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Captain Theodore Godet HeyligerCaptain Theodore Godet Heyliger was born on Saba on July 2nd, 1834 and died here on October 16th, 1907. He married Ann Louise Simmons on January 20th, 1864. They had no children. The Heyliger family was a prominent Statia family which was among the first Dutch settlers on that island in 1630. They later branched out to Saba as well. The Godet family was among the Hugenot families who after the Edict of Nantes (1685) fled to Holland from the French city of Montbeliard. Captain Heyliger on his mothers side of the family was a grandson of old Governor Thomas Dinzey. His early career started out as most other young Sabans at the time. He sailed out with his father Captain Engel Heyliger on the Barkentine "Aries" as a cabin boy at the age of 13. Over the years he worked hard and not only became the owner of many schooners but he also owned businesses on Saba and St. Eustatius. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. For many years he also served the government of Saba as Kings Council, and was a representative of the MacNish Sulphur Mining Company, which exploited the Sulphur mines on Saba in the past century. The Sulphur was exported to the United States. The Heyligers were among the former leading white families who owned the town known as The Bottom. The other leading families were the Simmons, Vanterpools, Dinzeys, Darceys, Winfields, Leverocks and so on. Many of them immigrated to Barbados, Guyana, Bermuda and the United States. Their glorious deeds as Captains of the oceans' seas are now but a fading memory among the island's population. © Will JohnsonReturn to listing of Saba Sea Captains
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