When Isaac Hugh Still was born in 1810, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, his father, Mr. Hill, was 37 and his mother, Mrs. Hill, was 33. He married Lucinda Ray about 1837, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 16 May 1865, in Hart Island, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
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.
English and German: nickname for a calm man, from Middle English, Middle High German stille ‘calm, silent, still’. The German name may also have denoted a (deaf) mute, from the same word in the sense ‘silent’.
English: variant of Stile .
English: variant of Stell .
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