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Richard Springer

Birth	:	1757 Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
Death	:	1829 Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	First Place Hamilton, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Description	:	Richard Springer was a Private in Butler’s Rangers, and was my 5th Great Grandfather! He was born in September 1757, in Albany, New York, to a Methodist minister. After his father David was shot by revolutionary troops at Poughkeepsie NY (on his way to join Loyalist forces), his mother walked with her younger children to Niagara-on-the-Lake. Eldest son Richard served with Butler’s Rangers and married Sarah Boyce on November 20, 1786, also the child of a Loyalist. Richard and Sarah had two sons and seven daughters. Richard first settled in Niagara as a disbanded Ranger at Four Mile Creek on the Niagara... Read More	Richard Springer was a Private in Butler’s Rangers, and was my 5th Great Grandfather! He was born in September 1757, in Albany, New York, to a Methodist minister. After his father David was shot by revolutionary troops at Poughkeepsie NY (on his way to join Loyalist forces), his mother walked with her younger children to Niagara-on-the-Lake. Eldest son Richard served with Butler’s Rangers and married Sarah Boyce on November 20, 1786, also the child of a Loyalist. Richard and Sarah had two sons and seven daughters. Richard first settled in Niagara as a disbanded Ranger at Four Mile Creek on the Niagara River and moved to the Head of the Lake, now known as Hamilton, after hearing that superior land was available and built a log cabin at the corner of Hunter and Spring Streets. His farm consisted of 100 acres bordered by Wellington, Catharine and King Streets and the base of the mountain. He was a very religious man who built an altar in his home. In 1798, he began inviting neighbours to weekly Methodist prayer meetings in his kitchen – his home thus becoming the first regular place of worship in Barton Township, and attracting other denominations as well. As more people started to attend, the services moved to the barn. Sermons were preached by Richard himself or by visiting circuit ministers. In 1810, the congregation moved to a schoolhouse on the site of First United Church. The official church building was completed in 1824, built at a cost of $1,700.00, plus 5 pounds for the purchase of the land from Robert Land. When Richard died in 1829 he was buried in the churchyard adjoining his beloved church. When this church was enlarged the tombstone was put in the church wall, where it stands today. submitted by Marilyn Hardsand UE See: http://uel-hamilton.com/2012/11/22/richard-springer/

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Richard Springer's memorial is located at: First Place Hamilton, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Canada.
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Richard Springer death on 1829 in Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Family Members:

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Spouse

Siblings

LTC Daniel Springer

(1763 - 1826)

Henderikje “Henrietta” Springer Beasley

(1775 - 1855)

Keziah Springer Lockwood

(1776 - 1860)

Children

Margaret Springer Crowell

(1783 - 1876)

David Reynolds Springer

(1800 - 1889)

Lucinda Springer Davis

(1811 - 1848)

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Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.2266083, -79.9775314

2. Bethel Church Cemetery
Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.2233300, -79.9776600

3. Bethesda United Church Cemetery
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4. Binkley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1969986, -80.0198975

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6. Bowman United Church Cemetery
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7. Bradshaw Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2257996, -80.0606003

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Coordinate: 43.0992389, -79.7870222

10. Mount Mary Immaculate Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1293335, -79.8018112

12. Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2266083, -79.9775314

14. Saint John's Anglican Church Graveyard
Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.2233300, -79.9776600

15. Sharp Family Cemetery
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16. Shaver Family Cemetery
Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.1969986, -80.0198975

17. St. John's Churchyard
Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Canada

18. White Brick Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2027000, -79.9779600

19. Zion Hill Cemetery
Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.2257996, -80.0606003

20. First United Cemetery
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21. Auld Kirk Cemetery
Binbrook, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.0992389, -79.7870222

22. Binbrook Baptist Cemetery
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23. Binbrook United Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1293335, -79.8018112

24. Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1163830, -79.7852960