George Alfred SLAUENWHITE

Male 1857 - 1927  (70 years)

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  • Name George Alfred SLAUENWHITE 
    Birth 3 Jul 1857  Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Baptism 17 Aug 1857  Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Jul 1927  Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Burial Park Cemetery, Mahone Bay, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1753  A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2015 

    Father Josiah SLAUENWHITE,   b. 3 Oct 1829, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1883, Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Louisa HAMM,   b. 24 Oct 1829, Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1883, Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1854  Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F803  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Jane YOUNG,   b. 8 May 1858, Young's Island, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1942, Windsor, Hants, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 19 Oct 1887  Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F1036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2026 

  • Notes 
    • A gold medal was awarded to Captain George SLAUENWHITE of Lunenburg in 1898, inscribed as follows:

      “Presented by the President of the United States to Capt. George SLAUENWHITE of the British brigantine, W.E. STOWE for his humane services in the rescue of the crew of the American schooner SOPHIA T. WINTERTON, January 1st 1888.”

      [SOURCE: Lunenburg Progress-Enterprise, 14 Nov 1923]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg, 1857, #56.

    2. [S12553] 1871 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Mahone Bay Sub-district (H1), Page 15.

    3. [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Blockhouse Sub-district (C2), Page 79.

    4. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg.

    5. [S4462] Obituary Notice for George A. Slawenwhite.

    6. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1927, book 123, page 534.

    7. [S1943] Marriage Notice for Josiah Slauenwhite & Louisa Ha.
      Married 5 Jan at Mahone Bay by Rev. C. Cosman, Josiah, 4th son of George SLAWENWHITE to Louisa, eldest daughter of George Ham.

    8. [S9179] Parish Register, St. Paul's Lutheran Church--Bridgewater, CIted by Lana Veinotte.

    9. [S2097] NS Marriage License [Jacket] Files (1887-1888)--Lu, 1887, # 151.