John Edwin Stillwell Sr. (1813 - 1873)

Born 25 Jul 1813 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gillies) Stillwell — married 17 Mar 1844 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

Died 26 Nov 1873 at age 60 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

John Stillwell Sr. was a New Yorker.

John was a physician.

Dr. John E. Stillwell, son of Dr. William Stillwell, born July 25, 1813; died Nov. 26, 1873; married, 17 Mar 1844, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Ann (Hogg) Gillies, in New York City, by the Rev. Dr. Edwin F. Hatfield, born Nov. 3, 1815; died, in New York City, at 2.50 P.M., June 6, 1890; both buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y."^[1]

Dr. John and Elizabeth Gillies Stillwell's marriage record indicates that they were married in Seventh Church, New York City, New York County, New York State, United States. John and Elizabeth had children, as enumerated on page 71 of the 1860 United States Federal Census for the 4th District 7th Ward New York City, New York County, New York State, United States. The name, sex, age, and place of birth of each household member is as follows.

• John E Stillwell, M, 46, New York
• Elizabeth (Gillies) Stillwell, F, 34, Scotland
• Laura Stillwell, F, 15, New York
• Isabella Stillwell, F, 12, New York
• Elizabeth Stillwell, F, 8, New York
• John E Stillwell, M, 6, New York
• Anna E Gillies, F, 70, Scotland, N.B. Anna may be Elizabeth Gillies Stillwell's mother
• Alex Shannon, M, 35, Pennsylvania
• Sarah J Shannon, F, 30, Canada
• Sarah Blacklock, F, 22, Ireland

Elizabeth Stillwell, age 23, daughter of Dr. John Stillwell and Elizabeth Gillies Stillwell, married George Warner on 16 Apr 1874 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States. Some additional data pertaining to George Warner's marriage record are as follows.

• Name George Warner
• Age 25
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1849
• Birthplace Birmingham, Conn.
• Marital Status Single
• Father's Name Marvin Warner
• Mother's Name Elizabeth Boyce
• Spouse's Name Elizabeth Stillwell
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1851
• Spouse's Birthplace N.Y. City
• Spouse's Marital Status Single
• Spouse's Father's Name John E. Stillwell
• Spouse's Mother's Name Elizabeth Gillies
• Source Details cn 2333

Dr. John E. Stillwell, Sr. was mentioned in the New York City Municipal Death record of his son, Dr. John E. Stillwell, Jr.

Research Notes

The following record was found for "Lauretta Stillwell Miller," who was listed as a daughter of Dr. Edwin E. Stillwell, Sr. (1813–1873) and Elizabeth Sophia Gillies Stillwell (1813–1890); spouse David Miller (1832–1912).

• Finds-a-Grave [1]

Other data in the record are as follows.

• Birth: unknown
• Death: 1916
• Burial: Fair View Cemetery, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Could this record pertain to Laura Stillwell, b. 1845?

Sources

1. ↑ John E Stillwell, "The History of Captain Richard Stillwell", New York City (1930), page 203.

• "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch [2] entered 21 January 2020, John Edwin Stillwell, 1844.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch [3] entered 18 February 2021, John E. Stillwell, 1860.
• "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", database, FamilySearch [4] Entered 19 August 2022, John E. Stillwell in entry for George Warner and Elizabeth Stillwell, 16 Apr. 1874. Groom: George Warner. Bride: Elizabeth Stillwell
• Dr. John E. Stillwell, Sr. Find-a-grave, [5] Portrait and headstone photos available.
• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch [6] entered 3 June 2020, John E. Stillwell in entry for John Edwin Stillwell, 1930.