| Name |
Joshua Augustus Adams |
| Birth |
1825 |
Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  |
| Christening |
5 Apr 1825 |
Perth Methodist Church Circuit, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1851 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Canada |
| Occupation |
1852 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| mayor |
| Occupation |
12 Jan 1852 |
| Attorney |
 |
1852 Census Perth ON
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| Census |
1861 |
| Canada |
- Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
|
| Occupation |
1861 |
| Barrister |
- Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
|
| Religion |
1861 |
| Methodist |
- Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
|
| Census |
1871 |
Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada |
| Canada |
| Census |
1881 |
| Canada |
- Also listed are George Carman 13 and Pierre Carman 11. Are these nephews or brothers of Catharine? His wife's name is different to what I have on record from Rev. Alva's documentation.
Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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| FamilySearch ID |
LZBP-3JS |
| Travel |
Apr 1902 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| visit to Glen Tay and Perth |
- An Ex-mayor of Perth
Mr. Joshua Adams, of Sarnia, after spending a week or so with friends in Perth and Glen Tay, returned home on Monday. Mr Adams was at one time the mayor of Perth, and at the time the town was incorporated - 1n 1852- the commission for holding the first municipal elections was sent to him.
Perth Courier
25 Apr 1902
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| Occupation |
Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada |
| Barrister |
| _UID |
A3327306929840D5B0485DB8CD2B0E4DED6F |
| Death |
23 Dec 1909 |
Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada |
| Notes |
- The Family of the late Joshua Adams JP, by Rev. Alvah Adams
The eleventh child of Joshua and Elizabeth Adams, named Joshua, (the second son of that name), was born at Adamsville, April 5th, 1825; studied law, and through certain influential persons who knew his family at Perth, such as Hon. M. Cameron anad Sheriff Flintoff, he was induced to follow them to the town of Sarnia and open a law office there, which profession he has followed in that town fifteen or twenty years; has been Mayor of that town, and is very active as an official member of the anada Methodist Church. Of the Joshuas who lived to adult years, this is the order: 1st Captain Joshua Adams, of Basstard and Perth; 2nd Joshua Adams, Barrister, etc., Sarnia; 3rd Joshua, son of Arza Adams; 4th Joshua, son of Alvah Adams, of the Customs, etc., Sarnia.
Joshua Adams, the lawyer, has been twice married: first, to Ann Padfield, daughter of the Rev. James Paadfield, Episcopalian minister. She was born in York, May 28th, 1827 and died at Sarnia June 28th 1868. His present wife is the daugher of Wm. arman, Esq. of Fredricton New Brunswick. She was born June 6th 1831. Her name is Harriet Amelia. Mr. Adams has no issue by either marriage.
From the Sarnia Canadian Observer, Centenary Edition, Sarnia, Canada, 29 Jul 1936
During his long practice Joshua Adams was known as a widely read lawyer, a close student and a learned gentleman.
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| Person ID |
I13957 |
Lanark County Origins |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Capt. Joshua Adams, Esq., b. 5 May 1780, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States d. 23 Apr 1863, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth "Betsy" Chipman, b. 2 Feb 1786, Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont, United States d. 29 Feb 1856, Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Mar 1803 |
Elizabethtown-Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F4254 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1825 - 1909 (84 years)
