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Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse 1826–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1826

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Johann Rafuse

Mother: Elizabeth Smeltzer

Spouse(s): Franz SLAUENWHITE

Children(s): William SLAUENWHITE

The story of Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse began in 1826 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse married Franz Francis Slauenwhite, and had children including William Francis Slauenwhite. Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse passed away in 1862 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse began in 1826 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse married Franz Francis Slauenwhite, and had children including William Francis Slauenwhite.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse passed away in 1862 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Sarah Rafuse's Ancestors

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Sarah Rafuse
1826–1862
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Johann Jacob Rafuse
1791–1853
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Smeltzer
1796–
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Johannes (Martin Rafuse) Rehfus
1755–1829
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Apollonia (BERGHAUS) Rafuse
1759–1829
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Johannes Schmeltzer
1760–1832
Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Sophia (Susanna Gertraudt) Mader
1764–1842
Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rafuse
1720–1798
Johan (Berghaus)
1716–1794
Anna Vastenrad
1739–1792
Johann Smeltzer
1725–1809
Apollonia Crove
1721–1814
Anna Bating
1713–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Beck
1690–1738
Johann (Berghaus)
1690–
Anna Berghaus
1694–

Sarah Rafuse's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth Catherine) Rafuse (08 Jun 1826–1862) m. Franz (Francis) SLAUENWHITE (22 Nov 1826–1891)
  1. 1. William (Francis) SLAUENWHITE 1848–1891 m. Mary (E HENLEY Slauenwhite) Faulkenham 1849–1929
    1. 1. Ervin SLAUENWHITE 1881–1965 m. Laura (Louise) Slaunwhite 1888–1966
      1. 1. Myrtle (Mae) Henley 1913–2001
      2. 2. Clarence (William) Slauenwhite 1909–1966
      3. 3. Bernard (Everett) Slauenwhite –1978
      4. 4. Frances (Laura) Uhlman 1920–2012
      5. 5. Elfreda (Inez) Freeman 1926–2021

Sarah Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1826
08 Jun 1826
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1862
1862
Age 36
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Rafuse in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1826
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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