Johann Gottlob Schmeisser

He arrived during the American Revolution, and, after being in the village for only two months, he was involved in the defense of the town during the Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782).

Because his father only had the income of a tailor, at age 25, the town sponsored Schmeisser to attend the University of Halle in 1777.

He eventually left for Nova Scotia via London, where he stayed for a number of weeks.

Schultz was the first to serve in Lunenburg, erected the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1772 and stayed for 8 years.

He confronted the American invaders in the raid on Lunenburg and was subsequently tied up and left in the centre of town.