William Tutty Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Reverend
William Tutty
Religion:Christianity
Denomination:Church of England
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Birth Date:1715
Birth Place:Hertfordshire, England
Death Date:24 November 1754
Death Place:Hertford, England
Spouse:Catherine Hollows

Reverend William Tutty (c. 1715  - 24 November 1754) was an English-Canadian clergyman. Ordained in the Church of England, he moved to Canada in 1749 as a missionary for Nova Scotia.

Life

Tutty was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and ordained priest in 1748. He travelled to Nova Scotia with Governor Edward Cornwallis as a missionary on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, arriving in Halifax on June 21, 1749.[1]

Reverend Tutty opened St. Paul's Church in Halifax on September 2, 1750,[2] and was the first minister (1750–54).

He returned to England and worked, died and was buried at All Saints' Church, Hertford.

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Notes and References

  1. C. E. . Thomas . Tutty, William . 3 .
  2. Book: Pound, Richard W. . Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates . Fitzhenry and Whiteside . 2005.