Son of David Springer (Jan.15,1732-Aug.13,
1777) who was killed by the Americans during
an ambush at Guilderland during the
Revolutionary War - and -
Margarita Oliver (July 9, 1835-Oct.30,1830)
who lived near Schnectady, NY and who were
married Oct.26,1754 in First Dutch Refored
Church in Albany, NY.
Daniel was the fourth of their 10 children.
His siblings were:
- Mary (1755) died in infancy;
- Richard (1756/58) married Sarah Boyce;
- Mary Lucy (1761-1852) married William
Carroll;
- Martha/Margaret (1766) m. John Treanor;
- Rachel (1768) married Col Caleb Reynolds;
- John (1771-1827) married Sarah (Ryckman)
Lottridge, a widow;
- Benjamin (1773-1834) m. Mary Ryckman;
- Henrietta (1775-1845) married Col.
Richard Beasley;
- Keziah (1776-1860) married Benjamin
Lockwood and resided in Delaware, ON.
Daniel was a soldier in Butler's Rangers
during the Revolutionary War and received
200 acres in Barton Twp., near Hamilton, ON,
for his war service. Margarita and her children
escaped to Ontario to avoid death during
the war.
Daniel operated a trading post near his
Barton Twp. farm for a time but relocated
to Delaware Twp. in Middlesex County in
the 1790s, an area he had known for some
years previously, having traded with the
natives of the district.
Daniel was with Gen. Isaac Brock in 1812
as Captain of the First Middlesex Militia.
Being loyal in defending the province, Springer
became very obnoxious to the enemy and the
disaffected, a party of whom seized him on
Feb. 1, 1814 and, after binding him, stole his
horses and sleigh and, placing him in it,
carried him to a prison in Ohio. Soon after
this his family moved temporarily from
Delaware to the Fairchild relatives near
Brantford, for greater security. After six
months, Daniel and others were paroled and,
following a hazardous trek back to the border,
crossed the Niagara River, rejoined the
King's forces and witnessed the Battle of
Lundy's Lane.
In Delaware, Daniel and his family farmed
at Lot 1, Con. 1 including the Broken Front.
Following the war years, he soon drifted
again into the fur-trading business with the
local aboriginals between Hamilton and
Chicago. He once operated a fur-trading post
on the Six Nations Reserve near Burford with
his brother, Benjamin.
In 1802 he was appointed a Justice of the
Peace and Magistrate by the acting lieutenant-
governor of Upper Canada. His duties involved
conducting marriages in the District,
assisting in legal transactions, hearing
legal oaths, etc. At that time Springer and
Thomas Ingersoll were the only JPs in this
area.
Squire Springer supervised the clearing and
building of Longwoods Rd. between Delaware
and Chatham. He was also the first post-
master in the Delaware area, this being
the only office between Sandwich (Windsor)
and Burford.
Lt. Col. Daniel Springer was permanently
remembered when "Springer Road" and
"Springer Lake" in Delware were named
after him.
In 1794 Daniel married Ruth Fairchild
(ca1774-ca1856), daughter of Benjamin
Fairchild and Melissa Hall. She was
raised at Queensbury and Fort Edward
in the Lake Champlain area of NY.
Being United Empire Loyalists, Ruth
received 200 acres of land in Ontario.
Although there is no tombstone for
Ruth, it is surmised that she was
buried in Delaware, Ontario, with her
husband.
They had nine children, the first born
in Barton Twp. For the next four years
Daniel was away from home a great deal
of the time, buying furs from the natives
and selling them in NY. By 1800, he had-
brought his wife and five-year-old
daughter to the Delaware farm. The
remaining eight children were born in
Delaware Township.
(1) Milicent (1795-1887) married first
to Joshua Meyers, and after his death
to a Mr. Crandall.
(2) Margaret (1800-1867) married Thomas
Hunt Sumner.
(3) Mary (1803-1886) became the second
wife of George Ashwell in 1826.
(4) Henrietta (1805-1893) married her
maternal cousin, Francis Drouillard Jr.
They moved to California and are buried
there in Stockton Rural Cemetery in
Joaquin County. They had several
children.
