George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE

1833 - 1896  (62 years)

• Name	George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE
  Nickname	Alec/Alex
  Birth	4 May 1833	Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, NS   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	31 Aug 1833	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  Death	5 Feb 1896	New Road, Mill Village area, Queens, NS   [4]
  Person ID	I1330	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Johann Georg SLAUENWHITE,   b. 2 Sep 1804, North West, Lunenburg, NS d. 22 Dec 1864, Conquerall, Lunenburg, NS (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Johannah MOSHER,   b. 8 Jun 1805, Clearland, Lunenburg, NS d. Aft 1891 (Age > 87 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1825	Lunenburg County, NS   [5]
  Family ID	F643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann HUBLEY,   b. 26 Apr 1835, Laconia [Lakeview], Lunenburg, NS d. 16 Sep 1909, Nictaux, Annapolis, NS (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1858	Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS   [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]
  Children	1. George Enos SLAUENWHITE,   b. 26 Dec 1858, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. Aft 1923 (Age > 66 years)   2. Selena Ann SLAUENWHITE,   b. 11 May 1860, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. Bef 1871, Middlewood, Lunenburg, NS (Age < 10 years)   3. James SLAUENWHITE,   b. 29 Jul 1865, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Nov 1930, Lawrencetown, Annapolis, NS (Age 65 years)   4. William F. SLAUENWHITE,   b. 12 Mar 1867, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. 5 Dec 1930, Haverhill, Essex, MA (Age 63 years)   5. Edward Foster SLAUENWHITE,   b. 10 Oct 1868, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. 11 Apr 1945, Middleton, Annapolis, NS (Age 76 years)   6. Leander SLAUENWHITE,   b. May 1872, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 1932, Clinton, Kennebec, ME (Age ~ 59 years)   7. Geneva L. SLAUENWHITE,   b. 18 Jul 1873, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. 5 Aug 1974, Nictaux, Annapolis, NS (Age 101 years)   8. Nora E. SLAUENWHITE,   b. 1878, Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Oct 1965, Waterville, Kennebec, ME (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  His birth record states only that he is the s/o George and Hannah. Canon Harris says that he was the son of John George and Hannah Regina (Ernst) SLAUENWHITE; if so, he would certainly fit into their birth order. But I can find no other reference to Regina Ernst as being named “Hannah” and it is known that she went by the name of Rachel. Also, everyone else in their family seems to have been born in, and not strayed far from, the Mahone Bay area, whereas George Elkanah appears only in the Middlewood area. On the other hand, in the area around Middlewood there lived the family of John George and Johanna Elizabeth (Moser) SLAUENWHITE, into whose birth order George Elkanah would also nicely fit. Further, it is known that this Johanna Elizabeth went by the name of Hannah. Finally, whereas George Elkanah occupies house #144 in 1881 Census [Petite Riviere District], house #145 is occupied by Franz (Francis) SLAUENWHITE, who is the brother of the John George who m. Hannah MOSER. So I believe that, in the case of George Elkanah, Canon Harris got his George and Hannah's crossed. Various unincorporated areas in Lunenburg that are now collectively called Middlewood were previously referred to as Bull's Run, Middletown, New Post Road, and/or Slauenwhite's Cross. The name “Middlewood” itself seems to have been specific to the location of the first house in the area, built by Franz Slauenwhite. The name “Slauenwhite's Cross may refer to George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE, whose house was located at the junction of the Post Road and the road up from Vogler's Cove. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg. [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, New Dublin Township, Petit Riviere, H1, page 34. [S73] 1891 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Petite Riviere District, J3, page 28. [S13177] T. B. Smith Notes (1700-1950), Vol. 854, image 501. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg, 1825, entry #8. [S9179] Parish Register, St. Paul's Lutheran Church--Bridgewater, page 82, #41--Cited by Lana Veinot.