Joshua Lamb
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Joshua Lamb was born in Massachusetts
and became a political figure in Nova Scotia
. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
from 1770 to 1774 and in 1776.
Lamb was one of the first persons granted land in Onslow township
. He was the first registrar of deeds for Cumberland County
, serving from 1770 to 1777 and also served as a justice of the peace
. He was unseated for non-attendance in 1772 but elected again in a by-election held in February 1776. Lamb, who sympathized with the American Revolution
, refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Crown. His seat in the provincial assembly was declared vacant in June 1776. He went to Canaan Plantation, Maine, (which became part of Lincolnville
) in 1777 and received a land grant in Massachusetts
in 1800.
Lamb married Mercy Brooks (1743-1828) in 1766 and he died on 27 December 1813 in Lincolnville
. Their son, Captain Joshua Lamb (1771-1851), built the Lincolnville Center Meeting House
.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and became a political figure in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
from 1770 to 1774 and in 1776.
Lamb was one of the first persons granted land in Onslow township
Onslow, Nova Scotia
Onslow is a small, unincorporated, Canadian rural community in central Colchester County, Nova Scotia. The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro and is largely a farming area...
. He was the first registrar of deeds for Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...
, serving from 1770 to 1777 and also served as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. He was unseated for non-attendance in 1772 but elected again in a by-election held in February 1776. Lamb, who sympathized with the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
, refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Crown. His seat in the provincial assembly was declared vacant in June 1776. He went to Canaan Plantation, Maine, (which became part of Lincolnville
Lincolnville
-Places:Canada* Lincolnville, Ontario, a community in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville** Lincolnville GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community* Lincolnville, Nova ScotiaUnited States...
) in 1777 and received a land grant in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 1800.
Lamb married Mercy Brooks (1743-1828) in 1766 and he died on 27 December 1813 in Lincolnville
Lincolnville
-Places:Canada* Lincolnville, Ontario, a community in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville** Lincolnville GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community* Lincolnville, Nova ScotiaUnited States...
. Their son, Captain Joshua Lamb (1771-1851), built the Lincolnville Center Meeting House
Lincolnville Center Meeting House
Lincolnville Center Meeting House is a historic meeting house on ME 173 in Lincolnville Center, Maine.It was built in 1820 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983....
.