(5) Benjamin (1807-1877) married Eliza
Green. He became a civil engineer and
Provincial Land Surveyor. They had 12
children.
(6) Lucinda (1809-1840s) was unmarried.
She was a teacher and died of consumption.
(7) Daniel Jr. (ca1812-1860s), also
unmarried, was the last family member
to own land in Delaware Twp. He lost
his parents' farm in the mid-1860s,
moved to Ohio and was reportedly killed
by a horse.
(8) Richard (ca1814-1865) married Emma
Evans about 1855. About 1857 they
moved to Sombra Twp. in Lambton County.
Richard was killed in a tree-felling
accident. No known children.
(9) David (dates unknown) is believed
to have been a son of Daniel and Ruth
and that he died young.
∼Burial.-17th June 1826-Daniel Springer, Esq., aged 63 1-2, Lt.-Col. 4th Regt., Middlesex Militia, died on 15th inst., and was this day interred by me, with Masonic honors, in Delaware. *Middlesex Militia is from Ontario,Canada.
1777) who was killed by the Americans during
an ambush at Guilderland during the
Revolutionary War - and -
Margarita Oliver (July 9, 1835-Oct.30,1830)
who lived near Schnectady, NY and who were
married Oct.26,1754 in First Dutch Refored
Church in Albany, NY.
Daniel was the fourth of their 10 children.
His siblings were:
- Mary (1755) died in infancy;
- Richard (1756/58) married Sarah Boyce;
- Mary Lucy (1761-1852) married William
Carroll;
- Martha/Margaret (1766) m. John Treanor;
- Rachel (1768) married Col Caleb Reynolds;
- John (1771-1827) married Sarah (Ryckman)
Lottridge, a widow;
- Benjamin (1773-1834) m. Mary Ryckman;
- Henrietta (1775-1845) married Col.
Richard Beasley;
- Keziah (1776-1860) married Benjamin
Lockwood and resided in Delaware, ON.
Daniel was a soldier in Butler's Rangers
during the Revolutionary War and received
200 acres in Barton Twp., near Hamilton, ON,
for his war service. Margarita and her children
escaped to Ontario to avoid death during
the war.
Daniel operated a trading post near his
Barton Twp. farm for a time but relocated
to Delaware Twp. in Middlesex County in
the 1790s, an area he had known for some
years previously, having traded with the
natives of the district.
Daniel was with Gen. Isaac Brock in 1812
as Captain of the First Middlesex Militia.
Being loyal in defending the province, Springer
became very obnoxious to the enemy and the
disaffected, a party of whom seized him on
Feb. 1, 1814 and, after binding him, stole his
horses and sleigh and, placing him in it,
carried him to a prison in Ohio. Soon after
this his family moved temporarily from
Delaware to the Fairchild relatives near
Brantford, for greater security. After six
months, Daniel and others were paroled and,
following a hazardous trek back to the border,
crossed the Niagara River, rejoined the
King's forces and witnessed the Battle of
Lundy's Lane.
In Delaware, Daniel and his family farmed
at Lot 1, Con. 1 including the Broken Front.
Following the war years, he soon drifted
again into the fur-trading business with the
local aboriginals between Hamilton and
Chicago. He once operated a fur-trading post
on the Six Nations Reserve near Burford with
his brother, Benjamin.
In 1802 he was appointed a Justice of the
Peace and Magistrate by the acting lieutenant-
governor of Upper Canada. His duties involved
conducting marriages in the District,
assisting in legal transactions, hearing
legal oaths, etc. At that time Springer and
Thomas Ingersoll were the only JPs in this
area.
Squire Springer supervised the clearing and
building of Longwoods Rd. between Delaware
and Chatham. He was also the first post-
master in the Delaware area, this being
the only office between Sandwich (Windsor)
and Burford.
Lt. Col. Daniel Springer was permanently
remembered when "Springer Road" and
"Springer Lake" in Delware were named
after him.
In 1794 Daniel married Ruth Fairchild
(ca1774-ca1856), daughter of Benjamin
Fairchild and Melissa Hall. She was
raised at Queensbury and Fort Edward
in the Lake Champlain area of NY.
