Brief Life History of Emily
When Emily Stillman Root was born on 10 December 1797, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Jesse J. Root, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca Fish, was 27. She married Thomas Tryon on 9 June 1818, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in New York, United States in 1870. She died on 3 December 1877, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Emily Tryon in household of John C Chumesen, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emily Stillman Root - Published information: death: 3 December 1877; Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
- E Tryon in entry for Emily Tryon, "North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970"
Spouse and Children
1791–1829 Male
1797–1877 Female
Children (6)
1819–1879 Female
1820–1895 Male
1823–1864 Female
1825– Female
1826–1826 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1766–1828 Male
1770–1856 Female
Siblings (11)
1790–1820 Female
1791–1824 Female
1792–1835 Male
1794– Female
1795–1866 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 5
1821
Age 24
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Stillmann: variant of Still .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or artificial name from German still ‘calm, quiet’ + Mann ‘man’ (Yiddish shtil + man).
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stile or steep ascent, from Middle English stile, stigel, stighel, steghel ‘stile; steep ascent’ (Old English stigel, stigol) + -man. See also Stile and compare Stiller .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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