Thomas Hilborn

1863 - 1939  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas Hilborn
  Born	31 May 1863	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Congegational
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48210
  Died	25 Jul 1939	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I48210	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hilborn,   b. Abt 1833, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susannah,   b. Abt 1833, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Louise Coons,   b. 28 Nov 1867, Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1887	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Walter Hilborn,   b. 12 Sep 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1949, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, USA  (Age 60 years)   2. William Edwin Hilborn,   b. 20 Apr 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 14 years)   3. John Henry Hilborn,   b. Apr 1892, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age ~ 88 years)   4. Ada May Hilborn,   b. 8 Apr 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Percy Daniel Hilborn,   b. 4 Jun 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F12480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Hilborn - Preston - Thomas Hilborn, 76, a prominent Waterloo county resident, died at St. Mary's Hospital on Tuesday. He was the last surviving member of the John H. Hilborn family whose homestead was in the vicinity of Hagey's church, near Preston. Mr. Hilborn lived on a farm in Waterloo Township all his life except for a period of nine years when he was employed with Clare Brothers at Preston. In recent years he lived retired on a farm south of Pine Hill school. His wife predeceased him about six months. The late Mr. and Mrs. Hilborn celebrated their golden wedding in November, 1937. They were married at the Lutheran parsonage in Preston. His predeceased wife was the former Mary Louisa Coons of Holland Township, Gery County. Mr. Hilborn was a member of the United Brethren Church, Freeport. Surviving are three sons, Walter of Ogdensburg, N.Y., John and Percy of the Kitchener-Preston highway, a daughter, Mrs. Jack Allison of Toronto, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Gordon Pass Funeral Home, Preston, where a memorial service was held on Thursday. Interment in Hagey's cemetery. The Waterloo Chronicle Jul 28 1939 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Thomas Hilborn Born: Waterloo Tp Ont Age: 23 Father: John Hilborn Mother: Susanna Hilborn Born: abt 1864 Spouse: Mary Louise Coon Age: 21 born: Sullivan Tp Grey CO Ont Father: Daniel Coon Mother: Elizabeth Coon married 16 Nov 1887 married: Waterloo [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 7. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 1. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 61. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Nov 1887. 16 Nov 1887 Mary Louisa Coon and Thomas Hilborn, both of Waterloo Twp., were married by Pastor Wurster in Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 May 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Nov 1887 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Congegational - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jul 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth