Nellie Melinda RAFUSE

1883 - 1910  (27 years)

• Name	Nellie Melinda RAFUSE
  Birth	1883	Chester Grant, Lunenburg, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Oct 1910	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Puerpural fever
  Burial	Lakeview Baptist Cemetery, Chester Basin, NS
  Person ID	I15049	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Leander RAFUSE,   b. 1857, Chester Basin, Lunenburg, NS d. 31 Jan 1903, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Amanda Crandall HATT,   b. 15 Mar 1861, Lunenburg County, NS d. 15 Sep 1927, Chester Grant, Lunenburg, NS (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1879	Chester Basin, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Family ID	F40441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Burton Larchington HEISLER,   b. 23 Oct 1881, Halifax, Halifax, NS d. 1 Aug 1929, Middleborough, Plymouth, MA (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1906	Chester Basin, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  Children	1. Sylvia Amanda HEISLER,   b. Apr 1907, Chester Grant, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 Dec 1911, Chester Grant, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 4 years)   2. Faith Audrey HEISLER,   b. 12 Sep 1908, Chester Basin, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elmer Archibald HEISLER,   b. 1910, Halifax, Halifax, NS d. 9 Mar 1962, Debert, Colchester, NS (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F7318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  When Nellie died Faith was 2 years old and Elmer 2 weeks old. They were taken to Farmington and Grandma Heisler raised them.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1440] Inscription Survey, Lakeview Baptist Cemetery--Chester Basin. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1906 - Book: 1830 - Page: 34 - Number: 90. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1910 - Book: 8 - Page: 324 - Number: 1943. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1879 - Book: 1828 - Page: 160 - Number: 39.