A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Lorenzo Dow Barnum was named after the famous Methodist itinerant preacher Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834). As a result of his eccentricity, infamy, influence and travels throughout the country many thousands of US children of the early 19th century were named after Lorenzo Dow. The autobiography of Lorenzo Dow was at one time the second-best-selling book in the United States, exceeded only by the Bible.
He was of Uxbridge, a city northeast of Toronto, in Durham county.
In the 1870 US Census for Berlin, Ionia County, Michigan the family of Lorenzo D. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #69; Family #69
Barnum, Lorenzo; 27; M; W; Carpenter; b. Canada
Barnum, Sophia; 24; F; W; Keeping house; b. Canada; Mother of foreign birth
Barnum, James F.; 4; M; W; b. Canada; Father of foreign birth
Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934 about Lorenzo Dow Barnum. Name: Lorenzo Dow Barnum; Death Date: 15 Sep 1933; Death Location: Mimico, York County, Ontario; Cause of Death: Chronic myocarditis; Gender: Male; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842; Birth Location: Pickering, Ontario.
From an unidentified Mimico, Ontario newspaper: Lorenzo Dow Barnum Passes in 92nd Year. Lorenzo Dow Barnum, well-known resident of Mimico, died on Friday in his 92nd year. Mr. Barnum was also a familiar figure in Toronto, being stationary engineer at the old Central Prison on Strachan avenue for seven years. Of United Empire Loyalist stock, he was born in Pickering Township, near Markham. He was married 68 years ago in the little Baptist Church at Uxbridge. His wife predeceased him by two years, dying on April 22, 1931. The couple had previously celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on March 16, 1931. Before coming to Toronto in 1885, Mr. Barnum had been engaged in manufacturing pumps in the Uxbridge district. Following his service at the old Central prison, he then worked as engineer at the Industrial at Mimico, which position he held until 1924. An old militiaman, he was also one of the oldest Oddfellows in Canada, having been a member of the order for 62 years. He is survived by three children, Mrs. (Rev.) A. P. Latter, of Orillia; Frank of Oshawa, and Jay, of Mimico; twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral was held to-day to Park Lawn Cemetery.
He was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery.
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