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Capt George Washington Churchill

Birth	:	13 Dec 1835 Nova Scotia, Canada
Death	:	31 Jul 1898 Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial	:	Churchill Cemetery, Dayton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.8686104, -66.1037468
Description	:	In the late 1800s, a time when Yarmouth, Nova Scotia's fleet could boast of being the second largest in Canada, its sea captains were renowned in seaports around the world. George was captain on the fateful voyage of "The Research", 1459 tons, was built on the shore of Yarmouth's waterfront in 1861 for Thomas Killiam. She was a fine ship and was the largest built and owned in Yarmouth at that time.. On November 10, 1866, he left on a sea voyage to Glasgow, Scotland, along with his nephew Aaron Flint Churchill, 'The Ship Boy', who was 16 at the time. She... Read More	In the late 1800s, a time when Yarmouth, Nova Scotia's fleet could boast of being the second largest in Canada, its sea captains were renowned in seaports around the world. George was captain on the fateful voyage of "The Research", 1459 tons, was built on the shore of Yarmouth's waterfront in 1861 for Thomas Killiam. She was a fine ship and was the largest built and owned in Yarmouth at that time.. On November 10, 1866, he left on a sea voyage to Glasgow, Scotland, along with his nephew Aaron Flint Churchill, 'The Ship Boy', who was 16 at the time. She sailed from Quebec, lumber-laden for the Scottish port of Greenock. After a stormy passage through the Straits of Belle Isle she ran into a vicious nor'-west gale and a heavy sea struck the rudder, parting the chains and breaking it just below the case. Here it was that the ingenuity of the Bluenose sailor of old came to the fore. Captain Churchill rigged a jury rudder but who would volunteer to go over the stern to place it? "I will," said young Aaron. Stripped nearly naked in freezing winter weather, a howling gale, with a ship at times almost on her beam-ends, and with rope about his waist, over the stern was lowered young Aaron. He managed to rig the jury rudder and was pulled to the deck half-frozen. However, the gear soon parted and was lost. Captain Churchill, this time using a spare topmast with deals bolted to it made a steering ore which was placed over the stern with tackles to operate it. This did not work and still another jury rudder was made, and over the stern again went young Aaron. Again this was lost and still another was made. Eight times did Aaron go over the stern. With a determination shown by Nova Scotia skippers and their crews another was made and it worked. The weather moderated and the good ship "Research" was brought to the entrance of the Firth of Clyde after a passage of 88 days from Quebec.In recognition of the determination and courage of the skipper, young Aaron and the crew, the famed House of Lloyds of London awarded vellum certificates to both the officers and crew. Captain Churchill received a good watch and chain, a solid silver saiver, and a substantial sum in ready money. The mate, young Aaron, received a silver chronometer watch with a suitable inscription and two thousand dollars in cash. This voyage was christened "The Voyage of Many Rudders," and Captain William Churchill became known as 'Rudder Churchill' for the several jury rudders he made that his heroic nephew went over the side to rig. Aaron was paid $2,000, which was a large fortune at that time.

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Capt George Washington Churchill's memorial is located at: Churchill Cemetery, Dayton, Yarmouth County, Canada.
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Capt George Washington Churchill death on 31 Jul 1898 in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Latitude: 43.8686104
Longitude: -66.1037468

Family Members:

Parent

Rufus Churchill I

(1793 - 1865)

Gertrude “Gitty” Flint Churchill

(1795 - 1881)

Spouse

Louisa Smith Churchill

(1840 - 1902)

Siblings

Rufus Churchill II

(1819 - 1900)

Mary Churchill Corning

(1821 - 1919)

David Churchill

(1823 - 1897)

Sarah Churchill Killam

(1824 - 1874)

Alvin Churchill

(1830 - 1872)

William Penn Churchill

(1839 - 1912)

Children

Louise Anna Churchill Kenney

(1867 - 1912)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Churchill Cemetery
Dayton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8686104, -66.1037468

2. Chegoggin Cemetery
Chegoggin, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8803200, -66.1248700

3. Brookside Cemetery
Hebron, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8866500, -66.0910700

4. Riverside Cemetery
Hebron, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8976900, -66.0876600

5. Old Main Street Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8387600, -66.1198600

6. Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8365800, -66.1022800

7. Our Lady Of Calvary Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8319700, -66.1021600

8. Pembroke Cemetery
Pembroke, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8692708, -66.1549716

9. Greenville Cemetery
Greenville, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8609300, -66.0468800

10. Saint Ambrose Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8245990, -66.1169210

11. Anglican Church Hill Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8252300, -66.1228500

12. Arcadia Cemetery
Arcadia, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8211400, -66.0566940

13. Highland Plains Cemetery
Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8471900, -66.0169900

14. Tusket Falls Cemetery
Tusket Falls, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8830700, -65.9830200

15. Darling's Lake Cemetery
Darlings Lake, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9553223, -66.1311722

16. Chebogue Cemetery
Rockville, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.7770400, -66.0976100

17. St. Stephen's Anglican Church and Cemetery
Tusket, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8623433, -65.9768301

18. Tusket Cemetery
Tusket, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8515200, -65.9745190

19. Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
Melbourne, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.7795967, -66.0503804

20. Brenton Methodist Cemetery
Brenton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9645545, -66.0517018

21. Tusket Lakes Cemetery
Tusket, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9166900, -65.9666300

22. Ste-Famille Roman Catholic Cemetery
Amiraults Hill, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8089000, -65.9743600

23. Gavelton Meeting House Cemetery
Gavelton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8974700, -65.9490100

24. Sainte-Anne Parish Cemetery
Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8380400, -65.9355700