David Orren Furler

1851 - 1931  (80 years)

• Name	David Orren Furler  [1]
  Born	12 Mar 1851	Oakland, Brant County, Upper Canada Colony, British North America
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Canborough, Monck, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada (with parents)
  Residence	1876	Oakland, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  Ethnic Origin	1881	German
  Occupation	1881
  	Labourer
  Religion	1881
  	Methodist
  Residence	1881	Oakland, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1891	Oakland, Oxford County South, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	18 Nov 1931
  	General Labourer
  Died	18 Nov 1931	Winona, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	20 Nov 1931	Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario
  Person ID	I6445	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Furler,   b. 22 May 1829, Ontario, probably Caistor, Lincoln County, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1907, St. Anns (Smithville), West Lincoln County, Ontario  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Doughnee,   b. 1 Jul 1833, Caledonia, Haldimand County, Upper Canada Colony, British North America ,   d. 26 Mar 1915, St. Anns (Smithville), West Lincoln County, Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1853	Haldimand County, Upper Canada Colony, British North America
  Family ID	F1760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Nancy Swears,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Oakland, Brant County, Upper Canada Colony, British North America ,   d. 27 Mar 1930, Barton St., North Grimsby, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	31 May 1876	Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario
  Children	1. Nancy Elvira Furler,   b. 15 Dec 1876, Caistor, Lincoln County, Ontario ,   d. 23 Oct 1932, Vineland Station, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)  [natural]   2. Pte. Marcellus Benjamin Furler,   b. 9 Aug 1879, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1960, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   3. Rhoda Furler,   b. 18 May 1882, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario ,   d. 23 Apr 1960, Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   4. Lorne Furler,   b. 16 Dec 1884, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario ,   d. 6 May 1891, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario  (Age 6 years)  [natural]   5. Mary May Furler,   b. 23 Jun 1890, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario ,   d. Aft 1907, Dundas, Wentworth County, Ontario?  (Age > 18 years)  [natural]   6. Davina Ferne Furler,   b. 18 Oct 1898, Windham, Norfolk County, Ontario ,   d. 5 Jan 1982, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   7. David Furler,   b. Apr 1900, Oakland, Brant County, Ontario ,   d. 28 Sep 1900, Beamsville, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F1756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lapham's genealogy incorrectly records David's birthplace as "Pennsylvania?". Lapham's notes indicate that David "lived near Delhi and walked from Delhi to Dunnville every week to see his parents." Oakland is *somewhat* near Delhi, so that part seems to match. However the distance from either Oakland or Delhi to Dunnville is about 70 kms. Even at a brisk walk this would take about 12 hours each way -- possible, but unlikely. Perhaps he walked from Caistor to Dunnville -- a distance of maybe 20 kms. David and his family moved from Oakland to Beamsville between Apr - Sep 1900. David's middle name has been found with all of the following variant spellings: Orren, Orron, Oren, Oron, and Orien. His son is recorded as both Orren and Loren (or Lorne?) , so it may be that Orren is a diminutive of Loren. David's death certificate records that he had been living in Winona (Stoney Creek), Wentworth, Ontario for 14 years and 7 months, presumably with his son Marcelus. However, a later relative recalls that David actually spent his last few years (about three years) as a patient of the Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital, known at the time as the "Asylum for Inebriates". "Back then everybody thought that he was crazy, but [now we know that] he had dementia." Very interestingly, David's death certificate shows several over-writes. The original is witnessed by his son Marcellus Furler, 18 Nov 1931. The over-writes are dated 30 Mar 1932 and signed by "O.D.L." (it is not known if these initials belong to the person who gave the new information or the clerk who "corrected" the death certificate. What is most interesting is that the later over-writes are COMPLETELY WRONG! The changes are: 1. Name of father: "William Furler", has been changed to "William Furlough". 2. Birthplace of father: "unknown", has been changed to " Penna, USA". 3. Maiden name of mother: "unknown", has been changed to "Elizabeth Lamphere". 4. Birthplace of mother: "unknown", has been changed to "Wilson, NY".

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Swears ancestry.FTW. Date of Import: Dec 19, 2003