Stillman S Billings

Brief Life History of Stillman S

When Stillman S Billings was born about 1807, in Madison, New York, United States, his father, Lemuel Billings, was 51 and his mother, Priscilla Look, was 52. He had at least 1 son with Ann Eliza. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1879. He died in 1879, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Stillman S Billings
about 1807–1879
Ann Eliza
1816–
Lemuel S. B. Billings
about 1854–1914

Sources (8)

  • Stillman Billings, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850-1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Stillman S Billings - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Gillman S. Billings
  • Gillman Billings, "United States Census, 1870"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1819 · 67 Streets in Brooklyn By 1819

A village map dated April 8, 1819 shows sixty seven streets. The widest streets measured 60 feet wide while the narrowest street, Doughty Street, measured 20 feet wide.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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