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William Leon Rafuse 1909–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAR 1909

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

Death Date: 19 OCT 1974

Death Location: Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Selvin Rafuse

Mother: Florence Sawler

Spouse(s): Hulda Demille

Children(s): Leon Rafuse

William Leon Rafuse was born in 1909 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Selvin Robert Rafuse And Florence Amelia Flora Sawler. William Leon Rafuse married Hulda Demille, and had children including Delores Rafuse, Flora Rafuse, Golda Rafuse, Leon William Rafuse, Lochlan Bud Rafuse, Ronald Rafuse, Rose Rafuse, Sandra Rafuse. William Leon Rafuse passed away in 1974 in Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Leon Rafuse was born in 1909 in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Selvin Robert Rafuse And Florence Amelia Flora Sawler.
  • William Leon Rafuse married Hulda Demille, and had children including Delores Rafuse, Flora Rafuse, Golda Rafuse, Leon William Rafuse, Lochlan Bud Rafuse, Ronald Rafuse, Rose Rafuse, Sandra Rafuse.
  • William Leon Rafuse passed away in 1974 in Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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William Rafuse's Ancestors

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William Rafuse
1909–1974
Birth Place: Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Selvin Robert Rafuse
1883–1977
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Florence (Amelia (Flora)) Sawler
1885–1964
Western Shore, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
James ('Ephraim') Rafuse
1847–1944
Martins Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah (Jane) Eisenhaur
1851–1907
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Salome Young
1817–1849
Christina Bourgoyne
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1781–1853
Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857
Johann Young
1769–1842
Maria Emmeneau
1779–1842
Jacob Bourgoyne
1793–

William Rafuse's Descendants

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William (Leon) Rafuse (5 MAR 1909–19 OCT 1974) m. Hulda Demille (ABT 1911–21 MAY 1977)
  1. 1. Leon (William) Rafuse 1950–2019 m. Charlotte (Ann) Walker 1940–2013

William Rafuse's Timeline

2 Records

1909
5 MAR 1909
Birth of William Leon Rafuse in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1974
19 OCT 1974
Age 65
Death of William Leon Rafuse in Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1909
    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: Burial
    Event Place: St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1974
    Event Place: Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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