Samuel Freeze (May 3, 1778 – April 4, 1844) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented King's County in the

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in 1820, from 1828 to 1830 and from 1835 to 1844. He was born in

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, the son of William Freeze and Martha Bulmer who came to New Brunswick from

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. Freeze married three times, first marrying Margaret Wells, then Bethia Wager and then Mary Jane Scott; he had 21 children. He died in office in King's County at the age of 65. His son Samuel Nelson served as sheriff for King's County. His daughter Miriam married

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, who served in the provincial assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.

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''The Chignecto isthmus and its first settlers'', H Trueman (1902)
1778 births 1844 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub