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

Laura Reichard[1]

Female 1877 - 1960  (82 years)


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  • Name Laura Reichard 
    Born 26 Jan 1877  Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Laura Hilborn 
    Residence 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    United Brethren 
    Eby ID Number 00135-8316.6 
    Died 1960  [5
    Buried New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I3626  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Reichard,   b. 17 Oct 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1931, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Witmer,   b. 7 Jun 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1932, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1869  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F1178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amos Hilborn,   b. 7 Jan 1858, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941  (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lorne Clare "Clare" Hilborn,   b. 28 Aug 1904, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1975, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Mary Luella Hilborn,   b. 22 May 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988  (Age 81 years)
     3. Nellie Florence Hilborn,   b. 28 Aug 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F187867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. LAURA HILBORN

      Mrs. Laura Hilborn, 83, of 19 Elgin Cres., Waterloo, sister of O. W. Reichard, died Friday at her home after a lengthy Illness.

      Born Jan. 26, 1877, in Howick Township, she was the former Laura Reichard, daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. John Reichard

      A resident of Waterloo for the past 16 years, she formerly resided in New Dundee for many years.

      Active in church groups and institute work, Mrs. Hilborn was a past president of the South Waterloo District Women's Institute, New Dundee Women's Institute and the Woman's Missionary Association, Ontario branch. A member of Alma Street United Brethren Church, she was also a member of the Ladies Aid Society and of the Women's Missionary Association of that church.

      Her husband Amos Hilborn, predeceased her Feb. 17, 1941. Surviving are three sons, L. Clare and Ivan M. of New Dundee and J. Lloyd of Aberfoyle; three daughters,

      Miss Mary Hilborn of Waterloo, Miss Laura Hilborn of Kitchener and Mrs. Nellie Litwiller of Preston; a brother, O. W. Reichard of Elmira, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hilborn was predeceased by four brothers and two sisters.

      The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral was conducted Monday at 3:30 p.m. Burial was in Union Cemetery, New Dundee. Rev. A. Ward Woolner officiated.

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 680.

    2. [S216] Census - ON, Huron - 1901, Howick d-6 Page 6.

    3. [S295] Census - ON, Huron, Howick - 1881.

    4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 7.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., Municipality, W., Dundee, N., & Cemetery, N. (1877). Laura Reichard Hilborn (1877-1960) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14577942/laura-hilborn.

    6. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 17 Mar 1869.
      Witmer, Mary married 16 Mar 1869 to John Reichard At Aiken's Hotel, Galt, by the Rev. W.T. Murdoch. Groom, of Wilmot Township; the bride, of Waterloo. [Also in newspaper of 24 March 1869 with the groom's name written as Richard.]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1877 - Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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