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Stephen Rafuse 1840–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 SEP 1840

Birth Location: Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 25 FEB 1912

Death Location: Parkdale-Maplewood Cemetery, Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Mary Spidel

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Barkhouse, Cecilia Foster

Children(s): Guy Rafuse, Howard Rafuse, Evan Rafuse, Millie Rafuse, Richmond Rafuse, Darius Rafuse, Warren Rafuse, Finnetta Rafuse, Bessie Rafuse, John Rafuse, Dennis Rafuse, Sankey Rafuse, Jonathan Rafuse, Ashley Rafuse

Stephen Rafuse was born in 1840 in Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John George Rafuse Sr And Mary Magdelene Spidel. In 1872, Stephen Rafuse was employed. Stephen Rafuse married Cecilia Mary Foster, Elizabeth Barkhouse, and had children including Ashley Dawson Rafuse, Bessie Neville Rafuse, Darius Elisha Rafuse, Dennis Moody Rafuse, Evan Porter Rafuse, Finnetta Catherina Rafuse, Guy Foster Rafuse, Howard Elgin Rafuse, John Enoch Rafuse, Jonathan Rafuse, Millie May Rafuse, Richmond Reid Rafuse, Sankey Rafuse, Warren Eligah Rafuse. Stephen Rafuse passed away in 1912 in Parkdale-Maplewood Cemetery, Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Stephen Rafuse was born in 1840 in Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John George Rafuse Sr And Mary Magdelene Spidel.
  • In 1872, Stephen Rafuse was employed.
  • Stephen Rafuse married Cecilia Mary Foster, Elizabeth Barkhouse, and had children including Ashley Dawson Rafuse, Bessie Neville Rafuse, Darius Elisha Rafuse, Dennis Moody Rafuse, Evan Porter Rafuse, Finnetta Catherina Rafuse, Guy Foster Rafuse, Howard Elgin Rafuse, John Enoch Rafuse, Jonathan Rafuse, Millie May Rafuse, Richmond Reid Rafuse, Sankey Rafuse, Warren Eligah Rafuse.
  • Stephen Rafuse passed away in 1912 in Parkdale-Maplewood Cemetery, Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Stephen Rafuse's Ancestors

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Stephen Rafuse
1840–1912
Birth Place: Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John George Rafuse Sr.
1797–
Mary (Magdelene) Spidel
1799–1868
Grandparents
John (Freidrich) Rehfus
1754–1840
Catharine (Elizabeth) Lagarce
–1815
Eva (Catherine) Demone
1770–1854
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809
Franz Demone
1720–1803
Anna Herman
1732–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfuss
1688–1729

Stephen Rafuse's Descendants

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Stephen Rafuse (27 SEP 1840–25 FEB 1912) m. Elizabeth Barkhouse (25 DEC 1842–23 SEP 1883) m. Cecilia (Mary) Foster (25 JUN 1856–16 FEB 1946)
  1. 1. Guy (Foster) Rafuse 1887–1974
  2. 2. Howard ('Elgin') Rafuse 1891–1990 m. Mildred (A.) Tracy 1889–1946 m. Mary (Eldora) Frank 1891–1982
  3. 3. Evan (Porter) Rafuse 1893–1965 m. Hazel (B.) Young 1895–1970
  4. 4. Millie (May) Rafuse 1894–1895
  5. 5. Richmond (Reid) Rafuse 1897–1986 m. Angie (Alalia) Tupper 1900–1999
    1. 1. Joyce (Audrey Maxine) Rafuse 1926–2013 m. Doran (Elwood) Spidle 1925–1978
    2. 2. Hollis (Eugene) Rafuse 1923–2013 m. Marguerite (Grace) Arenburg 1921–2015 m. Iris (Madelyn) Mosher 1927–2019
    3. 3. John (Stephen) Rafuse 1939–2017
  6. 6. Darius (Elisha) Rafuse 1856–
  7. 7. Warren (Eligah) Rafuse 1866–1890 m. Trynetta Conrad 1867–
    1. 1. Gurney (E.) Rafuse 1887–1887
  8. 8. Finnetta (Catherina) Rafuse 1869–1870
  9. 9. Bessie (Neville) Rafuse 1872–
  10. 10. John (Enoch) Rafuse 1874–1882
  11. 11. Dennis (Moody) Rafuse 1877–1904
  12. 12. Sankey Rafuse 1880–1882
  13. 13. Jonathan Rafuse 1891–
  14. 14. Ashley (Dawson) Rafuse 1889–1974 m. Annie (E.) Veinot 1888–1973
    1. 1. Harvey (Archibald) Rafuse 1907–1962 m. Anita (M. (Memere)) Aucoin 1909–2001
      1. 1. Arthur ('Norman') Rafuse 1933–1979
      2. 2. June (R.) Rafuse 1934–2006
      3. 3. Hilda (L.) Rafuse 1936–1984
    2. 2. Millie (May) Rafuse 1910–1999 m. Watson (S.) Clark 1903–1992
    3. 3. William (Stephen) Rafuse 1911–1976 m. Marie Morgan 1911–1971 m. Beatrice Hinkley 1924–
      1. 1. William (Stephen Rafuse) Jr. 1944–2008
    4. 4. Mary ('Cecelia') Rafuse 1914–2010 m. Willard (Clinton) Shurtleff 1911–1998
    5. 5. George (Nicholas) Rafuse 1915–1994
    6. 6. Margaret (Pauline) Rafuse 1919–2005
      1. 1. Donn (Kenneth) Phillips 1940–2010
    7. 7. Raymond (Isaac) Rafuse 1921–1958 m. Violet (Elizabeth) Aylward 1925–1997

Stephen Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1840
27 SEP 1840
Birth of Stephen Rafuse in Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1872
BET OCT 1872 AND JUN 1897
Age 32
Stephen Rafuse was employed
None
1912
25 FEB 1912
Age 72
Death of Stephen Rafuse
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1840
    Event Place: Northwest, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkdale-Maplewood Cemetery, Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET OCT 1872 AND JUN 1897
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1912

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