Death was recorded in both Canada and Michigan with the same date of death. One noted that he was working as a "raftsman" at the time of death. In the Michigan record, he was listed as Adam Evingham.
cause of death: Diphtheria

1. James Henry (b.4 June 1846)
2. Ira (b.16 Jun 1849)
3. Alice (b.1854)
4. Lucy (b.1856)
5. Henry "Harry" (b.1858)
6. Eugene Delorne (b.6 Jan 1860)
7. Rosally (b.1862)
8. Mary (b.1864)

Noted as "Adrom" in the 1871 Federal Census of Onondaga Township, Brant County as "Episcopal Methodist", Birthplace; Ontario, Male, Age 18, (Schedule 2; DEATHS in the preceding 12 months.) - meaning, Adoram had died in the year prior to April 2, 1871.

Some History of Oscoda where Adoram worked and died. In 1867 the firm of Smith, Kelley & Dwight, platted a tract of land which they had recently purchased and named it Oscoda, and in the following year built the first dock on this part of the lake. During that year also the Parks mill was built, but it was operated only a short time.

The father of Oscoda was Edward Smith, one of the original owners of the site, and later of the Gratwick, Smith & Fryer Lumber Company. The original lots in Oscoda were sold subject to a condition that they could not be used for the sale of liquor.

By 1872 the village received an accession, by the Loud property being detached from Au Sable township and attached to Oscoda Township. This gave Oscoda two churches, a schoolhouse, and the extensive lumbering interests of Loud, Gay & Company, the latter of which proved to be the main source of its growth.

Adoram died from Diphtheria..
Diphtheria is caused by a bacteria. This bacteria secretes a powerful toxin that causes damage to body tissues. Early symptoms of diphtheria are similar to those of a common cold. As the disease progresses, the most notable feature of diphtheria infection may emerge: a thick gray substance called a pseudomembrane may spread over the nasal tissues, tonsils, larynx, and/or pharynx eventually causing major respiratory and heart failure.

The disease was first recognized in the 1600's, but the cause was still unknown, and nobody could do a thing about it. In the 1730's, an outbreak in New England killed a third of all children under 10. It wasn't until the late 1800's, after Adoram had died, that it was discovered a bacterium causes the disease; soon after that, the first treatment was developed.