Joseph Fairbanks
Male, Deceased Person
1718 – 1796
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Who was Joseph Fairbanks?
Joseph Fairbanks was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia and represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1776 to 1785.
He was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts, and moved to Halifax in 1749. In that year, he married his second wife, Elizabeth Wooton. He married Lydia Blackden in 1756. He served as lieutenant during the first siege of Louisbourg in 1745. He died in Halifax at the age of 87.
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