Joshua Newton Freeman (1816 - 1912)

Born 6 Oct 1816 in Port Mouton, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died 22 Nov 1912 at age 96 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Joshua Newton Freeman was born October 6, 1816 in Port Mouton, Nova Scotia to Robert Freeman and Gertrude (Heckman) Freeman. He was a descendant of Edward Freeman, who arrived in the colony of Massachusetts from Devonshire in 1635 and of Col. William Freeman who took land in Nova Scotia Colony about 1763.

He was educated at the grammar school in nearby Liverpool and became a merchant by trade. He was largely associated with the nearby community of Liverpool.

He married first, Sarah Elizabeth daughter of John Campbell, Esq, for many years M.P.P. for Queens County, Nova Scotia. They were married on June 17, 1846 and had at least one child. Sarah passed away in 1848.

At some point between 1848 and 1852, Joshua travelled to Australia likely during the Victorian Gold Rush which began in 1851.

It was in Melbourne that he married Elizabeth Moody, formerly of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on January 22, 1852.^[1] She passed away in 1854.

By 1856, he had returned to Nova Scotia.

Third, he married Mary, widow of the Rev. John Mills of N.B on June 14, 1856 at Wolfville. She was a daughter of Joseph Barss of Horton.^[2]

From 1864 to 1882, he was High Sheriff of Queens County.

He ran unsuccessfully to become the federal Member of Parliament for Queens County in 1882, followed by a successful run in 1887.^[3] He served as M.P. from 1887-1891 under Prime Minister Sir. John A. MacDonald. He ran unsuccessully for a second term in 1891. Joshua passed way on November 21, 1912 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and was interred at the Methodist Cemetery in Liverpool.^[4][5]

Known Children

• Sarah Fraser Freeman 1847-?
• Mary Elizabeth/Bessie Freman 1856-1926 m. Rev. James Lumsden
• Gertrude Sarah Freeman 1859-1887
• Maria Barss (Freeman) Heal 1862-1955 m. James B. Heal
• Olevia Freeman 1865-?

See also:

• Wikipedia contributors. (2021, September 22). Joshua Newton Freeman. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:17, August 7, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joshua_Newton_Freeman&oldid=1045782402

Census Records

• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DW-YHX : 7 April 2022), J K Freeman, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6R-9HT : 2 March 2021), Joshua N. Freeman, Liverpool, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Joshua N. Freeman, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH23-R4H : 23 February 2021), Joshua N Freeman, Shelburne & Queens (queens), Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Announcement, New Brunswick Courier, May 6, 1854. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 14 No 2897
2. ↑ Marriage Announcement, New Brunswick Courier, June 28, 1856. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 16 No 256
3. ↑ MackIntosh, Charles Herbert and Gemmili, John Alexander (Eds), The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1887.
4. ↑ Death Register, Public Archives of Nova Scotia
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #221192342, Joshua Newton Freeman (1816-1912)