Lt. James Kilborn, Jr.

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James Kilbourn, Jr.

Also Known As: "James Kilbourn"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony
Death: December 1829 (79)
Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds County, Upper Canada, British North America (Present Canada)
Immediate Family:

Son of James Kilbourne, Sr; Sarah Kilbourn and Sarah Bissell
Husband of Mary (Molly) Crampton and Molly Crampton Kilbourn
Father of HIRAM KILBOURN; James Kilbourn, III; Eli Kilborne; Abel Kilbourn; Ruth Kilbourn Moulton and 5 others
Brother of Roswell Kilbourn; Appleton Kilbourn; Lucy Marsh; Honor Webster; Rhoda Webster and 2 others

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About Lt. James Kilborn, Jr.

In his earlier life, he made several trips to sea as a whaleman. While a resident of Litchfield, CT, he lived between the present addresses of Maj. David Marsh and Gen. Buel (On the west side of the street about a mile and a half north of the court house) During the revolution, he entered the British Army as Quarter Master; and subsequently served as Lieutenant of Artillery. In 1780, he moved to Castleton, VT. He lived here until 1798, then emigrated to Canada. He was a tanner and currier, and farmer.

His Children were James, Abel, Eli, Hiram, Sarah, Mary, Roxana, and Ruth.



Son of James Kilborn Sr. and Sarah Bissell. In early life he went to sea on several voyages as a whalesman. During the American Revolution he entered the British Army as a Quarter Master and subsequently served as Lieutenant of Artillery. About 1780 he moved his family to Castleton, Vermont and resided there until about 1798 when he moved to eastern Ontario. By this time he was a widower. He was a tanner and currier, and farmer.

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Lt. James Kilborn, Jr.'s Timeline

1750
January 5, 1750
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony
1774
May 24, 1774
Litchfield County, Conneticut, British America
1775
1775
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States
1776
September 4, 1776
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
1780
1780
1782
1782
Litchfield, Litchfield, Colorado, United States
1782
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States
1782
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States