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Thelma Florence Rafuse 1915–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1915

Birth Location: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 6 SEP 2014

Death Location: Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Edward Rafuse

Mother: Bertha Vaughan

Spouse(s): Earl Ernst

Children(s):

The story of Thelma Florence Rafuse began in 1915 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1996, Thelma Florence Rafuse resided in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2013, Thelma Florence Rafuse resided in Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia,. Thelma Florence Rafuse married Earl Linwood Ernst, and had children including Elizabeth Ernst, Jean Ernst, John Ernst, Ralph Ernst, William Ernst. Thelma Florence Rafuse passed away in 2014 in Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Thelma Florence Rafuse began in 1915 in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1996, Thelma Florence Rafuse resided in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 2013, Thelma Florence Rafuse resided in Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia,.
  • Thelma Florence Rafuse married Earl Linwood Ernst, and had children including Elizabeth Ernst, Jean Ernst, John Ernst, Ralph Ernst, William Ernst.
  • Thelma Florence Rafuse passed away in 2014 in Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thelma Rafuse's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Rafuse
1915–2014
Birth Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Edward William Rafuse
1893–1979
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bertha (May) Vaughan
1897–1971
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas ('Enslem') Rafuse
1871–1954
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth (Bertha) Green
1873–1923
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arthur (Gerald) Vaughan
1871–1943
Steam Mill, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nellie (Elenore) Kaizer
1879–1964
Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Rafuse
1838–1903
Eloise Silver
1839–1894
John Vaughan
1836–1896
Dorcas Greenlaw
1844–1929
George Keyser
1848–1929
Hannah Adams
1849–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Salome Young
1817–1849
Jonathan Vaughan
1817–
Eliza Rafuse
1818–1899
William Kayser
1813–
Sarah Keddy
1818–1842
George Adams
1815–1876
Hannah Rafuse
1820–1870

Thelma Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1915
ABT 1915
Birth of Thelma Florence Rafuse in Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1996
AUG 1996
Age 81
Thelma Florence Rafuse resided here in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2013
MAY 2013
Age 98
Thelma Florence Rafuse resided here in Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2014
6 SEP 2014
Age 99
Death of Thelma Florence Rafuse in Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1915
    Event Place: Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: AUG 1996
    Event Place: Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Martin's Anglican Cemetery, Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 SEP 2014
    Event Place: Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: MAY 2013
    Event Place: Shoreham Village, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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