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

George Thomas "Blackie" Hilborn

Male 1923 - 1997  (74 years)


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  • Name George Thomas "Blackie" Hilborn 
    Born 1923 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1972  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-199271 
    Died 18 Dec 1997 
    Buried Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I199271  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Percy Daniel Hilborn,   b. 4 Jun 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Violet Emma Thurgood,   b. 14 Jun 1902, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1922  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F12482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen 
    Children 
     1. Sandra Hilborn
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F58191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HILBORN, George Thomas (Blackie) - Suddenly at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Thursday December 18, 1997 in his 74th year. Beloved husband of Helen Hilborn. Loving father of Sandra Poll and her husband Earl, Carol Hilborn, Deborah Hilborn and Michael Hilborn and his wife Lori all of Cambridge. Cherished grandfather of Valerie, Wendy, Jeffery and his wife Julie, Vanessa, Kristen and great-grandfather to Connor, Jessica and Jenna. Dear brother of Marion West and Verna Peer both of Cambridge. Predeceased by his sister Beatrice Hennesey. Cpl. George T. Hilborn (Blackie) was a veteran of World War II serving in the Manitoba Dragoons and was also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 126 (Preston). Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be sincerely appreciated by the family. (Arrangements entrusted to Corbett Funeral Home).

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Percy Daniel Hilborn Born: Preston Age: 24 Father: Thomas Hilborn Mother: Mary L. Coons Hilborn Born: abt 1898 Spouse: Violet Thurgood Age: 20 born: England Father: Geo. Thurgood Mother: Esther Garsbner married 14 Jun 1922

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1972 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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