Ann Legge.
  • Mary Elizabeth Rafuse passed away in 1878 in Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Rafuse
1767–1848
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
JR
Catherine Klattenburger
1772–1827
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
CK

Spouses(s)

William Legge
1789–1844
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
WL

Children(s)

Elizabeth Legge
1819–1910
Birth Location: Martins River, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
EL
Mary Legge
1831–1899
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Rafuse's Ancestors

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Mary Rafuse
1791–1878
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Johann Eberhardt Rafuse
1767–1848
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine (Maria Elizabeth Clattenberg) Klattenburger
1772–1827
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Rafuse's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Rafuse (10 Nov 1791–20 Nov 1878) m. William (Edward) Legge (17 May 1789–27 Aug 1844)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine "Eliza") Legge 1819–1910 m. William ("Michael") Keddy 1820–1881
    1. 1. Susanna ("Susan") Keddy 1845–1921 m. Cornelius Hiltz 1840–1893 m. James (Christopher) Corkum 1849–1919
      1. 1. John ("Wesley") Hiltz 1879–1964 m. Frances ("Fannie" Laura) Rogers 1887–1969 m. Lillian Daurie 1870–1969
        1. 1. Norman (Melbourne) Hiltz 1908–1983 m. Bessie (Olivia) Silver 1916–2005
        2. 2. Hannah (Jane Elizabeth) Hiltz 1910–1989
        3. 3. George (Henry) Hiltz 1906–1989
        4. 4. Archibald (Sinclair) Hiltz 1907–1972
        5. 5. Minnie (Viola) Hiltz 1912–1954
        6. 6. Abner (Anderson) Hiltz 1914–1984
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Marie "Bessie") Hiltz 1916–2001
        8. 8. William (Howard Frank) Hiltz 1900–1900
        9. 9. Nathan (Amos) Eisenhauer 1865–1944
      2. 2. William (Frederick "Fred" Hiltz) (Twin) 1886–1964 m. Gertrude (Florence) Sawler 1895–1973
        1. 1. Mary (Susan) Hiltz 1927–2007 m. Robert (Eric) Selby 1924–1988
      3. 3. David (Hiram) Hiltz 1864–1939
      4. 4. Michael (Oscar) Hiltz 1865–1949
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Etta "Lizzie") Hiltz 1867–1943
      6. 6. James (Levi) Hiltz 1869–1918
      7. 7. Amos (Minard) Hiltz 1871–
      8. 8. Edith (Matilda) Hiltz 1873–1964
      9. 9. Arthur (Morton) Hiltz 1876–1956
      10. 10. Anne (Melinda) Hiltz 1882–1946
      11. 11. Mary (Ellen "Nellie" Hiltz) (Twin) 1886–1942
    2. 2. George (Henry) Keddy 1849–1938
    3. 3. Nathan (William) Keddy 1852–1939 m. Anna ("Annie" Louisa) Killam 1851–1932
      1. 1. Holmes (Michael) Keddy 1880–1944 m. Beatrice (Anna) Brown 1882–1957
        1. 1. Harold (Brown) Keddy 1915–1996
      2. 2. Eleanor ("Nellie" Rosetta) Keddy 1882–1968
      3. 3. Harry (Grant) Keddy 1883–1941
      4. 4. Jonathan (Gordon) Keddy 1888–1918
      5. 5. Harlan (Fulton "Pete") Keddy 1891–1974
      6. 6. Nathan (Ralph) Keddy 1892–1939
      7. 7. Nettie Keddy 1883–
      8. 8. Neil (Wellington) Keddy 1887–1887
      9. 9. Maria Keddy 1894–1894
    4. 4. Michael (David) Keddy 1863–1868
    5. 5. Priscilla (A) Keddy 1856–1869
    6. 6. James (Edward "Ned") Keddy 1847–1916 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Reeves 1848–1937
      1. 1. Grace (Beatrice) Keddy 1893–1895
      2. 2. Edward (James "Ted") Keddy 1876–1974 m. Loretta ("Lola" Jane) Bezanson 1896–1981
