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Sydney Robert Rafuse 1879–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAR 1879

Birth Location: Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 6 NOV 1964

Death Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Rafuse

Mother: Mary Dominey

Spouse(s): Laura Ouimette

Children(s): Leona Rafuse, Edna Rafuse, Lewis Rafuse, Aline Rafuse, Helen Rafuse, James Rafuse, Sidney Rafuse, Alvin Rafuse, Arthur Rafuse, Neil Rafuse

Sydney Robert Rafuse was born in 1879 in Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edward Lewis Rafuse And Mary Victoria Dominey. Sydney Robert Rafuse married Laura Mary Ouimette, and had children including Aline Delina Rafuse, Alvin Eugene Rafuse, Arthur Wellington Rafuse, Edna Vivian Rafuse, Helen Marjorie Rafuse, James Robert Rafuse, Leona Louise Rafuse, Lewis Edward Rafuse, Neil Burton Rafuse, Sidney Francis Rafuse. Sydney Robert Rafuse passed away in 1964 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Sydney Robert Rafuse was born in 1879 in Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edward Lewis Rafuse And Mary Victoria Dominey.
  • Sydney Robert Rafuse married Laura Mary Ouimette, and had children including Aline Delina Rafuse, Alvin Eugene Rafuse, Arthur Wellington Rafuse, Edna Vivian Rafuse, Helen Marjorie Rafuse, James Robert Rafuse, Leona Louise Rafuse, Lewis Edward Rafuse, Neil Burton Rafuse, Sidney Francis Rafuse.
  • Sydney Robert Rafuse passed away in 1964 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Sydney Rafuse's Ancestors

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Sydney Rafuse
1879–1964
Birth Place: Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Edward Lewis Rafuse
1848–
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Victoria) Dominey
1850–1893
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John (H.) Rafuse
1813–1892
White Rock, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Matilda (A.) Sellars
1817–1882
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Johann Rafuse
1799–1875
Catharine Demon
1799–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1755–1829
Apollonia Berghaus
1759–
Johann Demon
1754–
Sophia Lohnes
–1834

Sydney Rafuse's Descendants

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Sydney (Robert) Rafuse (25 MAR 1879–6 NOV 1964) m. Laura (Mary) Ouimette (5 SEP 1888–6 MAR 1983)
  1. 1. Leona (Louise) Rafuse 1910–2000 m. Frank (Avard) Langille 1904–1985
    1. 1. Frank (Avard Langille) Jr. 1929–1993 m. Antoninna ((Lena)) Greco 1925–1994
    2. 2. Robert (Edward) Langille 1931–1993
    3. 3. Richard (Weldon Langille) Sr. 1932–2002
      1. 1. Richard (Langille) Jr. –2002
    4. 4. Charles (I.) Langille 1937–1938
    5. 5. Arthur (William) Langille 1942–1946
    6. 6. Thelma (Louise) Langille 1939–2007
  2. 2. Edna (Vivian) Rafuse 1911–1989 m. Leo (E.) O'Donnell –1983
  3. 3. Lewis (Edward) Rafuse 1912–2002
  4. 4. Aline (Delina) Rafuse 1914–1998 m. Herman (Wesley) Howard 1913–1992
    1. 1. Harrison (Wayne) Howard 1946–1983
  5. 5. Helen (Marjorie) Rafuse 1917–2011 m. Frederick (Wesley) Jones 1913–2000
    1. 1. David (Wesley) Jones 1948–2004
  6. 6. James (Robert) Rafuse 1920–1990 m. Evelyn (M.) Casey 1915–2012
  7. 7. Sidney (Francis) Rafuse 1922–1992 m. Grace (F.) Condon 1923–2012
    1. 1. Sidney (William) Rafuse 1943–2018
  8. 8. Alvin (Eugene) Rafuse 1924–2006
  9. 9. Arthur (Wellington) Rafuse 1925–1930
  10. 10. Neil (Burton) Rafuse 1931–2012 m. Claire (M.) Contois 1930–2018

Sydney Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1879
25 MAR 1879
Birth of Sydney Robert Rafuse in Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1964
6 NOV 1964
Age 85
Death of Sydney Robert Rafuse in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1879
    Event Place: Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Carolyn (Howard) Chase, [email protected] (2001)
    [2] Carolyn (Howard) Chase, [email protected] (2001)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Www.findagrave.com

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 NOV 1964
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Carolyn (Howard) Chase, [email protected] (2001)
    [2] Carolyn (Howard) Chase, [email protected] (2001)

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