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Norman Willis Rafuse 1876–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1876

Birth Location: Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Lunenburg Municipal Hospital, Daysping, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Jezreel Rafuse

Mother: Ellen Boutilier

Spouse(s): Bertha Sarty

Children(s): Bernice Rafuse, Leslie Rafuse, Audrey Rafuse, Cedric Rafuse

Norman Willis Rafuse was born in 1876 in Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Jezreel Rafuse And Ellen Boutilier. In 1916, Norman Willis Rafuse resided in Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, . Norman Willis Rafuse married Bertha Alice Sarty, and had children including Audrey Wilma Rafuse, Bernice Leina Rafuse, Cedric Gardiner Rafuse, Leslie John Merlin Rafuse. Norman Willis Rafuse passed away in 1961 in Lunenburg Municipal Hospital, Daysping, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Norman Willis Rafuse was born in 1876 in Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Jezreel Rafuse And Ellen Boutilier.
  • In 1916, Norman Willis Rafuse resided in Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, .
  • Norman Willis Rafuse married Bertha Alice Sarty, and had children including Audrey Wilma Rafuse, Bernice Leina Rafuse, Cedric Gardiner Rafuse, Leslie John Merlin Rafuse.
  • Norman Willis Rafuse passed away in 1961 in Lunenburg Municipal Hospital, Daysping, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Norman Rafuse's Ancestors

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Norman Rafuse
1876–1961
Birth Place: Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Jezreel Rafuse
1831–1878
Ellen Boutilier
1833–1890
Grandparents
John (George Rafuse) Sr.
1797–
Mary (Magdelene) Spidel
1799–1868
Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1754–1840
Catharine Lagarce
–1815
Eva Demone
1770–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809
Franz Demone
1720–1803
Anna Herman
1732–1822

Norman Rafuse's Descendants

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Norman (Willis) Rafuse (1876–1961) m. Bertha (Alice) Sarty (11 DEC 1887–1 JAN 1952)
  1. 1. Bernice (Leina) Rafuse 1909–1992 m. Charles (Eldridge) Zwicker 1902–1976
  2. 2. Leslie (John Merlin) Rafuse 1921–1999 m. Margaret (Madeline Marie) Matthews 1918–2005
    1. 1. Blair (Kenneth) DeBaie 1951–1996
  3. 3. Audrey (Wilma) Rafuse 1915–1975
  4. 4. Cedric (Gardiner) Rafuse 1917–1943

Norman Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1876
1876
Birth of Norman Willis Rafuse in Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1916
BEF 1916
Age 40
Norman Willis Rafuse resided here in Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1961
1961
Age 85
Death of Norman Willis Rafuse in Lunenburg Municipal Hospital, Daysping, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg Municipal Hospital, Daysping, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary
    [3] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkdale-Maplewood Cemetery, Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary
    [3] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BEF 1916
    Event Place: Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Lunenburg Municipal Hospital, Daysping, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary
    [3] Obituary

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