Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

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August 31, 1842
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March 13, 1924
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John St. Pierre (father); Elizabeth Matilda Menhenick (mother); Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee (niece)

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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