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Georgina Whetsel

1846–1919

Canada

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Georgina Whetsel (July 4, 1846 – November 24, 1919) was a Canadian businesswoman who was notable for running an ice-cutting business in Saint John, New Brunswick. Whetsel was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia and later moved to Boston to be with her older siblings. She met and married her husband Robert Whetsel in Boston.

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