Being United Empire Loyalists, Ruth
received 200 acres of land in Ontario.
Although there is no tombstone for
Ruth, it is surmised that she was
buried in Delaware, Ontario, with her
husband.
They had nine children, the first born
in Barton Twp. For the next four years
Daniel was away from home a great deal
of the time, buying furs from the natives
and selling them in NY. By 1800, he had-
brought his wife and five-year-old
daughter to the Delaware farm. The
remaining eight children were born in
Delaware Township.
(1) Milicent (1795-1887) married first
to Joshua Meyers, and after his death
to a Mr. Crandall.
(2) Margaret (1800-1867) married Thomas
Hunt Sumner.
(3) Mary (1803-1886) became the second
wife of George Ashwell in 1826.
(4) Henrietta (1805-1893) married her
maternal cousin, Francis Drouillard Jr.
They moved to California and are buried
there in Stockton Rural Cemetery in
Joaquin County. They had several
children.
(5) Benjamin (1807-1877) married Eliza
Green. He became a civil engineer and
Provincial Land Surveyor. They had 12
children.
(6) Lucinda (1809-1840s) was unmarried.
She was a teacher and died of consumption.
(7) Daniel Jr. (ca1812-1860s), also
unmarried, was the last family member
to own land in Delaware Twp. He lost
his parents' farm in the mid-1860s,
moved to Ohio and was reportedly killed
by a horse.
(8) Richard (ca1814-1865) married Emma
Evans about 1855. About 1857 they
moved to Sombra Twp. in Lambton County.
Richard was killed in a tree-felling
accident. No known children.
(9) David (dates unknown) is believed
to have been a son of Daniel and Ruth
and that he died young.
∼Burial.-17th June 1826-Daniel Springer, Esq., aged 63 1-2, Lt.-Col. 4th Regt., Middlesex Militia, died on 15th inst., and was this day interred by me, with Masonic honors, in Delaware. *Middlesex Militia is from Ontario,Canada.
Son of David Springer (Jan.15,1732-Aug.13,
1777) who was killed by the Americans during
an ambush at Guilderland during the
Revolutionary War - and -
Margarita Oliver (July 9, 1835-Oct.30,1830)
who lived near Schnectady, NY and who were
married Oct.26,1754 in First Dutch Refored
Church in Albany, NY.
Daniel was the fourth of their 10 children.
His siblings were:
- Mary (1755) died in infancy;
- Richard (1756/58) married Sarah Boyce;
- Mary Lucy (1761-1852) married William
Carroll;
- Martha/Margaret (1766) m. John Treanor;
- Rachel (1768) married Col Caleb Reynolds;
- John (1771-1827) married Sarah (Ryckman)
Lottridge, a widow;
- Benjamin (1773-1834) m. Mary Ryckman;
- Henrietta (1775-1845) married Col.
Richard Beasley;
- Keziah (1776-1860) married Benjamin
Lockwood and resided in Delaware, ON.
Daniel was a soldier in Butler's Rangers
during the Revolutionary War and received
200 acres in Barton Twp., near Hamilton, ON,
for his war service. Margarita and her children
escaped to Ontario to avoid death during
the war.
Daniel operated a trading post near his
Barton Twp. farm for a time but relocated
to Delaware Twp. in Middlesex County in
the 1790s, an area he had known for some
years previously, having traded with the
natives of the district.
Daniel was with Gen. Isaac Brock in 1812
as Captain of the First Middlesex Militia.
Being loyal in defending the province, Springer
became very obnoxious to the enemy and the
disaffected, a party of whom seized him on
Feb. 1, 1814 and, after binding him, stole his
horses and sleigh and, placing him in it,
carried him to a prison in Ohio. Soon after
this his family moved temporarily from
Delaware to the Fairchild relatives near
Brantford, for greater security. After six
months, Daniel and others were paroled and,
following a hazardous trek back to the border,
crossed the Niagara River, rejoined the
King's forces and witnessed the Battle of
Lundy's Lane.
