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I have a rather extensive bibiographic sketch written by John Kilborn -par of History of Leeds and Grenville, edited by Thad Leavitt, and published in Belleville, Ontario in 1972. Much of his comments deal with his experience as a British soldier in the War of 1812, and he mentions that he served in the Parliament of Upper Canada in 1828. I intend to type it into this section at some point. He and Elizabeth were married by the Rev. Richard Smart, minister of thePresbyterian Church in Elizabethtown, and they made their home in Unionville, Bastard Township, Leeds County. Ashiel Sherwood and Roderick Easton (who married Elizabeth's sisters Mary and Candace) were witnesses at the wedding. I also have a copy of an article from the Brockville Recorder, detailing a dinner held in Newboro on March 12, 1852. The occasion was in honor ofJohn Kilborn, on the occasion of his leaving Newboro to become postmaster in Brockville. Benjamin Tett headed the list of signatories on a petition n his honor. The dinner was apparently held in an inn run by Mr. and Mrs. William Hutchings Tett. Mrs. Tett was the former Jane Poole, Mary Ann Poole Chaffey's sister. After his service in Brockville, the Kilborns returned to Newboro, where they lived out their last few years. Also, I have a copy of a Queen's University Master's Thesis which focuses on the Tett family enterprises in the Rideau area, and mentions John Kilborn a number of times - obviously he and Tett cooperated on a number of projects. The thesis mentions Kilborn's ownership of the Mississauga Mills, an extensive sawmill operation, later sold to John Chaffey of Brockville (his son-in-law's cousin).

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John married Elizabeth BALDWIN on 16 Jun 1816 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA. Elizabeth was born on 11 Apr 1795 in Leeds Co., Ontario, CANADA; died on 30 Oct 1877 in Kilmarnock, Ontario, CANADA; was buried in Wolford Rural Cemetery, Wolford, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Payne Kilbourne's History of the Kilbourne name: 'David -- married Hannah White, daughter of Joseph White, a loyalist of New Hampshire, and settled on the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence, a few miles below Brockville. ------ Though residing in the king's dominions, he was a republican at heart, and in the war of 1812, he engaged in the secret service of the United States, under the direction of Gen. Wilkinson, in consequence of which his entire estate in Canada was confiscated to the British government. He soon after removed to Scriba, near Oswego, NY, where he continued to reside until his death in1847. His services were acknowledged by the American Congress, and appropriations were made by that body to reward him for his services, and compensate him in part for his losses.

David married Hannah WHITE. Hannah (daughter of Joseph WHITE and Sarah NOYES) was born in 1772 in NH; died in Brockville, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA
• Note: Dec 1775

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Brockville was called 'Elizabethtown' when this ancestor lived there From Payne Kilbourne's history of the Kilbourn family: 'He was esteemed as a man of integrity and sound judgment, and was much employed in settling the estates of deceased persons. In May, 1769, he was commissioned by Gov. Pitkin , as Lieutenant of the first military company in Litchfield. On the breaking out of the Revolution, he, (in common with many prominent and influential men in his native town) steadfastly adhered to the cause of the king. He is spoken of by those who remember him, as a man of uncommon energy of character, and was accustomed to speak with great freedom and often with severity relative to what he considered the 'rebellion;' yet none were more liberal or humane to those who were suffering in the cause of their country. (Kilbourne relates that Benjamin was cashiered by the Conn. legislaturefor speaking against the revolution, and that it ordered the Attorney for the county to prosecute him) 'He continued to reside in Litchfield until some years after the close ofthe war, when he removed with most of his family to Elizabethtown, hear Brockville, Upper Canada - being determined, as he said, to 'lay his bones on King George's soil.'

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On the breaking out of the Revolution, he (in common with many prominent and influential men in his native town,) steadfastly adhered to the cause of the king. He is spoken ofby those who remember him, as a man of uncommon energy of character, and was accustomed to speak with great freedom and often with severity relative to what he considered the "rebellion;" yet none were more liberal or humane to those who were suffering in the cause of their country. The following paragraph from the hon. R.R. Hinman's "War of the Revolution," shows the nature of the charges preferred against him, and at the same time exhibits the novel cas of a "King's Attorney" informing against and prosecuting a subject for adhering to the king's cause.
"Hon. Andrew Adams, attorney of the king for Litchfield County, informed that Benjamin Kilbourn, who was Lieutenant in the 1st Military Company in Litchfield, had at sundry times declared that he wished there were ten hundred thousand regular troops then landed in the Colony, and that he would join then to subdue the Americans who were in a state of rebellion; that the commanding officer who fired upon the town of Falmouth, treated the inhabitants too mildly and gently, much more so than he would have done if he had had the command; that he would join the regulars, and would kill some of the inhabitants, etc. etc. The Legislature cashiered the said Benjamin for his offences, and an order was given to fill the vacancy in said company. And said Attorney was ordered by said Assembly to prosecute the said Benjamin for his offences." (Proceedings of General Assembly, Special Session, Dec., 1775.
He continued to reside in Litchfield until some years after the close of the war, when he removed with most of his family to Elizabethtown, near Brockville, Upper Canada - being determined, as he said, to "lay his bones on King George's soil." As he was making preparations to remove, a neighbor expressed surprise that, at his age, and after the cause of differences between him and some of his fellow townsmen had been removed, he should resolve upon emigrating to so distant a section of the country; to which he responded with characteristic zeal and earnestness - "Blood! Col. B., I want to breathe some of King George's air before I die!"

Lieut. married Lucy BISHOP on 20 Mar 1757 in Litchfield, Litchfield, CT. Lucy was born about 1736 in Litchfield, Litchfield, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA

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John Kilborn describes his grandfather as a 'U E Loyalist ', that he settled on the first lot of Elizabethtown, adjoining Augusta, on the St. Lawrence. He fought with the British during the Revolutionary War.

Joseph married Sarah NOYES. Sarah was born in 1735 in Haverhill, Essex, MA; died about 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]