Benjamin Kilburn (1808 - 1861)

Born 8 Aug 1808 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Maynard) Fales — married 18 May 1831 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 19 May 1861 at age 52 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Kilburn was one of the first residents of Rockford, Illinois.

Benjamin Kilburn is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Benjamin was born in 1808. He was the son of Moses Kilborn and Sarah Dwight. ^[1][2]

In 1830 he lived in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. ^[3]

He married Eleanor Maynard in 1831. ^[4]

In 1836 Benjamin came to Rockford. He arranged to have a house built then retuned to bring his wife and her brother Henry Maynard. They traveled from Massachusetts to Albany, New York by carriage then to Schenectady by railroad. They went on to Buffalo by canal boat and then to Chicago by stream boat. It took three days by wagon to get from Chicago to Rockford. ^[5][6][7][8]

He was a blacksmith. Later he operated a stone quarry. His son-in-law Thomas Carrico ran the business with him.

A major street in Rockford, Kilburn Avenue is named after him.

Benjamin passed away in 1861.

Children

1. Albert Augustus Kilbourn 1832–1834
2. Gustavus Kilburn 1834–1835
3. Ellen Kilburn 1837–1837
4. Sarah Maria Kilburn 1838–1844
5. Mary Louisa (Carrico) 1840–1927
6. Edmond Benjamin Kilburn 1843–1863
7. Harriet Kilburn 1849–1849

1850 US Census

Rockford, Illinois

BENJAMIN KILBOURN

Home in 1850: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Occupation: Blacksmith

Industry: Miscellaneous Repair Services

Real Estate: 6000

• Benjamin Kilbourn 42 Massachusetts
• Eleanor Kilbourn 40 Massachusetts
• Mary L Kilbourn 10 Illinois
• Edmund O Kilbourn 8 Illinois
• Georke Kirk 20 England

1860 US Census

Rockford, Illinois

BENJAMIN KILBURN

Home in 1860: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois

Occupation: Stone Dealer

Real Estate Value: 40000

Personal Estate Value: 1000

• Benjamin Kilburn 52 Massachusetts
• Eleanor Kilburn 50 Massachusetts
• Edmond B Kilburn 17 Illinois
• Lavinia Fearkes 13 England
• Jeremiah Hawley 26 Ireland
• Thomas F Carrico 30 Massachusetts
• Mary L Carrico 20 Illinois
• Frank K Carrico 1 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D8-JWL : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Kilburn, 1808.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F421-R4L : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Kilborn, 1813.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH58-Q5N : 20 February 2021), Benjamin Kilburn, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing 279, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 68; FHL microfilm 337,926.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8G-2Q5 : 28 July 2021), Benjamin Kilburn, 1831.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-H8X : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Kilborn, United States; citing p. 415, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-9NW : 19 December 2020), Benjamin Kilbourn, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
7. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61YX-1T2 : 11 March 2018), Benjamin Kilburn, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; citing Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, 6, p. 146, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHG-PG2 : 18 February 2021), Benjamin Kilburn, 1860.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #39390653: accessed 30 May 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Kilburn (8 Aug 1808–1860), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by JNM (contributor 47123207) .
• Rowland, Katherine E., C.G. ”The Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, Who Came before 1841”. Baltimore, MA: Gateway Press, 1990. Pages 259-260
• ”Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois”,…. Chicago, Ill: Biographical Publishing Co, 1892. Pages 1123-1124.