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Westhaver, George Alfred, 1834-1925
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1834-1925
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George Alfred Westhaver was born at Mahone Bay in 1834 and served for a time as a lightkeeper on Westhaver’s Island. In 1854, he founded the Nova Scotia Oar and Block Works (later the Nova Scotia Oar and Block Works, G.A. Westhaver & Son). In 1859, Westhaver married Hannah Borgel, with whom he had six children. He had three more children with his second wife, Louisa Silver, whom he married in 1872. Westhaver was the inventor of the “Housewife’s Friend” washing machine, which was patented in 1878. Later, his son Robert invented the “Perfect Spraying and Dusting Machine.” George Alfred Westhaver died at Mahone Bay in 1925.
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Mahone Bay Museum
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