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George Rufus Thorpe

George Rufus Thorpe

Male 1854 - 1941  (87 years)

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  • Name George Rufus Thorpe 
    Born 27 Mar 1854  Baxter's Harbor, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation a shipwright  [2
    Residence Jul 1901  Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 30 Oct 1941  Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Phillip Says He Died In Delhaven,Kings County--I (Ferrin) Had West Brook, Cumberland County.
    Buried Pereau Cemetery, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Person ID I27158  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 10 Aug 2006 

    Father William Oliver Thorpe,   b. 1830, , , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Catherine Amelia Oulton,   b. Abt 1831, Point de Bute, , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1909, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Family ID F9535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Emma Angus,   b. 8 May 1861, Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1936, , Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1882  Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Edith Gordon Thorpe,   b. 19 Mar 1883, Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1920, Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Harold Rufus Thorpe,   b. 27 Jul 1885, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1964, , Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Ethel Ray Thorpe,   b. 20 Apr 1887, Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1991, Ossining, Winchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years)
     4. Mabel Turner Thorpe,   b. 19 Jan 1890, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1976, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Katheryn Vance Thorpe,   b. 2 Aug 1892, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1986, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     6. Glen Eliphalet Thorpe,   b. 8 Feb 1895, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1988, Sun City, , Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     7. Violet Genevieve Thorpe,   b. 8 Feb 1895, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1983, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. George Renforth Thorpe,   b. 29 Aug 1897, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1968, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     9. Emma Thorpe,   b. Abt 1900,   d. Abt 1900  (Age ~ 0 years)
     10. Hazel Beryl Thorpe,   b. 9 Aug 1904, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1992, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F9536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Apr 1882 - Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pereau Cemetery, Pereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    George Thorpe (1854-1941) & Mary Angus (1861-1936)
    George Thorpe (1854-1941) & Mary Angus (1861-1936)
    George Rufus Thorpe ( 1854 - 1941 ), son of Catherine Oulton & William Thorpe, married Mary Emma Angus (1861 - 1936 )
    Wedding of Mabel Thorpe & William Brown, 6 Aug 1915
    Wedding of Mabel Thorpe & William Brown, 6 Aug 1915
    taken at wedding of Mabel Thorpe and William Brown, 6 Aug 1915, Delhaven, NS

    front (L-R): Mr Brown (Groom's father), William Arthur Brown ( 1885 - ), Mabe; Thurner Thorpe ( 1890 - 1976 )
    back (L-R): unknown, George Rufus Thorpe ( 1854 - 1941 ), Mary Emma (Angus) Thorpe ( 1861 - 1936 )

  • Sources 
    1. [S761] Info: Ferrin Leavitt, GEDCOM received Sep 1999.

    2. [S785] Info: Phillip Thorpe, GEDCOM via Ferrin Leavitt, 27 Apr 2006.

    3. [S1302] Newspaper: NS, Berwick - The Register, 25 Jul 1901 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S785] Info: Phillip Thorpe.

    5. [S785] Info: Phillip Thorpe, GEDCOM via Ferrin Leavitt, 27 Apr 2006, citing Kings Historical Society.


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