Obituary notice published in the The Record News, Smiths Falls, 29 Mar 1888:
"There died at Newboro on the 25th inst. one of the pioneers of this country, Col. John Kilborn, in the 94th year of his age, he having been born on the 27th of June, 1794. He had many warm friends and through this section of the country where he was widely known and universally respected. When the war of 1812 broke out he was among the first to volunteer and the best to serve. Subsequently he was engaged in business at Unionville and was employed by the government in settling the first immigrants at Perth. For two years he had the contract for forwarding their supplies to them from Brockville. In 1828 he was elected to parliament, and when his term expired he declined re-election and removed to Kilmarnock. He was engaged in mercantile life for about 25 years and about the same length of time in the Quebec and American lumber trade. In 1852 he was appointed postmaster of Brockville, which he resigned to run for parliament against Mr. Benjamin Tett, in which he was unsuccessful. He afterwards removed to Newboro, where he lived in retirement for many years.
A large concourse of people assembled at the Wolford Cemetery on Tuesday 27th inst. to see his remains laid in the tomb in the family burial ground. He has for many years made annual visits to Kilmarnock, a place of which he was always fond, remaining, while there, with his friend Mr. John McCarthy. Mr. Kilborn, married Elizabeth Sherwood in 1816 by which he had nine children – eight sons and one daughter. Three of the sons survive – Horace in Newboro, Roderick in Australia, and Edmund in South America; his daughter, Mrs. S. B. Chaffey, lives north of Belleville. The long life of the deceased enabled him to see much of the growth of this country, and he has passed away form the midst of the a host of friends and acquaintances who entertained for him the highest respect and deepest affection, to the land where partings are not known and sorrows never come, to be forever with his God."
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John Kilborn (June 27, 1794 – after 1878) was a merchant, lumberman and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1830 as a Reformer.
He was born in Elizabethtown Township, Upper Canada, the son of David Kilborn and Hannah White, and was educated near Brockville. In 1816, Kilborn married Elizabeth Baldwin. He lived in Brockville, later settling at Kilmarnock. Kilborn served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was named a justice of the peace for the Johnstown District in 1833. In 1852, he was named postmaster at Brockville and served as associate judge of assize at Brockville from 1853 to 1855.
(Above information supplied by contributor #47440261.)
"There died at Newboro on the 25th inst. one of the pioneers of this country, Col. John Kilborn, in the 94th year of his age, he having been born on the 27th of June, 1794. He had many warm friends and through this section of the country where he was widely known and universally respected. When the war of 1812 broke out he was among the first to volunteer and the best to serve. Subsequently he was engaged in business at Unionville and was employed by the government in settling the first immigrants at Perth. For two years he had the contract for forwarding their supplies to them from Brockville. In 1828 he was elected to parliament, and when his term expired he declined re-election and removed to Kilmarnock. He was engaged in mercantile life for about 25 years and about the same length of time in the Quebec and American lumber trade. In 1852 he was appointed postmaster of Brockville, which he resigned to run for parliament against Mr. Benjamin Tett, in which he was unsuccessful. He afterwards removed to Newboro, where he lived in retirement for many years.
A large concourse of people assembled at the Wolford Cemetery on Tuesday 27th inst. to see his remains laid in the tomb in the family burial ground. He has for many years made annual visits to Kilmarnock, a place of which he was always fond, remaining, while there, with his friend Mr. John McCarthy. Mr. Kilborn, married Elizabeth Sherwood in 1816 by which he had nine children – eight sons and one daughter. Three of the sons survive – Horace in Newboro, Roderick in Australia, and Edmund in South America; his daughter, Mrs. S. B. Chaffey, lives north of Belleville. The long life of the deceased enabled him to see much of the growth of this country, and he has passed away form the midst of the a host of friends and acquaintances who entertained for him the highest respect and deepest affection, to the land where partings are not known and sorrows never come, to be forever with his God."
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John Kilborn (June 27, 1794 – after 1878) was a merchant, lumberman and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1830 as a Reformer.
He was born in Elizabethtown Township, Upper Canada, the son of David Kilborn and Hannah White, and was educated near Brockville. In 1816, Kilborn married Elizabeth Baldwin. He lived in Brockville, later settling at Kilmarnock. Kilborn served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was named a justice of the peace for the Johnstown District in 1833. In 1852, he was named postmaster at Brockville and served as associate judge of assize at Brockville from 1853 to 1855.
(Above information supplied by contributor #47440261.)
