Captain George Benjamin Westhaver

1832 - 1915  (83 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	George Benjamin Westhaver
  Title	Captain
  Born	1832
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	bio on Captain George Benjamin Westhaver From Reverend Clyde Westhaver's Book. "A Family Tree of the Westhavers" transcribed by Richard Wesyhaver: These are the descendants of Captain George Benjamin Westhaver and his wife, Rebecca whose family moved to Denver, Colorado about 1889. It was hoped that the warm climate would cure their son Harry of Tuberculosis, which proved to be in vain. This remarkable family which produced some outstanding citizens of country, persons of distinction in the field of invention, of physics, and various branches. Rebecca Westhaver's early life in Nova Scotia with her reminiscences is recorded in a lengthy document written by her daughter, Evalina. Copies are to be found in the public archives of Nova Scotia and with the South Shore Genealogical Society in the Fisheries Museum at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Captian George Benjamin Westhaver, son of Casper Westhaver, married Rebecca Elisabeth Eisenhauer August 16th 1855, the marriage performed by Elder Barss of the Baptist church at North West, the community where they lived. North West stretches for miles along a straight highway linking Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. The lineage of Rebecca, nee Eisenhauer is interesting, though confusing. Her mother was orn Sophia Morash, daughter of Phillip Morash and his wife Rebecca Elisabeth Young(Jung). Rebecca was named after her maternal grandmother. Sophia was orphaned at an early age and was raised by George Deutof who married Rebecca Elisabeth Young's sister, Sophia Elizabeth, her aunt and uncle. Sophia married J. Nicolas Eisenhauerat the age of 15. Marrying a man 10 years older than herself. They had 12 children of whom Rebecca was one. George Deutof, whose sons had all died, deeded his property, lot A-9, in Martins Brook to Sophia and Nicolas in 1837. The property passed to his daughter, who with her husband, George Benjamin, came to live on it after having lived in Lunenburg. It is this property which they sold to Henry Westhaver (Of Martin) in 1889 for $428.00. This is no doubt the year of their departure for Colorado. The property was occupied by Henry and Joseph Westhaver families until about 1966 when it was sold to ?outsiders? by the name of Steeves who breed horses. The house is well preserved (1997). Captain George Benjamin did not accompany his family to Colorado. It is said that he visited with them once. He died in 1915. In the 1901 census he is described as a ?Master Mariner, lodger, Agnostic?. It is known that he suffered a loss of faith upon the early death of his favorite daughter, Mary. The autobiography of nova Scotia revels that other Lunenburg families emigrated to the Denver area. Eisnors we there. Evalina married Alvin Eisnor at Denver. Isaiah Mader from Maders Cove we building houses in Denver. Note a change in spelling to Maider. Some Berringers had a farm nearby. Rebecca Eisenhauer Westhaver was a remarkable woman. She met the challenges of life with courage. Her marriage to George Benjamin was hastened because he needed someone to care for his widowed mother who was partially blind. Rebecca cared for her while raising a family of eight children, three of whom died young. For the sake of her son, Harry, she braved a trip of thousands of miles by railroad to what was then the frontier and re-established her family there without a husband. She revisited Nova Scotia twice and was revisiting it in memory and conversation the day she died. Granddaughter, Nova, was named after her native province. Nova wrote of her her grandmother, 'Grandma had the face of a saint and everybody adored her.' On her marriage certificate she wrote a very good signature while not a few of her generation were illiterate. Rebecca died on January 14th 1907. After sitting up conversing with her daughter, she said to Evalina, 'Evie, help me to my bed, I'm going to die now.' Very shortly she was gone. The family broke up shortly after, John and George moving to San Diego, California, perhaps around 1918.
  Died	1915
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  Person ID	I7750	Nagel
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family	Rebeca E Eisenhauer,   b. 28 Nov 1835,   d. 2 Jan 1907  (Age 71 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1855	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	+ 1. John W Westhaver,   b. 1856  [Birth]   2. Mary Ellen Westhaver  [Birth]   3. James Benjamin Westhaver,   b. 28 Jun 1862, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1908, Denver, Denver, Colorado  (Age 45 years)  [Birth] + 4. Evalina Westhaver,   b. 11 Mar 1864,   d. 16 Jun 1950  (Age 86 years)  [Birth]   5. Harry Westhaver,   b. 1867,   d. 1895  (Age 28 years)  [Birth] + 6. George W Westhaver,   b. 1873  [Birth]
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F2647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 16 Aug 1855 - Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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