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liableRe-rues*303.000 gallons of water, * «nfm- 300 RAFFF.RTYS 11 ATTEND INITIALWillFAMILY REUNIONlt; Continued from Page 1: ‘ - V** ,___?■» -1The prcsen* generation of Reffe1 £ Me* are the offspring of three broth-rr* Patrick. Pclix and Thomas Raf-r\LS ft came to America fromIreland about 1840 and settled in the ” 1 Grampian section. A large part of ipttal ■ the family tree has been spread over J ed I the Grampian Hills. but branches ex- j was tend to distant parts^nd members of , 1 on the family were present from Ohio Michigan and other nearby states, in addition to a number of Pens; I-iway. I \ania counties. ■ /- Igood James Rafferty. 68, son of Patrick | been Rafferty and the only surviving I member of the second generation, n bv was the oldest Rafferty, although Robert McEwen. aged 04,of Grampian jwas the oldest person in attendance j at the reunion. George Rafferty, 61.;at ion Mher;)in*byhardgton i son of J. W Rafferty, and grandson of*Patrick Rafferty, was the second oldest Rafferty in attendance.Steps were taken to form a permanent organisation, establish a history and otherwise set up the family on a permanent basis, with reunions to be held annually. 'A number of Du3oig members of the Rafferty clan were in attendance.1 on s behadelaonwas‘dicet ac-Sta--To-Mgh-eve-rn CTTC All CCT
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DuBois Courier
DuBois, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Sep 01, 1930
Page 8
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Margaret R.
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