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Birth: Birth date calculated from death certificate which lists age at death as 76y,0m,12d which calculates to 9/22/1847. Death certificate also lists Lydia's place of birth as Quebec, Canada, which we know to be incorrect. DNA: MKM Immigratn: To US About 1865 Obituary: Gravity Independent Lydia L. Cole was born near Quebec, Canada, August 22, 1847, and died October 4, 1923 aged, 76 years, 1 month and 12 days. When 18 years of age she came with relatives to Illinois and settled near Kewanee, where she was married to Thomas Cole, July 3, 1867. They came to Iowa in 1871 and settled on a farm east of Gravity where they resided until they moved to town. Her husband departed this life, Dec. 12, 1921. To this union twelve children were born. Three died in infancy. Those remaining are: Mrs. Ellen Laws of Aurora, Nebraska; Mrs. Arvilla Crawford of Gravity, Iowa; Mrs. Nettie Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Anna Neff of Hollywood, California; Mrs. Ada Brillhart of Hollywood, California; Thomas Cole of Havelock, Nebraska; John Cole of Loma, Montana; Allen R. Cole of Gravity, Iowa; and Bert Cole of Los Angeles, California. She was a member of the Christian church, a devoted mother and true friend. Besides her children, she leaves many other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in the locan Christian church, conducted by Rev. Burkhart, interment in the Gravity cemetery. Note: Lydia's middle name was Nadomia. Lydia was not born near Quebec, she was born in Ontario, Canada. Died: Cause of death, senile degeneration. The informant for Lydia's death ertificate was Tom Cole, he gives her middle name as Nadomia and her birthplace as Quebec, Canada. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Lydia married Thomas COLE on 3 Jul 1867 in Toulon, Stark, IL. Thomas (son of Ezekiel T. COLE and Mariah Jane SMITH) was born on 10 Jan 1843 in OH; died on 12 Dec 1921 in Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA; was buried on 18 Dec 1921 in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
DNA: MKM Census: 1851 census at Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario shows John B. Kilborn, 29, farmer, b. CANADA, no church; Louisa, 28, b. CANADA; children b. CANADA: Lydia L., 5; Joseph M., 3; Ursula V., 3. Census: 1861 census at Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario shows John B. Kilborn, 47, farmer, b. Upper Canada, Baptist; Louiza, 46, b. Upper Canada; children b. Upper Canada: Lidua, 14; J.M., 13; A.V. 11, L.V., 8. Census: 1871 Canadian census lists John B. Kilborn, age 48, born Ontario, Methodist of Scotch origin, farmer; Louisa, 47, b. Ontario, Methodist; Lucy, 17, b. Ontario. Census: 1881 Canadian census at Bastard & Burgess South, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada shows: John B. Kilborn, age 58, b. Ontario, Canada, ethnic origin Scottish, religion ME, farmer; Louiza, 55, b. Ontario, Canada, ethnic origin Scottish, religion, Baptist.
John married Louisa HASKIN on 11 Aug 1846 in Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. Louisa (daughter of Joseph HASKIN and Lucy PARISH) was born on 23 Apr 1824 in Leeds Co., Ontario, CANADA; died on 17 Apr 1911 in Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA; was buried in Plum Hollow Baptist Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
DNA: MKM Census: 1901 census at Bastard & Burgess Township, Ontario shows Louisa Kilborn, widow, b. 23 April 1824, Ontario, religion Baptist. Died: Cause of death: old age & influenza and several years heart failure. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
DNA: MKM Census: 1851 census at Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, shows Benjamin Kilborn, 60, farmer, b. CANADA, Weslyan Methodist; Rachel, 56, b. CANADA; Newton, 18, b. CANADA.
Benjamin + Rachel BENEDICT. Rachel (daughter of Joseph BENEDICT and Esther KETCHUM) was born in 1796 in Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA; died in Sep 1855 in Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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DNA: MKM Census: 1851 census at Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario shows Joseph Haskins, 60, farmer, b. US, Baptist; Lucy, 52, b. CANADA; children b. CANADA: Squire, 30; Joseph Jr., 15; Zara, 13. Census: 1861 census at Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario shows Joseph Haskins, 69, farmer, b. US, Baptist; Lucy, 62, b. Upper Canada; children b. Upper Canada: Joseph24; Zara, 22, Lydia Kilborn, 14. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Joseph married Lucy PARISH on 1 May 1820 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. Lucy (daughter of Joel PARISH and Sarah DEWOLF) was born on 14 Mar 1800 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA; died on 5 Nov 1884 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA; was buried in Plum Hollow Baptist Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
DNA: MKM Census: 1881 census shows Lucy Haskins, 81, Baptist. She is in the houshold of Adelbert and Jennett M. Jackson. Also enumerated is Orrill Jackson, 54. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
DNA: MKM Census: The 1805 census at Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario records the following Kilborn family: Samuel, 36, Abigail, 33, James, 15, Benjamin, 12, Hannah, 10, Truman, 9, Lucy, 7, Asel, 4. The 1804 and 1806 census list a like number of family members as does the 1817 census. Buried: Abigail GRISWOLD. Abigail (daughter of Asahel GRISWOLD and Hannah LEE) was born on 27 Dec 1771 in Milton, Litchfield, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Joseph married Esther KETCHUM before 1780. Esther was born about 1751; died before 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Joseph married Deborah BEEKMAN on 13 May 1781 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. Deborah was born on 16 Apr 1758 in Albany, Albany, NY; died on 2 May 1826 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Married: Marriage possibly in Ellisburg, Jefferson, NY
Joel married Sarah DEWOLF on 30 Nov 1797 in Leeds Co., Ontario, CANADA. Sarah (daughter of Samuel DEWOLF and Elizabeth NOLLEY) was born on 28 May 1780 in Chenango Co., NY; died on 30 Aug 1842 in Montrose, Lee, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]