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.
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.