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Jessie Easton Burns

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Death: September 25, 1967 (69)
Pawuckett, Providence, Rhode Island
Place of Burial: Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:

Daughter of David Burns and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Millar
Wife of Joseph Douglas Harold (Harold D.) Rafuse
Mother of Private and Harold William Rafuse
Sister of James Easton Burns; William Millar Burns; Lillian Elizabeth "Lizzie Smith" Burns and David Boswell Burns, (1890-1925)

Managed by: Judith "Judi" Elaine (McKee) Burns
Last Updated:

About Jessie Easton Burns

Scots Ancestry Research Society - B/38,882 (21 Nov. 1978, 16 Jul. 1979 and 7 Oct 1986), Scots Ancestry Research Society, 3 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3PY Scotland.

Jessie Easton born 27:6:1898 at 9 Arbuckle Street

1901 Scotland Census

  • Name: Jessie Burno [Burns]
  • Age: 2
  • Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
  • Relationship: Daughter
  • Father's Name: David Burno
  • Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burno
  • Gender: Female
  • Where born: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
  • Registration Number: 597
  • Registration district: Kilmarnock
  • Civil parish: Kilmarnock
  • Town: Kilmarnock
  • County: Ayrshire
  • Address: 9 Arbuckles St
  • ED: 15
  • Household schedule number: 322
  • Line: 14
  • Roll: CSSCT1901_228
  • Household Members Age Relationship
  • David Burnoc37 Head
  • Elizabeth Burnoc 37 Wife
  • James Burnoc14 Brother
  • William Burno 12 Brother
  • David Burno 11 Son
  • Lizzie Burno 6 Daughter
  • Jessie Burno 2 Daughter
  • James Burno 61 Father

Passenger Lists, Boston, Massachusetts Microfilm Roll Number: 195, 1913.

  • Name: Jessie E Burns
  • Arrival Date: 5 Jun 1913
  • Age: 12 Years
  • Estimated birth year: abt 1901
  • Gender: Female
  • Ethnic Background: Scotch (Scotish)
  • Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
  • Ship Name: Numidian
  • Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Friend's Name: Wm N Burns
  • Last Residence: Scotland
  • Birthplace: Kilmarnock, Scotland

1920 United States Federal Census

  • Name: Jessie Burns [Jessee Burns]
  • Age: 20
  • Birth Year: abt 1900
  • Birthplace: Scotland
  • Home in 1920: Pawtucket Ward 5, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Street: Abbott St
  • Residence Date: 1920
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Female
  • Immigration Year: 1914 [1908]
  • Relation to Head of House: Sister
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Father's Birthplace: Scotland
  • Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
  • Native Tongue: English
  • Able to Speak English: Yes
  • Occupation: Spooler
  • Industry: Thread Mill
  • Attended School: No
  • Able to read: Yes
  • Able to Write: Yes
  • Neighbors: View others on page
  • Household Members Age Relationship
  • David Burns 29 Head
  • Mabel Burns 28 Wife
  • Lillian Burns 25 Sister
  • Jessie Burns 20 Sister

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

  • Name: Jessie E Rafuse
  • Gender: Female
  • Residence Year: 1933
  • Street Address: 52 Merrick
  • Residence Place: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
  • Spouse: Harold D Rafuse
  • Publication Title: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1933

1940 United States Federal Census

  • Name: Jessie Rafuse
  • Respondent: Yes
  • Age: 41
  • Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White
  • Birthplace: Scotland
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Relation to Head of House: Wife
  • Home in 1940: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Map of Home in 1940: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Street: Abbott Street
  • House Number: 29
  • Inferred Residence in 1935: Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Residence in 1935: Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Resident on farm in 1935: No
  • Citizenship: Naturalized
  • Sheet Number: 9A
  • Occupation: Hank Winder
  • Attended School or College: No
  • Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
  • Duration of Unemployment: 8
  • Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
  • Weeks Worked in 1939: 8
  • Income: 128
  • Income Other Sources: Yes
  • Neighbors: View others on page
  • Household Members Age Relationship
  • Joseph D Rafuse 38 Head
  • Jessie Rafuse 41 Wife
  • Harold Rafuse 16 Son
  • Caroline Rafuse 9 Daughter

