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Ruth Marama LITTLE 1926 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1926

Birth Location: Rangiora, New Zealand

Death Date: 28 Nov 1995

Death Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Father: Percival LITTLE

Mother: Elizabeth SCOTT

Spouse(s): Joseph SANFORD

Children(s): Elizabeth SANFORD, Katherine SANFORD, Joanna SANFORD

Ruth Marama LITTLE was born in 1926 in Rangiora, New Zealand, the child of Percival LITTLE and Elizabeth Helen SCOTT. Ruth Marama LITTLE married Joseph Edward SANFORD, and had children including Elizabeth Janne SANFORD, Katherine Anne SANFORD, Joanna Faye SANFORD. Ruth Marama LITTLE passed away in 1995 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Ruth Marama LITTLE was born in 1926 in Rangiora, New Zealand, the child of Percival LITTLE and Elizabeth Helen SCOTT.
  • Ruth Marama LITTLE married Joseph Edward SANFORD, and had children including Elizabeth Janne SANFORD, Katherine Anne SANFORD, Joanna Faye SANFORD.
  • Ruth Marama LITTLE passed away in 1995 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth LITTLE's Ancestors

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Ruth LITTLE
1926 – 1995
Birth Place: Rangiora, New Zealand
Parents
Percival LITTLE
1892 – 1954
Christchurch, New Zealand
Elizabeth (Helen) SCOTT
Grandparents
David LITTLE
– 1935
Cumberland, England
Sarah (Charlotte) LEPROU
1867 – 1953
Akaroa, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Emile PROU
1832 – 1905
Madeline GERZEAU
1842 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean LEPROU
1800 –
Marguerite CARDINE
1803 –
LAMBERT
Francoise GERZEAU

Ruth LITTLE's Descendants

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Ruth (Marama) LITTLE (06 Mar 1926 – 28 Nov 1995) m. Joseph (Edward) SANFORD
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Janne) SANFORD
  2. 2. Katherine (Anne) SANFORD
  3. 3. Joanna (Faye) SANFORD

Ruth LITTLE's Timeline

2 Records

1926
06 Mar 1926
Birth of Ruth Marama LITTLE in Rangiora, New Zealand
Rangiora, New Zealand
1995
28 Nov 1995
Age 69
Death of Ruth Marama LITTLE in Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Rangiora, New Zealand
    Record Source: Brick.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1980
    Record Source: Brick.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Christchurch, New Zealand
    Record Source: Brick.FTW

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