Mayor Aaron W. Hilborn^{[1, 2, 3]}

1860 - 1943  (82 years)

• Name	Aaron W. Hilborn
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	23 Aug 1860	Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	W. Methodist
  Residence	1887	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	School Teacher, Central School
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Elected Office	1929	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	mayor of Galt
  Interesting	insurance, education, politics
  Eby ID Number	00053-3730
  Died	20 Jan 1943	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Cause: Chronic Arteriosclerosis - Chronic Myocarditis - Acute Dilation of Heart
  Buried	23 Jan 1943	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I20346	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Hilborn,   b. 14 Dec 1833, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Caroline Witmer,   b. 16 Apr 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1919  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1855  [9]
  Family ID	F1171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Maggie" Unger,   b. 24 Aug 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 11, 13]
  Children	1. Dr. Gordon Verne Hilborn,   b. 8 Jan 1888, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1975, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F1225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Aaron W. Hilborn, "was born August 23rd, 1860. He follows teaching as his profession and is at present principal of the Bloomingdale public school where he resides. He is married to Maggie Unger and has a family of one child named" 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.]. _____________________ Aaron W. Hilborn taught school for three years in St. Jacobs before attending Normal School in Toronto. He then taught for about 18 years in Blair, 3 in Dickson Public School and 4 at Suddaby School in Kitchener, where he was assistant principal. He left teaching in 1914 to become the secretary-treasurer of the North Dumfries and South Waterloo Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. until his retirement in 1934. He served as mayor of Galt 1929&1930 and did not retire from public life until he was 80, last serving as Chairman of the Galt Board of Education. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] _______________________ A. W. Hilborn - One of this district's best known citizens, A. W. Hilborn, 82, passed away at his residence in Galt yesterday.Born near Preston, Mr. Hilborn was educated at the Kitchener High and Toronto Normal Schools. For several years he taught in Blair and at county institutions. Thirty years ago he became associated with the North Dumfries and South Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company and for two decades served as manager. He retired nine years ago. Mr. Hilborn took an active part in municipal life and only gave up his last office in 1941. Mayor of Galt during 1929 and 1930, he previously had served as alderman for seven years. A former chairman of the Board of Education it was from this body, as a trustee, he resigned two years ago. He was an elder of Wesley United Church. Mr Hilborn belonged to Alma Masonic Lodge A. F. and A.M. Surviving are his wife, one son, Dr. G.V. Hilborn of Preston and Kitchener; three grandsons, Capt.. Robert H. Hilborn, staff captain of the 9th Canadian Highland Brigade, overseas, Lieut. David G. , Western University, London, and Leading Aircraftman Hugh I., R.C.A.F., Goderich; and four brothers, David W., Selkirk, Jesse W. Paris, Edwin W., Hamilton, and Jacob, in Saskatchewan. The funeral will be held from T. Little and Sons Funeral Home, Galt, on Saturday at 2:30p.m. Interment will be Mount View Cemetery. The Daily Record, 21 Jan 1943

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 789. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 679. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 550. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 13. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 14. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 14. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 62. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 74. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [B] Aaron W. HILBORN/ Aug. 22, 1860 - Jan. 20, 1943 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Apr 1887. 07 Apr 1887 Aaron Hilborn and Maggie Unger, both of Blair, were married by Rev. J.B. Bowman, Berlin. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 037218 (1943). Name:Aaron W. Hilborn Gender:Male Age:82 Birth Date:22 Aug 1860 Birth Place:Ontario Death Date:20 Jan 1943 Death Place:Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Hilborn Mother:Caroline Hilborn Spouse:Margaret Unger [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012462 (1887). Name:Aaron W Hilborn Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1861 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:7 Apr 1887 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Hilborn Mother:Caroline Hilborn Spouse:Maggie Monger Name:Maggie Monger Age:19 Birth Year:abt 1868 Birth Place:North Dumfries Marriage Date:7 Apr 1887 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Novers Monger Mother:Magdalene Chestand Spouse:Aaron W Hilborn

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Aug 1860 - Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Apr 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - School Teacher, Central School - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - mayor of Galt - 1929 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Chronic Arteriosclerosis - Chronic Myocarditis - Acute Dilation of Heart - 20 Jan 1943 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Jan 1943 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth