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Sidney Arnold Rafuse 1896–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 OCT 1896

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 20 JUL 1940

Death Location: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: James Rafuse

Mother: Emma Heckman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Eva Rafuse

In 1896, Sidney Arnold Rafuse entered the world in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to James E Rafuse And Emma Eliza Heckman. Sidney Arnold Rafuse married Hazel Catherine Freckelton, and had children including Eva Rafuse, Living Rafuse. Sidney Arnold Rafuse passed away in 1940 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Sidney Arnold Rafuse entered the world in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to James E Rafuse And Emma Eliza Heckman.
  • Sidney Arnold Rafuse married Hazel Catherine Freckelton, and had children including Eva Rafuse, Living Rafuse.
  • Sidney Arnold Rafuse passed away in 1940 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Sidney Rafuse's Ancestors

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Sidney Rafuse
1896–1940
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
James E. Rafuse
1861–1924
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Emma (Eliza) Heckman
1861–1935
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
James (Edward) Rafuse
1837–1916
Marianna (D.) Young
1839–1899
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1794–
Anna Deal
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rehfus
1758–1834

Sidney Rafuse's Descendants

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Sidney (Arnold) Rafuse (2 OCT 1896–20 JUL 1940)
  1. 1. Eva Rafuse –1977

Sidney Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1896
2 OCT 1896
Birth of Sidney Arnold Rafuse in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1940
20 JUL 1940
Age 44
Death of Sidney Arnold Rafuse in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1896
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1940
    Event Place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

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