Obituary notice published in the The Record News, Smiths Falls, 29 Mar 1888:
"There died at Newboro on the 25th inst. one of the pioneers of this country, Col. John Kilborn, in the 94th year of his age, he having been born on the 27th of June, 1794. He had many warm friends and through this section of the country where he was widely known and universally respected. When the war of 1812 broke out he was among the first to volunteer and the best to serve. Subsequently he was engaged in business at Unionville and was employed by the government in settling the first immigrants at Perth. For two years he had the contract for forwarding their supplies to them from Brockville. In 1828 he was elected to parliament, and when his term expired he declined re-election and removed to Kilmarnock. He was engaged in mercantile life for about 25 years and about the same length of time in the Quebec and American lumber trade. In 1852 he was appointed postmaster of Brockville, which he resigned to run for parliament against Mr. Benjamin Tett, in which he was unsuccessful. He afterwards removed to Newboro, where he lived in retirement for many years.
A large concourse of people assembled at the Wolford Cemetery on Tuesday 27th inst. to see his remains laid in the tomb in the family burial ground. He has for many years made annual visits to Kilmarnock, a place of which he was always fond, remaining, while there, with his friend Mr. John McCarthy. Mr. Kilborn, married Elizabeth Sherwood in 1816 by which he had nine children – eight sons and one daughter. Three of the sons survive – Horace in Newboro, Roderick in Australia, and Edmund in South America; his daughter, Mrs. S. B. Chaffey, lives north of Belleville. The long life of the deceased enabled him to see much of the growth of this country, and he has passed away form the midst of the a host of friends and acquaintances who entertained for him the highest respect and deepest affection, to the land where partings are not known and sorrows never come, to be forever with his God."
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John Kilborn (June 27, 1794 – after 1878) was a merchant, lumberman and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1830 as a Reformer.
He was born in Elizabethtown Township, Upper Canada, the son of David Kilborn and Hannah White, and was educated near Brockville. In 1816, Kilborn married Elizabeth Baldwin. He lived in Brockville, later settling at Kilmarnock. Kilborn served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was named a justice of the peace for the Johnstown District in 1833. In 1852, he was named postmaster at Brockville and served as associate judge of assize at Brockville from 1853 to 1855.
(Above information supplied by contributor #47440261.)
"There died at Newboro on the 25th inst. one of the pioneers of this country, Col. John Kilborn, in the 94th year of his age, he having been born on the 27th of June, 1794. He had many warm friends and through this section of the country where he was widely known and universally respected. When the war of 1812 broke out he was among the first to volunteer and the best to serve. Subsequently he was engaged in business at Unionville and was employed by the government in settling the first immigrants at Perth. For two years he had the contract for forwarding their supplies to them from Brockville. In 1828 he was elected to parliament, and when his term expired he declined re-election and removed to Kilmarnock. He was engaged in mercantile life for about 25 years and about the same length of time in the Quebec and American lumber trade. In 1852 he was appointed postmaster of Brockville, which he resigned to run for parliament against Mr. Benjamin Tett, in which he was unsuccessful. He afterwards removed to Newboro, where he lived in retirement for many years.
A large concourse of people assembled at the Wolford Cemetery on Tuesday 27th inst. to see his remains laid in the tomb in the family burial ground. He has for many years made annual visits to Kilmarnock, a place of which he was always fond, remaining, while there, with his friend Mr. John McCarthy. Mr. Kilborn, married Elizabeth Sherwood in 1816 by which he had nine children – eight sons and one daughter. Three of the sons survive – Horace in Newboro, Roderick in Australia, and Edmund in South America; his daughter, Mrs. S. B. Chaffey, lives north of Belleville. The long life of the deceased enabled him to see much of the growth of this country, and he has passed away form the midst of the a host of friends and acquaintances who entertained for him the highest respect and deepest affection, to the land where partings are not known and sorrows never come, to be forever with his God."
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John Kilborn (June 27, 1794 – after 1878) was a merchant, lumberman and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1830 as a Reformer.
He was born in Elizabethtown Township, Upper Canada, the son of David Kilborn and Hannah White, and was educated near Brockville. In 1816, Kilborn married Elizabeth Baldwin. He lived in Brockville, later settling at Kilmarnock. Kilborn served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was named a justice of the peace for the Johnstown District in 1833. In 1852, he was named postmaster at Brockville and served as associate judge of assize at Brockville from 1853 to 1855.
(Above information supplied by contributor #47440261.)
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