Nathaniel Marsters was a farmer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. 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 1806 to 1818.

He was born in Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, the son of Jonathan Marsters and Mary Knowlton, who immigrated to Falmouth, Nova Scotia

Falmouth, Nova Scotia

Falmouth, Nova Scotia is a village located along the Avon River in Hants County between Mount Denson and Windsor.Falmouth and area was known as Pisiguit by the Acadians. Having migrated from Port Royal, Nova Scotia, the Acadians were the first to settle in the area, around 1685...

 in 1760. Marsters moved to Onslow

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...

 in 1784. He was married twice: to Sarah, the daughter of Richard Upham

Richard Upham

Richard Upham was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1775....

, in 1787 and then to Lydia Lynds in 1798. Marsters served as coroner for Colchester County

Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex...

 from 1820 to 1843; he was also registrar of deeds. He died in Onslow at the age of 85.

His son Richard Upham Marsters became a noted watchmaker, silversmith and inventor in Nova Scotia.