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Francis Hilborn[1]

Male 1872 - 1950  (78 years)


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  • Name Francis Hilborn 
    Born 11 May 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66856198 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    C. Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1907  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1950  Lewis St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-203617 
    Died 1 Nov 1950  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I203617  Generations
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2026 

    Father James Stanley Hilborn,   b. 15 Mar 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1924, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Gertrude Dearling,   b. 30 Aug 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1927, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Family ID F5758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charlotte Wiles,   b. 18 Apr 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1904, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Roy Hilborn,   b. 10 May 1899, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Annie Gladys Hilborn,   b. 16 Dec 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1998  (Age 97 years)
     3. Percy Ronald "Ronald" Hilborn,   b. 11 Apr 1902, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1984, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Alger Franklin Hilborn,   b. 1903, , Sanilac Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F24205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Catherine Chester,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1907  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Catherine Hilborn,   b. 30 Mar 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 2003  (Age 95 years)
     2. Vera Florence "Florence" Hilborn,   b. 8 May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1993  (Age 83 years)
     3. Viola Minerva Hilborn,   b. May 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
     4. Eliza Frances Hilborn,   b. 1914,   d. 10 Sep 2004  (Age 90 years)
     5. Alice Beatrice Hilborn,   b. 23 Aug 1918,   d. 21 Sep 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F188802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Francis Hilborn
      By Record Correspondent

      HESPELER, Nov. 3. Francis Hilborn, a resident of Hespeler for the past three years, passed away Wednesday at his home on Lewis St. He was born in Ontario 78 years ago and was a retired farmer of Waterloo Township. He attended the United Missionary Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Catherine Chester, and seven children, Miss Gladys Hilborn of Toronto, Ronald of Brantford, Mrs. Ross Millar of New Dundee, Miss Vera Hilborn of Kitchener, Miss Viola Hilborn of Preston and Miss Eliza Hilborn of Hespeler. A brother, James, Preston and a sister Mrs. Amie Parker of Port Huron, also survive.

      Funeral services will be held Saturday from the Stager-Russ Funeral Home, Galt St., Hespeler at 3 ,p. m Interment in Hespeler Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Nov 3, 1950 Page 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020675-07.
      Francis Hilbourn, 34, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Co., res. Preston, widower, son of James S. Hilbourn and Charlotte Dearling married M.C. Chester, 33, occ. Housekeeper, b. Puslinch, res. Hespeler, daughter of Ben Chester and Catharine Hammett, Witness(es) Ben Chester Jr. of Puslinch and Florence Hilbourn of Preston, 12 April 1907 in Puslinch

    2. [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ontario Film 1375900 District 161 Sub-district C Division 2 Page Number 31 Household Number 147.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 31.

    4. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 5.

    5. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 23.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66856198/francis-hilborn.

    7. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      [HILBORN/ in loving memory of/ Francis HILBORN/ May 11, 1872 - Nov. 1, 1950/ his wife/ Catharine CHESTER/ Aug. 22, 1873 - Apr. 30, 1952/ Alice Beatrice dau./ Aug. 29, 1918 - Sept. 28, 1918/
      [back] HILBORN/ daughter/ Vera Florence/ 1905 - 1933/ Viola Minerva/ 1911 - 1994/ Eliza Frances/ 1914 - 2004/ At rest/
      [A] Mother [B] Father

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      James S. Hillborn, aged 30, born Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Jesse and Ann, married 17 Sep 1860 to Charlotte Dearling, aged 17, born Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of John and Caroline.

    9. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 77.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Vera Florence Hilborn
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 8 May 09
      Event Place: Waterloo Tp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Female
      Father's Name: Francis Hilborn
      Mother's Name: Catherine Chester
      Married 12 Apr 07 Puslinch

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 May 1872 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1907 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Apr 1907 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1950 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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