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Sylvia Frances Rafuse 1906–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 DEC 1906

Birth Location: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 20 FEB 2000

Death Location: Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Elkanah Rafuse

Mother: Elsie Hiltz

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Sylvia Frances Rafuse was born in 1906 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Elkanah Freeman Rafuse And Elsie Essie Freedom Hiltz. In 1987, Sylvia Frances Rafuse resided in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sylvia Frances Rafuse passed away in 2000 in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Frances Rafuse was born in 1906 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Elkanah Freeman Rafuse And Elsie Essie Freedom Hiltz.
  • In 1987, Sylvia Frances Rafuse resided in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Sylvia Frances Rafuse passed away in 2000 in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elkanah Rafuse
1867–1961
Birth Location: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Elsie Hiltz
1878–1947
Birth Location: Marriotts Cove, Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Rafuse's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Rafuse
1906–2000
Birth Place: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Elkanah 'Freeman' Rafuse
1867–1961
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elsie ((Essie) Freedom) Hiltz
1878–1947
Marriotts Cove, Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John ('George') Rafuse
1823–1901
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Ann) Barkhouse
1831–1920
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George Rafuse
1797–
Elizabeth Demone
1805–1869
Johannes Barkhouse
1789–1883
Christina Shupe
1793–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1755–1829
Apollonia Berghaus
1759–
Johann Demon
1754–
Sophia Lohnes
–1834
Jonathan Berghaus
1760–1851

Sylvia Rafuse's Timeline

7 Records

1906
31 DEC 1906
Birth of Sylvia Frances Rafuse in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1907
7 FEB 1907
Age 1
Sylvia Frances Rafuse was baptized in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1987
FEB 1987
Age 81
Sylvia Frances Rafuse resided here in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1987
FEB 1987
Age 81
Sylvia Frances Rafuse resided here in Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1995
APR 1995
Age 89
Sylvia Frances Rafuse resided here in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1995
APR 1995
Age 89
Sylvia Frances Rafuse resided here in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2000
20 FEB 2000
Age 94
Death of Sylvia Frances Rafuse in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1906
    Event Place: Gold River, 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: Residence
    Event Date: APR 1995
    Event Place: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Western Shore Cemetery, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1907
    Event Place: St Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 2000
    Event Place: Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: FEB 1987
    Event Place: Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: FEB 1987
    Event Place: Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: APR 1995
    Event Place: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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