William F. SLAUENWHITE

1867 - 1930  (63 years)

• Name	William F. SLAUENWHITE
  Birth	12 Mar 1867	Slauenwhite's Cross [now Middlewood], Lunenburg, NS   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Slongwhite
  Death	5 Dec 1930	Haverhill, Essex, MA   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Person ID	I1902	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	George Elkanah SLAUENWHITE,   b. 4 May 1833, Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, NS d. 5 Feb 1896, New Road, Mill Village area, Queens, NS (Age 62 years)
  Mother	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]
  Family ID	F181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth HUBLEY,   b. 15 Jan 1872, Milford, Annapolis, NS d. 2 Jan 1946, Haverhill, Essex, MA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1888	Round Hill, Annapolis, NS   [2]
  Notes	They appear in the 1910 Census of Haverhill, Essex, MA.
  Children	1. Harold E. SLAUENWHITE,   b. 8 Apr 1891, Annapolis County, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Various unincorporated areas in Lunenburg now collectively called Middlewood, have also been known as Middlewood, Bull's Run, Middletown, New Post Road, and Slauenwhite's Cross. The name Slauenwhite's Cross refers to Franz Slauenwhite, who built the first house in the area. William is shown as living in Round Hill, NS in the 1901 Census, with a DOB of 2 Feb 1870. His wife's DOB is given as 15 Jun 1876. However, their marriage record gives their ages on 1 Dec 1888 as 21 and 19, respectively. The other clue to his age is the 1881 census of Lunenburg County, which gives the age of a “Philton” Slauenwhite as 14, but does not list a “William”. Since the age on the marriage record agrees with the age in the census, this is presumed to be the correct date. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] Annapolis County, Round Hill District (A-1), Sheet 8, Lines 34-36. [S12554] 1888, book 1801, Pg. 194, #97. [S67] Lunenburg County, Petite Riviere, page 34, house# 144. [S12417] Obituary Notice for William F. Slongwhite; 6 December 1930; . [S12395] . [S9179] page 82, #41--Cited by Lana Veinot.