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Note: 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). Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
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]
Note: Kilborn autobiography states that this son resides in Nevada
Note: Kilborn autobiography states that Horace resides at Newboro, is Cler k ofthe Division Court, keeps a post office, and has a family. A short sketch of the Kilborn family prepared by students hired by the Rideau Lakes Uni onLibrary states that Horace moved into Newboro in 1854, and that in 1867 Horac ebought the property opposite the United Church on Carleton St. He is descri bedas a 'druggist and attorney'. In 1891, Horace and his third wife moved t o the United States.
Horace married Gulielma DELONG on 8 Nov 1843. Gulielma died on 5 Jul 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Horace married Ann DUNHAM in Aug 1872. Ann died on 10 Mar 1888 in Newboro, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Horace married RIPLEY in 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Note: Kilborn's autobiography states that Roderick settled in Australia The following is taken from 'The Cyclopedia of Victoria,' p. 14 -downloaded from information supplied by Marg Richards, a descendent ofhis: 'Roderick Kilborn, Goojumg Vinehard, Wahgunyah, five miles fromRutherglen, was born in Canada, on teh river St.Lawrence, in the year1829, and is the third son of the late Mr. John Kilborn, who saw activeservice in the American War of 1814. He was educated in Canada, and cameout to Victoria in 1852 in the ship 'William Fotheringham.' On arrival,he went to the Forest Creek diggins, and subsequently visited all thegoldfields of Australia. After being engaged in various occupations, suchas carrier, coach-driver,etc., he joined the Telegraph Department of theGovernment Service, from which he retired in 1890, after completingthirty-one years of service. His present property was taken up in 1860,and Mr. Kilborn was one of the first to plant vines in the district. Itcomprises forty acres, of which thirty are under vines, and ten underorchard cultivation. Mr. Kilborn, who is highly esteemed throughout thedistrict, married, in 1864, a daughter of the late Mr. John Foord, an oldand respected pioneer of Victoria, and has a family of four sones and twodaughters. Two of his sons, Messrs. George and Walter Kilborn, have themanagement of the property. mr. Kilborn was one of the first members ofthe Alexandra Lodge of Freemasons, Rutherglen. he is an ex-president ofthe Shire of Rutherglen, and has held a seat in the coucil thereof forsix years.'
Roderick married Sarah FOORD in 1864 in Wahgunyah, Victoria, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Sarah was born on 16 Apr 1844 in Wahgunyah, Victoria, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; died on 2 May 1899 in Wahgunyah, Victoria, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Samuel Benjamin CHAFFEY on 14 Nov 1849 in Newboro, Ontario, CANADA. Samuel was born on 21 Apr 1826 in Chaffey Mills, Ontario, CANADA; died on 25 Jan 1893 in Novar, Ontario, CANADA; was buried in Locks Cemetery, Huntsville, Ontario, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Note: From the book by Payne Kenyon Kilbourne: Sailed from New York for Australia, in August 1852, in company with his brother Roderick. After remaining about six months in that country, he went from Melbourne to Calcutta; and thence sailed a short distance up the Ganges to see the country. He then went to China, returned toCalcutta, and came back to New York by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial