From the Daily Morning News (Saint John NB, September 23 1871):
The body of Rufus Fawcett who was drowned at the Moncton bridge 6th inst. was recovered Thursday last. It came to the surface near the pier from which he fell and floated down the river until secured and brought to shore. An inquest was held by Coroner Wortman.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus: