Person:John McRae (36)

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John Rufus McRae
b.22 Sep 1871 Moose-Path SJ CO NB
d.24 Oct 1949 Saint John, N.B.
Parents and Siblings
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m. 11 Apr 1866
  1. Frederick Howard McRae1867 - 1882
  2. James William McRae1868 - 1869
  3. George Ewing McRae1870 -
  4. John Rufus McRae1871 - 1949
  5. Elizabeth Alice McRae1873 - 1875
  6. James Clifford McRae1874 - 1945
  7. Thomas Bell McRae1876 - 1877
  8. William Burke McRae1878 - 1960
  9. Jessie Ethel McRae1879 - 1960
  10. Harold Parks McRae1881 - 1883
  11. Katherine Leah McRae1882 - 1969
  12. Arthur Manning McRae1885 - 1887
  13. Annie May (Nan) McRae1893 - 1929
Spouse and Children
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m. 22 Feb 1899
  1. Eileen L. McRae1899 - 1930
  2. J Frederick McRae1901 - 1919
  3. Grace McRae1902 - 1916
  4. Kenneth Samuel McRae1905 - 1983
  5. John R ( Junior) McRae1906 - 1911
  6. Ruth Elizabeth McRae1908 - 1972
  7. Helen Jessie McRae1910 - 1942
  8. Alice Josephine McRae1912 - 1963
  9. James Archibald McRae1913 - 1993
  10. Hartley Robert McRae1915 - 1995
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Aug 1931
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Facts and Events
Name John Rufus McRae
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Sep 1871 Moose-Path SJ CO NB
Baptism? 14 Jan 1872 ALL SAINT'S ANGLICAN, LOCH LOMOND
Marriage 22 Feb 1899 Saint John, N.B.to Ann (Annie) Elizabeth Sproul
Marriage 19 Aug 1931 Saint John, N.B.to Elizabeth Jane Ketchum
Occupation? Nail Maker/Carpenter
Death? 24 Oct 1949 Saint John, N.B.
Burial? FERNHILL CEMETERY 19 SECTION

John Rufus was born at Moosepath and worked at the nail making factory for a while. He became a carpenter and made toboggans for Lily Lake. He was somewhat of an inventor and was one of the first to put metal runners on bobsleds although he never patented his idea. He built a house in Tisdale Place (now just off the westmoreland road opposite the old Woodlawn school. He and his brother Bill built Kenneth & Geraldine's house on St. Catherine st., East Saint John. This was the family homestead from 1939 until Geraldine passed away in 1985. The house next door was built by William (Bill) McRae his brother. John R. lived there with his second wife Mrs. Heffernnon until they divorced and then he lived in the upstairs flat for a period of time. He was given to drink too much and wasted away after WW2.

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