James SLAUENWHITE

Male 1865 - 1930  (65 years)


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  • Name James SLAUENWHITE 
    Birth 29 Jul 1865  Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Nov 1930  Lawrencetown, Annapolis, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial Whitman-Cunningham [Valley West] Cemetery, South Williamston, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1326  A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2011 

    Father George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE,   b. 4 May 1833, Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1896, New Road, Mill Village area, Queens, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann HUBLEY,   b. 26 Apr 1835, Laconia [Lakeview], Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1909, Nictaux, Annapolis, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 27 May 1858  Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • There are two theories as to whom the Mary Ann HUBLEY b. 1835 married. The case for her as the wife of George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE rests on the following evidence:

      a. She is born in New Dublin Township and, after marriage, a Census places the family in the Dublin portion of that township.
      b. George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE was born and lived in an area near where this Mary Ann HUBLEY was born and lived.
      c. On 27 May 1858, a Mary Ann HUBLEY marries George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE at Bridgewater, which was originally a part of the New Dublin Township.
      d. The ages given for George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE's wife in the various censuses, together with her child-bearing years (1857-1879), all fit an 1835 birth.
      e. The case for her as the wife of Joseph SEILER, who married a Mary Ann HUBLEY(age unknown) at St. Stephen's Anglican, Chester, in 1853--seems to be based solely on the fact that were she born in 1835, that would make her 18 in 1853, a good age for a first marriage. But it would seem likely that the Mary Ann HUBLEY who marries in Chester would be from the Chester or St. Margaret's Bay area. It would also seem that she is of the wrong religion, as the Mary Ann HUBLEY of Dublin would most likely have been married at Chester Baptist, were she married at Chester.
      f. As George Elkanah and Mary (HUBLEY) SLAUENWHITE grew older, their oldest son, George, took over the family farm, which was just barely able to sustain the family. At that point, all of the children of George and Mary move to the Annapolis Valley. I believe the reason they did so is that this is where all of their HUBLEY aunts, uncles, and cousins are know to have moved to a bit earlier. After her husband's death, their mother joins them there.
      g. The age at death in her death register entry is 74 yrs, which exaclty matches an 1835 birth.

      So while there is no smoking gun to prove that the Mary HUBLEY who marries George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE is the daughter of Alexander HUBLEY 1809, I believe that the circumstantial evidence leaves almost no room for doubt. [Bob H]
    Family ID F181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Esther SMITH,   b. 30 Apr 1875, Williamston, Annapolis, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1928, Inglisville, Annapolis, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2024 

  • Notes 
    • His identity as the s/o George Elkanah is proven by his death certificate. [Bob H]

  • Sources 
    1. [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, New Dublin Township, Petit Riviere, H1, page 34.

    2. [S92] 1911 Census of *NS*, Annapolis County, Inglisville, Family #33.

    3. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Annapolis County, Lawrenceton Lane, family #8.

    4. [S1653] Inscription Survey, Whitman-Cunningham Cemetery--South Williamston.

    5. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1930, book 115, page 917.

    6. [S9179] Parish Register, St. Paul's Lutheran Church--Bridgewater, page 82, #41--Cited by Lana Veinot.