A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Although some sources refer to this person as John Barnum, his descendant Louis Bonnell asserts that his name was actually Andrew Barnum. The Barnum Family, 1517-1904 states that it is not known which of Andrew's five sons was the father of his grandson, L. D. Barnum, and his granddaughter, whose name is not known. Canadian genealogist Audrey Condon Delaney has not found any evidence to include L.D. Barnum among the descendants of Andrew. Andrew appears in the 1871 Ontario Census as follows: Barnum, Andrew, Age [55] Birthplace [GERMANY] Religion [CE] Ethnic Origin [GERMAN] Occupation [F] District [58] Sub District [F] Page [9] County [HLB] Description [Stanhope twp.].
Andrew appears in the Census of 1851 in Murray Township, Northumberland County; 1861 in Brighton, Northumberland County; 1871 in Stanhope Township, Northumberland County; and 1881 in Minden, Peterborough East. In the latter, he was enumerated as a farmer and a member of the Church of England.
He and his family removed from this area between 1861 and 1865.
Upon the death of his mother, Andrew inherited the rebellion box given to her by the maker, Henry Weaver (relation not known) from his prison cell.
He was baptized as an adult. Witnesses were James Gainforth and Thomas Gainforth and wife.
The family got letters of permission to move his body in 1901 when construction began on the new Saint Peter's Church. The municipality of Algonquin Highlands owns and operates four separate and distinct cemeteries: Saint Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Saint Stephen's Anglican Cemetery, Zion United Church Carnarvon Cemetery and Maple Lake United Church Cemetery. Although none of them specifically records the burial of Andrew, a number of his children and other relations are buried in the Maple Lake United Church Cemetery.
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