U.S., Index to Alien Case Files,1944-2003

  • Name: Jessie Rafuse
  • Birth Date: 27 Jun 1898
  • Birth Place: United Kingdom
  • Place of Origin: United Kingdom
  • Arrival Date: 5 Jun 1913
  • Port of Entry: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Registration Number: 12403068
  • Certificate Number: 412164
  • Notes: Pro

Records of Moshassuck Cemetery Corporation (Letter dated 16 May 1986), Moshassuck Cemetery Corporation, 978 Lonsdale Avenue, Central Falls, Rhode Island 02863. 978 Lonsdale Ave Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island USA, Postal Code: 02863-1719, Phone: 401-723-1087.

Jessie E. Rafuse - Died September 25, 1967 at Memorial Hospital Pawtuckett,R.I. 69 years old. buried September 28, 1967 in Lot # 3 Section G Avenue U Grove #7 Funeral Home Bellows & Sons."

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Certificate of death Town or City: 67-656; State File: 6722; * * Name: Jessie Easton Rafuse;

  • death: September 25, 1967;
  • Place of death: Providence, Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Memorial Hospital;
  • Residence: Rhode Island, Providence, Valley Falls, Cumberland, 29 Abbott Street;
  • sex female
  • color white; married;
  • born: June 27, 1898; age: 69; b
  • birthplace: Kilmarnock, Scotland;
  • U S.A. citizen;
  • Father: David Burns born Scotland;
  • mother: Elizabeth Millar born Scotland;
  • Social Security #036-03-2038;
  • Informant: Harold D. Rafuse 29 Abbott 29 Abbot St. Valley Falls;
  • cause of death: Pulmonary embolism, probable deep thrombophlebitis, arteriosclerotic heart disease, old myocardial infractal; E. F. Lovering Pawtucket, R.I. 9/26/67;
  • burial: 9-28-67 Moshassuck Cemetery Central Falls, RI.;
  • Funeral director: D. W. Bellows & Son 85 Park Place License #312 Pawtuckert, R.I.;
  • filed Sept 27, 1967 Henry L. Paquin Registrar. Issued Jun 9 1986 Certificate #86002800

Pawtucket Times, pg. 2, 29 Sep 1967, Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. \

Mrs. Harold D. Rafuse - The Funeral of Mrs. Jessie E. (Burns) Rafuse of 20 Abbott St., Valley Falls, was held Thursday afternoon from the Bellows Funeral Chapel, 160 River Road, Lincoln.
A service followed in Smthfield Avenue Congregational Church, Pawtucket. The Rev. William E. Downey Jr., pastor, officiated. Ushers at the church were Andrew Seaton Sr., and Donald More.
Burial was in Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, where Mr. Downey conducted committal service.

Unknown neswpaper.

Rafuse - In Pawtucket, Sept. 25, Jessie E. (Burns) wife of Harold D. Rafuse. Residence 29 Abbott St., Valley Falls,
Funeral from the Bellows Funeral Chapel, 160 River Rd. Lincoln. Thursday, Sept. 28 at 1:15 p.m. Services at Smithfield Ave. Cong. Church Par. at 2 P.M.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Friends may call Tuesday 7 - 9 and Wednesday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 P.M.
Friends who wish may make a gift in her memory to the church's memorial fund."

Social Security Death Index.

  • Name: Jessie Rafuse
  • SSN: 036-03-2038
  • Last Residence: 02864 Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
  • Born: 27 Jun 1898
  • Died: Sep 1967
  • State (Year) SSN issued: Rhode Island (Before 1951 ).
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Jessie Easton Burns's Timeline

1898
June 27, 1898
Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
1924
April 17, 1924
Pawuckett, Providence, Rhode Island
1967
September 25, 1967
Age 69
Pawuckett, Providence, Rhode Island
September 28, 1967
Age 69
Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island