In Delaware, Daniel and his family farmed
at Lot 1, Con. 1 including the Broken Front.
Following the war years, he soon drifted
again into the fur-trading business with the
local aboriginals between Hamilton and
Chicago. He once operated a fur-trading post
on the Six Nations Reserve near Burford with
his brother, Benjamin.
In 1802 he was appointed a Justice of the
Peace and Magistrate by the acting lieutenant-
governor of Upper Canada. His duties involved
conducting marriages in the District,
assisting in legal transactions, hearing
legal oaths, etc. At that time Springer and
Thomas Ingersoll were the only JPs in this
area.
Squire Springer supervised the clearing and
building of Longwoods Rd. between Delaware
and Chatham. He was also the first post-
master in the Delaware area, this being
the only office between Sandwich (Windsor)
and Burford.
Lt. Col. Daniel Springer was permanently
remembered when "Springer Road" and
"Springer Lake" in Delware were named
after him.
In 1794 Daniel married Ruth Fairchild
(ca1774-ca1856), daughter of Benjamin
Fairchild and Melissa Hall. She was
raised at Queensbury and Fort Edward
in the Lake Champlain area of NY.
Being United Empire Loyalists, Ruth
received 200 acres of land in Ontario.
Although there is no tombstone for
Ruth, it is surmised that she was
buried in Delaware, Ontario, with her
husband.
They had nine children, the first born
in Barton Twp. For the next four years
Daniel was away from home a great deal
of the time, buying furs from the natives
and selling them in NY. By 1800, he had-
brought his wife and five-year-old
daughter to the Delaware farm. The
remaining eight children were born in
Delaware Township.
(1) Milicent (1795-1887) married first
to Joshua Meyers, and after his death
to a Mr. Crandall.
(2) Margaret (1800-1867) married Thomas
Hunt Sumner.
(3) Mary (1803-1886) became the second
wife of George Ashwell in 1826.
(4) Henrietta (1805-1893) married her
maternal cousin, Francis Drouillard Jr.
They moved to California and are buried
there in Stockton Rural Cemetery in
Joaquin County. They had several
children.
(5) Benjamin (1807-1877) married Eliza
Green. He became a civil engineer and
Provincial Land Surveyor. They had 12
children.
(6) Lucinda (1809-1840s) was unmarried.
She was a teacher and died of consumption.
(7) Daniel Jr. (ca1812-1860s), also
unmarried, was the last family member
to own land in Delaware Twp. He lost
his parents' farm in the mid-1860s,
moved to Ohio and was reportedly killed
by a horse.
(8) Richard (ca1814-1865) married Emma
Evans about 1855. About 1857 they
moved to Sombra Twp. in Lambton County.
Richard was killed in a tree-felling
accident. No known children.
(9) David (dates unknown) is believed
to have been a son of Daniel and Ruth
and that he died young.
∼Burial.-17th June 1826-Daniel Springer, Esq., aged 63 1-2, Lt.-Col. 4th Regt., Middlesex Militia, died on 15th inst., and was this day interred by me, with Masonic honors, in Delaware. *Middlesex Militia is from Ontario,Canada.
1777) who was killed by the Americans during
an ambush at Guilderland during the
Revolutionary War - and -
Margarita Oliver (July 9, 1835-Oct.30,1830)
who lived near Schnectady, NY and who were
married Oct.26,1754 in First Dutch Refored
Church in Albany, NY.
Daniel was the fourth of their 10 children.
His siblings were:
- Mary (1755) died in infancy;
- Richard (1756/58) married Sarah Boyce;
- Mary Lucy (1761-1852) married William
Carroll;
- Martha/Margaret (1766) m. John Treanor;
- Rachel (1768) married Col Caleb Reynolds;
- John (1771-1827) married Sarah (Ryckman)
Lottridge, a widow;
- Benjamin (1773-1834) m. Mary Ryckman;
- Henrietta (1775-1845) married Col.
Richard Beasley;
- Keziah (1776-1860) married Benjamin
Lockwood and resided in Delaware, ON.
