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William Henry Rafuse 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 2 NOV 1925

Death Location: Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Henry Rafuse

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In 1848, William Henry Rafuse entered the world in Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Henry Arthur Allen Rafuse And Louise Lucy Sawler. William Henry Rafuse passed away in 1925 in Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1848, William Henry Rafuse entered the world in Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Henry Arthur Allen Rafuse And Louise Lucy Sawler.
  • William Henry Rafuse passed away in 1925 in Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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William Rafuse's Ancestors

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William Rafuse
1848–1925
Birth Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Henry Arthur Allen Rafuse
1813–1878
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Eberhard Rehfus
1767–1844
Susanna (Catharina Elizabeth) Klettenberger
1772–1827
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfus
1720–1798
Anna Rab
1722–1809
Peter Clattenburger
1725–1788
Anna Wagner
–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rehfuss
1688–1729

William Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of William Henry Rafuse in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1925
2 NOV 1925
Age 77
Death of William Henry Rafuse in Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: 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: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, An online media site for records of births, marriages and deaths.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1925
    Event Place: Milton, Queens, 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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