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

Hugh Freeborn

Male 1808 - 1897  (89 years)


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  • Name Hugh Freeborn 
    Born 1808  , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1851  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1851  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Historic Building 1855  215 Queen's Bush Rd., Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Queen's Hotel 
    • Queen's Hotel, 215 Queen's Bush Road, Wellesley

      The Queen's Hotel was built in1855 by Hugh Freeborn. It is a typical example of Waterloo County Georgian style. The original hotel was built of local fieldstone and consisted of 3 bays over 3 bays. Later, a 2 bay, brick addition was added to house the owner and his family.

      The hotel operated under various owners and names until 1894 when Louis Shaub changed the name to the Queen's Hotel possibly to commemmorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Designated August 5, 1986.

      Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society - Heritage Wellesley. (2016). Wellesley Township Heritage & Historical Society. Retrieved 26 November 2016, from https://www.wellesleyhistory.org/heritage-wellesley.html
    Occupation 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lot 10 Con. 2 Wellesley Township 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-108894 
    Died 19 Apr 1897  [2
    Buried Freeborn Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I108894  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Sarah Maxwell,   b. CALC 18 Oct 1816, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1893  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert Freeborn,   b. 17 Jan 1833, , Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1922  (Age 89 years)
     2. James Freeborn,   b. 1835, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Freeborn,   b. 1837, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Freeborn,   b. 1840, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Thomas Maxwell Freeborn,   b. 4 Feb 1841, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1922, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Jane Freeborn,   b. 1842, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William Freeborn,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Sarah Freeborn,   b. 1849, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Andrew Freeborn,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Hugh Freeborn,   b. 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Ellen Freeborn,   b. 6 May 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 97 years)
     12. Alexander Freeborn,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. John Freeborn,   b. 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. George Freeborn,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F27772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 12.

    2. [S710] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Freeborn Zion Presbyterian CC#4543 Internet Link.
      In memory of / Hugh Freeborn / died / April 19, 1897 / aged 88 years

    3. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 7 Page 34.

    4. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 3 Page 14.

    5. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 2 Page 13.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1808 - , Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistoric Building - Queen's Hotel - 1855 - 215 Queen's Bush Rd., Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lot 10 Con. 2 Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Freeborn Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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