Calista Stillwell

28 July 1875–
Camden, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Calista

When Calista Stillwell was born on 28 July 1875, in Camden, New Jersey, United States, her father, Charles Glenmore Stillwell, was 28 and her mother, Jennett Hooper, was 27. She married Arthur Herbert Gresimer on 9 March 1895, in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Camden, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1935 and Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Herbert Gresimer
1876–1977
Calista Stillwell
1875–
Marriage: 9 March 1895
Myrtle E. Gresimer
1896–1975
Elsie M. Gresimer
1899–1977

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 March 1895Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 1
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
    1890
    Age 15
    Wildwood was founded by Philip Pontius Baker, of Vine- land, N. J., about 1890
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 31
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in Surrey. The placename derives from Middle English stighel, stile ‘stile’ + welle ‘well, spring, stream’. Compare Stile .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Stile
    Stilwell

    Sources (9)

    • Clastea Gresuner in household of Arthur H Gresuner, "New Jersey State Census, 1905"
    • Calista Gresimer in household of Arthur Gresimer, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Kal...ty Stillwell, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"

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