Daniel was a soldier in Butler's Rangers
during the Revolutionary War and received
200 acres in Barton Twp., near Hamilton, ON,
for his war service. Margarita and her children
escaped to Ontario to avoid death during
the war.
Daniel operated a trading post near his
Barton Twp. farm for a time but relocated
to Delaware Twp. in Middlesex County in
the 1790s, an area he had known for some
years previously, having traded with the
natives of the district.
Daniel was with Gen. Isaac Brock in 1812
as Captain of the First Middlesex Militia.
Being loyal in defending the province, Springer
became very obnoxious to the enemy and the
disaffected, a party of whom seized him on
Feb. 1, 1814 and, after binding him, stole his
horses and sleigh and, placing him in it,
carried him to a prison in Ohio. Soon after
this his family moved temporarily from
Delaware to the Fairchild relatives near
Brantford, for greater security. After six
months, Daniel and others were paroled and,
following a hazardous trek back to the border,
crossed the Niagara River, rejoined the
King's forces and witnessed the Battle of
Lundy's Lane.
In Delaware, Daniel and his family farmed
at Lot 1, Con. 1 including the Broken Front.
Following the war years, he soon drifted
again into the fur-trading business with the
local aboriginals between Hamilton and
Chicago. He once operated a fur-trading post
on the Six Nations Reserve near Burford with
his brother, Benjamin.
In 1802 he was appointed a Justice of the
Peace and Magistrate by the acting lieutenant-
governor of Upper Canada. His duties involved
conducting marriages in the District,
assisting in legal transactions, hearing
legal oaths, etc. At that time Springer and
Thomas Ingersoll were the only JPs in this
area.
Squire Springer supervised the clearing and
building of Longwoods Rd. between Delaware
and Chatham. He was also the first post-
master in the Delaware area, this being
the only office between Sandwich (Windsor)
and Burford.
Lt. Col. Daniel Springer was permanently
remembered when "Springer Road" and
"Springer Lake" in Delware were named
after him.
In 1794 Daniel married Ruth Fairchild
(ca1774-ca1856), daughter of Benjamin
Fairchild and Melissa Hall. She was
raised at Queensbury and Fort Edward
in the Lake Champlain area of NY.
Being United Empire Loyalists, Ruth
received 200 acres of land in Ontario.
Although there is no tombstone for
Ruth, it is surmised that she was
buried in Delaware, Ontario, with her
husband.
They had nine children, the first born
in Barton Twp. For the next four years
Daniel was away from home a great deal
of the time, buying furs from the natives
and selling them in NY. By 1800, he had-
brought his wife and five-year-old
daughter to the Delaware farm. The
remaining eight children were born in
Delaware Township.
(1) Milicent (1795-1887) married first
to Joshua Meyers, and after his death
to a Mr. Crandall.
(2) Margaret (1800-1867) married Thomas
Hunt Sumner.
(3) Mary (1803-1886) became the second
wife of George Ashwell in 1826.
(4) Henrietta (1805-1893) married her
maternal cousin, Francis Drouillard Jr.
They moved to California and are buried
there in Stockton Rural Cemetery in
Joaquin County. They had several
children.
(5) Benjamin (1807-1877) married Eliza
Green. He became a civil engineer and
Provincial Land Surveyor. They had 12
children.
(6) Lucinda (1809-1840s) was unmarried.
She was a teacher and died of consumption.
(7) Daniel Jr. (ca1812-1860s), also
unmarried, was the last family member
to own land in Delaware Twp. He lost
his parents' farm in the mid-1860s,
moved to Ohio and was reportedly killed
by a horse.
(8) Richard (ca1814-1865) married Emma
Evans about 1855. About 1857 they
moved to Sombra Twp. in Lambton County.
Richard was killed in a tree-felling
accident. No known children.
(9) David (dates unknown) is believed
to have been a son of Daniel and Ruth
and that he died young.
∼Burial.-17th June 1826-Daniel Springer, Esq., aged 63 1-2, Lt.-Col. 4th Regt., Middlesex Militia, died on 15th inst., and was this day interred by me, with Masonic honors, in Delaware. *Middlesex Militia is from Ontario,Canada.
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