Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Harvey Hillborn

Male 1868 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harvey Hillborn was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada (son of William Hilborn and Jane Harvey); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-430258
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William HilbornWilliam Hilborn was born 1 Dec 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James M Hilborn and Adline Cornell); died 7 Feb 1909, , York Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Business: American Plow Works
    • Business: Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ayr Plow
    • Business: Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hilborn Plow Company
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57827
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ayr
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plow Manufacturer
    • Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Iron Manufacturer

    Notes:

    Business:
    In 1882, he bought the Ayr Agricultural Works from John Watson, which was located at the site of Greenwood Park at the intersection of Piper and Church Streets. He renamed it to they Ayr Plow Works and by 1889 the company employed 40 men. It was later renamed the Hilborn Company and became one of the first manufacturers of the Canadian hockey stick.

    William — Jane Harvey. Jane was born 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Jane Harvey was born 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-430257
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. 1. Harvey Hillborn was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James M Hilborn was born 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James Hilborn and Mary Bechtel); died Bef 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.11
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Drover
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    In 1851 James was a distiller living in Waterloo Township.

    James — Adline Cornell. Adline was born 14 May 1823, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Adline Cornell was born 14 May 1823, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Adline Hilborn
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.12
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weslyan Methodist

    Children:
    1. Agnes Hilborn was born 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1871, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Knox Church Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Cornell "Harry" Hilborn was born 6 Jul 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. William Hilborn was born 1 Dec 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1909, , York Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth "Betsy" "Bessie" Hilborn was born 6 Jun 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1926, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rosetta "Rose" Hilborn was born 14 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1932, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario.
    6. Adger Hilborn was born 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Hilborn was born 26 Jan 1782, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 9 Aug 1834; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.1
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 22S, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 23W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 05W, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Did James have two wives, according to his wife's tombstone she was born in 1810 too young to be the mother of his earliest children.

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    According to various online family trees: James' parents are Thomas Hillborn and Martha Lever who both died in Pennsylvania.

    James — Mary Bechtel. Mary (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 18 Aug 1793, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1864, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Bechtel was born 18 Aug 1793, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel); died 1 Jul 1864, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Hilborn
    • Name: Mary Slipper
    • Name: Mollie Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0738

    Notes:

    Mollie Bechtel "the eldest in family, was married to James Hilborn. They resided near Preston where she died."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Jesse Hilborn was born 8 Jan 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Thomas Hilborn was born 1 Feb 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1847; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Hilborn was born 22 Apr 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 4. James M Hilborn was born 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1881.
    5. Mary Hilborn was born 26 Aug 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1875; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry Hilborn was born 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1890; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Nancy Anne Hilborn was born 13 Jun 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1895; was buried , McTaggart Cemetery, Sheridan Township, Huron County, Michigan, USA.
    8. Elizabeth Hilborn was born 15 Nov 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1848; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Sarah Ann Hilborn was born 18 Mar 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1867; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob Hilborn was born Abt 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr (1843?), Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Benjamin Hilborn was born 27 May 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.