        1. 1. Florence (Evelyn) Keddy 1910–1964 m. Guy (Ernest) Fancy 1903–1969
        2. 2. Doris Keddy –1974
        3. 3. Rhena Keddy –1974
        4. 4. Seaward (Cecil) Keddy 1906–1972 m. Ethel (May) Keddy 1905–1991
      3. 3. Augustine (Wollard "Ossie") Keddy 1890–1979 m. Mary (Grace) Adams 1898–1988
      4. 4. Arthur (Wilson) Keddy 1872–1961
      5. 5. Daisy ("Ethel") Keddy 1880–1974 m. Newton (S) Turner 1867–1929
      6. 6. Eliza (Melinda) Keddy 1871–1941
      7. 7. Clarence (Victor) Keddy 1886–1969
      8. 8. Michael (William) Keddy 1882–1961 m. Alice (May) Lantz 1885–1959
      9. 9. George (Kempton) Keddy 1884–1961
      10. 10. Harold (Cecil 'Harry') Keddy 1889–1984
      11. 11. Lillian (May) Kedy 1879–
      12. 12. Effie Keddy 1881–
    7. 7. Mary (Rebecca) Keddy 1854–1937 m. William Beardsley 1851– m. Sylvanus (Whitney) Bligh 1856–1917 m. Rev (Samuel C) Ingersoll 1850–1927
      1. 1. Addison (Parker) Beardsley 1874–1943
      2. 2. Blanche Beardsley 1877–
      3. 3. Beatrice (C) Beardsley 1879–1908
      4. 4. Viola (F) Beardsley 1880–
      5. 5. Eliza (M) Bligh 1883–
      6. 6. J (Larne) Bligh 1885–
      7. 7. William (O) Bligh 1892–
    8. 8. Alexander Keddy 1842–1933 m. Mary (Ann Susannah) Hiltz 1848–1912
      1. 1. Mary (Emily) Keddy 1871–1889
      2. 2. Percy Keddy 1883–1884
      3. 3. Eliza (E) Keddy 1877–1879
      4. 4. Nathan (Samuel) Keddy 1878–1942
      5. 5. Jesse (Osborne) Keddy 1885–1970
      6. 6. Robert (Ainsly) Keddy 1876–1947
      7. 7. Malinda Deal 1874–1944
      8. 8. Edward (Michel) Keddy 1866–1939 m. Ada (Adelia) Hiltz 1866–1943
        1. 1. Guy (Ainsley) Keddy 1898–1982
        2. 2. Ethel (May) Keddy 1905–1991 m. Seaward (Cecil) Keddy 1906–1972
      9. 9. Norman Keddy 1881–
      10. 10. Alice Keddy 1889–
      11. 11. Lindsay Keddy 1891–
    9. 9. Eleanora ("Norah" Ann) Keddy 1861–1917 m. Benjamin (Sidney) Meister 1859–1944
      1. 1. Leah (Gertrude) Meister 1904–1991
        1. 1. Arthur (Eric) Gates 1925–2009
      2. 2. Edgar (St. Clair) Meister 1892–1917
      3. 3. Gordon (St. Elmo) Meister 1888–1973
      4. 4. Clayton (DeVere) Meister 1900–1968
      5. 5. Charles (Michael "Mike") Meister 1899–1974
      6. 6. Laura (E.) Meister 1885–
      7. 7. Ida (A.) Meister 1890–
      8. 8. Annie (E.) Meister 1889–
      9. 9. Gladys (E.) Meister 1896–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Legge 1831–1899
    1. 1. Alma (Eliza) McDow 1860–1960 m. James ("Alfred") Reese 1855–1940
      1. 1. Cassie (Eleanor Reese) Reeves 1882–1926 m. Roderick Reeves 1872–1958
        1. 1. Eveline (Lillian) Reeves 1917–2010 m. Russel (George) Silliker 1915–1971
        2. 2. Cecil (E) Reeves 1903–1988
        3. 3. George Reeves 1905–
        4. 4. Marcus (Roderick) Reeves 1909–1951
        5. 5. Robert (Samuel) Reeves 1913–1939
        6. 6. Theodore (David) Reeves 1915–1994
        7. 7. Edward Reeves 1920–
        8. 8. Blanch Reeves 1907–
        9. 9. Dorothy Reeves 1913–1942
        10. 10. Lewis (Reginald) Reeves 1923–2007
        11. 11. Florence (Alma) Murphy 1921–2017
      2. 2. Samuel Reese 1884–1974

Mary Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1791
10 Nov 1791
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Rafuse in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1878
20 Nov 1878
Age 87
Death of Mary 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
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