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William Bertram Rafuse 1881–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 NOV 1881

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 12 FEB 1958

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: John Rafuse

Mother: Sarah Messer

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Children(s): Iris Rafuse, Florence Rafuse, John Rafuse, Kathlyn Rafuse, Stafford Rafuse

William Bertram Rafuse was born in 1881 in Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John James Rafuse And Sarah Ann Messer. William Bertram Rafuse married Freda Elmore Jodrey, and had children including Florence Audrey Rafuse, Iris Ferol Rafuse, John Everett C Rafuse, Kathlyn V Rafuse, Stafford Odbur Rafuse. William Bertram Rafuse passed away in 1958 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • William Bertram Rafuse was born in 1881 in Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John James Rafuse And Sarah Ann Messer.
  • William Bertram Rafuse married Freda Elmore Jodrey, and had children including Florence Audrey Rafuse, Iris Ferol Rafuse, John Everett C Rafuse, Kathlyn V Rafuse, Stafford Odbur Rafuse.
  • William Bertram Rafuse passed away in 1958 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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William Rafuse's Ancestors

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William Rafuse
1881–1958
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John James Rafuse
1844–1901
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah (Ann) Messer
1853–1935
Grandparents
Elizabeth Shaffer
1818–1875
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rafuse's Descendants

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William (Bertram) Rafuse (1 NOV 1881–12 FEB 1958)
  1. 1. Iris ('Ferol') Rafuse –1999 m. Paul Palumbo 1906–1984
  2. 2. Florence (Audrey) Rafuse 1909–2003 m. Harold (A.) Rail –1993
  3. 3. John (Everett C.) Rafuse –1999
  4. 4. Kathlyn (V.) Rafuse –1999
    1. 1. Laurel (R.) Hogan 1946–2012
  5. 5. Stafford (Odbur) Rafuse 1904–1999 m. Bernice Royal 1907–1997
    1. 1. Joanne Rafuse 1931–2017 m. Paul (B.) Esse 1922–2000

William Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1881
1 NOV 1881
Birth of William Bertram Rafuse in Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1958
12 FEB 1958
Age 77
Death of William Bertram Rafuse in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1881
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1958
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

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