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Olof "William" Stille

Olof "William" Stille

Male 1687 - 1739  (52 years)


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  • Name Olof "William" Stille 
    Birth 1687  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Apr 1739  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I6669  Hedges
    Last Modified 19 May 2026 

    Father John / Johan Olofsson Stille,   b. 1646, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1722, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Gerritsen Skute,   b. 1664, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1746, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F2492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Apr 1739 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Stille stone    		Stille stone
    Stille stone    		Stille stone
    Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground    		Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground
    Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground    		Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground

  • Notes 
    • Inscription on headstone/marker at Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

      Here lie buried
      Johan Stille
      Born A.D. 1646 Died
      April 20th A.D. 1722
      He was one of the original Church Wardens
      of the Church at Wicacoa
      “He lived a Godly life in this world”

      Gertrude
      wife of Johan Stille
      Died January 16th A.D. 1744
      “A truly Christian and Honorable Matron.”

      William Stille
      Died April 9th A.D. 1739 Aged 52 years

      John Stille
      Died Dec. 29th A.D. 1746 aged 54 years

      Peter Stille
      Died June 28th A.D. 1767 Aged 68 years
      Type of Marker: Lawn crypt
      Material: Marble

      Evaluation
      Historic Integrity: Intact
      Structural Integrity: Excellent
      Material Integrity: Excellent
      Legible Inscription: Good

      Marker Details
      Inventory Number: 25
      Plot Number: 116
      Historic Number: 472
      Ledger Book Number: 63
      Cemetery Section: 3
      Orientation: East
      Marker Height/Length (in): 72
      Marker Width (in): 36
      Marker Thickness/Depth (in): 2.5

      Historic Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Preservation Corporation
      https://preserveoldswedes.org/johan-olofsson-stille/

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] John W. Jordan, Colonial Families of Philadelphia, v.2, 1608, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/210884/?offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.


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