Lambert Folkers (died 1761) was a

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and

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. He served as a member of the

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; Folkers was in Halifax,

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, by 1750. In 1761, he married Elizabeth Shelfers, his second wife. He was buried on July 9, 1761.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) Year of birth missing 1761 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub