Catharine Rufina "Rufina" Graf

1844 - 1913  (69 years)

• Name	Catharine Rufina "Rufina" Graf
  Born	13 Jul 1844	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catharine Rufina "Rufina" Fortney
  Name	Rufina Graf
  Residence	1852	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1869	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	RC
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-236187
  Died	4 Aug 1913	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I236187	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Sebastian Graf,   b. 20 Jan 1813, , Germany ,   d. 14 Apr 1883, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bitschi,   b. 18 Jul 1820, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 2 Aug 1877, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1840	St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F224641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel Fortney,   b. 18 Apr 1844, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1872, Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 27 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1865	Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
  Children	1. John Fordney,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ludwig "Louis" Fordney,   b. 12 Nov 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F22692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 20. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 22. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Louis Fordue Event Type: Birth Event Date: 12 Nov 1869 Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Father's Name: Daniel Fordue -labourer Wellesley Mother's Name: Rophina Graf Certificate Number: 5215 [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Peter Schneider. 3 Mar 1840 Sebastian Graff s/o Bartholemuw Graff & Rufina Richmann to Magdlena Bitschi d/o Michael Bitschi & Catharina Frank, witnesses: Michael Huber & Michael Bitschi

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jul 1844 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Nov 1865 - Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Residence - 1869 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Aug 1913 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth