Amy Stillman
Born: 30 Nov 1786
Place: Westerly, RI
Died: 28 Jun 1815
Place: White Store, NY
Married: John Curtis
Born: 19 Oct 1780
Place: Leicestershire, England
Died: 22 Apr 1857
Place: Horseheads, NY
Date Married: 1805

Polly Stillman
Born: 10 Sep 1788
Place:
Died: 12 Dec 1856
Place: Albion, WI
Married: Samuel Park Burdick
Born: 1 May 1779
Place:
Died: 20 Mar 1847
Place: West Edmeston, NY
Date Married: 29 Dec 1803

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 13, No 29, p 115, Dec. 25, 1856.
In Albion, Dane Co., Wis., Dec. 12, 1856, of congestion of the lungs, Polly Burdick, wife of Dea. Samuel P. Burdick, in the 69th year of her age. She died as she had long lived, firmly trusting in God.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 17, No 22, p 86, Nov. 29, 1860.
Deacon Samuel P. Burdick
When good men die, their characters and virtues do not come under the control of those laws that govern the disposition of their material estates; but under the sanction of a "higher law," they become the common inheritance of their survivors, and all who come after them. And though the world has had too few, far too few, good men in it, happy and rich will he be, who accurately estimates the value of what they thus leave when they are gone, and skillfully appropriates it to his own elevation above the shadows, the mists, and the fogs, that ever hang about the abiding-place of the selfish.
Dea. Samuel P. Burdick, after enjoying and exemplifying the religion of Jesus Christ for more than sixty years, died on the 6th of June, 1860, at the ripe age of 81. His life and character, than which few that cover a period so long exhibit less blemishes, have thus become as properly the subjects of public record as they are worthy of it.
From an early period in life, far on beyond its meridian, he was a resident of Brookfield, N. Y. There, it is believed, he first experienced the grace of God in the forgiveness of sins, and publicly professed faith in Christ as his Saviour. This must have been when there was but a single S. D. B. church in all that portion of the State of New York. His membership with the third church of Brookfield (now West Edmeston) was, probably, from the time of its organization in 1823; and there, perhaps, at or near the same time, he was chosen to the office of Deacon. During the long period of his connection with that church, he was one of its principal pillars. In the purity of his life, the wisdom of his counsels, the stability of his character, and the constancy of his interests in the welfare of the church, he gave evidence of his fitness for the official trust committed to his charge. But his interest and influence were not confined to the church of which he was a member, not the community in which he lived. He was among the first to respond to the wants of the denomination; approving and encouraging those enterprises which looked to its enlargement and elevation. Our missionary and publishing movements, while passing through the struggles of infancy, ever found in him a friend and supporter. So with our early efforts to elevate the standard of education, and furnish within our own borders the means necessary for its attainment. It was his interest in the success of the school at De Ruyter, N. Y., our first, and at that time, only Academic Institution, together with a desire to give his own children more ready access to its advantages, that first drew him from his quiet home in Brookfield, where he had so long lived, and enjoyed the fruits of his industry, both in religious and secular concerns.
Conscientiousness marked his actions with a distinctness too rarely exhibited in the lives of men. He was no less conscientious in business than in religion. The rare sense of security, with which he impressed honest men in his business intercourse with them, was really refreshing. He seemed to know nothing of that restless and craving desire for advantage, which marks the character of those who would "make haste to be rich." His freedom from it turned his feet away from the snares and pitfalls in which the covetous are taken.
He was as prudent and economical as he was honest. He had no reckless and prodigal schemes upon which to expend his substance, to whet his appetite for acquisition, and put out the lights that shine along the path of honest business intercourse. These combinations secured for him competence, without riches. This gave him security against embarrassment, which, to many, is like an arterial puncture, through which Satan infuses the poison of dishonesty into the soul.
His freedom from unholy ambition helped to make him the good man that he was. He cherished no towering purpose of self-aggrandizement; hence his better and kinder feelings towards his fellow-men were never charred by the fires of suspicion and envy towards those who are supposed to stand in the way of their consummation. Having no bitter hates, thus engendered, to be preserved by the salt of retaliation, he was left free to the cultivation of good-will.
But all the excellencies of his character were the outgrowth of his unwavering faith in God, and his confidence in the Bible as His Word. Upon these, his feet were firmly planted, and they did not fail him in the hour of death. May his example live among us, while he enjoys the reward of faithfulness among the redeemed. T. E. B.
Provided by Jon Saunders January 2010

Nathan Stillman, Jr.
Born: 14 Oct 1790
Place:
Died: 22 Apr 1863
Place: Independence, NY
Married: Thankful Kenyon
Born: 6 Mar 1794
Place:
Died: 25 Apr 1853
Place: Independence, NY
Date Married: 25 Apr 1816

Sarah Stillman
Born: 1792
Place:
Died: 1815
Place:
Married: Ephriam Davis
Born: 1787
Place:
Died: 18 May 1854
Place: Fulton, WI
Date Married: 1809

Rowland Stillman
Born: 1794
Place:
Died: 31 Jul 1812
Place: Brookfield, NY

Ethan Stillman
Born: 12 Jun 1802
Place: Brookfield, NY
Died: 6 Apr 1879
Place: Brookfield, NY
Married: Clarissa Bailey
Born: 10 Dec 1806
Place:
Died: 21 Oct 1900
Place: Brookfield, NY
Date Married: 3 Apr 1826

Richard Stillman
Born: 2 Oct 1806
Place: Brookfield, NY
Died: 31 May 1881
Place: Brookfield, NY
Married: Lovinia Coon
Born: 21 Jan 1811
Place: Brookfield, NY
Died: 21 Aug 1896
Place: Brookfield, NY
Date Married: 1 Jun 1831

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 37, No 23, p 5, June 9, 1881.
In Brookfield, N. Y., May 31st, 1881, very suddenly, of apoplexy, and partial paralysis, Richard Stillman, in the 75th year of his age. Bro. S. was a native of this town, and Brookfield had always been his home. In 1831, he was married to Livona Coon. Four children came to bless their home, two of them, Julia and Eva, have preceded him to the shadowy land.
Bro. S. was a first class mechanic, and worked as a millwright for many years; he was also a cabinet maker, and an excellent carpenter and joiner. For the last twenty years, he has held the office of Post Master in our village, having been commissioned at the commencement of President Lincoln's administration. He has been the agent for the Sabbath Recorder here for many years. When the Association carried on its own missionary work, he was for some time an active member of its Board of Managers.
In early life he accepted the gospel of Christ as his salvation, and united with the Third Seventh-day Baptist Church of Brookfield (now West Edmeston), and subsequently with the Second Church, of which he remained a member till called away. He was a wise and safe counselor in all the business affairs of the church, and ever rejoiced in its prosperity, and mourned in its days of adversity. He was the church clerk for a number of years. It is a pleasure to remember, that in all of the responsibilities he bore, he was faithful and true.
First-day morning, the 29th, he went into the garden, and a few minutes after was seen lying prostate across his hoe handle. He was carried to the house, and kind friends and medical skill did all that could be done, but the blow was too heavy. He only retained partial consciousness for a brief time, gradually, but certainly the coma state came over him, and on the third day death closed the scene.
Large numbers attended the burial, which took place from the family residence on Fourth-day afternoon. He was pleasant and lovely in life, and will be greatly missed in our community. J. M. T.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 52, No 35, p 559, Aug. 31, 1896.
In Brookfield, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1896, of paralysis, Mrs. Livonia Stillman, aged 85 years, 11 months and 9 days.
Mrs. Stillman was the daughter of Samuel Coon, Esq., a prominent man in the early history of this township. In 1831 she married Richard Stillman with whom she lived fifty years. His death preceded hers by fifteen years. To them were born three daughters, Elna, Julia, and Eva. J. At the time of her death she was a worthy member of the Second Seventh-day Baptist Church of Brookfield. Her funeral was attended by a large concourse of people. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. B. Lewis, her pastor being absent attending the General Conference.
Provided by Jon Saunders April 2010

Fanny Stillman
Born: 15 Mar 1814
Place:
Died: 14 Aug 1880
Place: Little Genesee, NY
Married: Albert Crandall
Born: 8 Dec 1810
Place:
Died: 15 Feb 1881
Place: Little Genesee, NY
Date Married: 11 Mar 1832