William Tutty

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Reverend
William Tutty
Personal
Born1715
Hertfordshire, England
Died24 November 1754
Hertford, England
ReligionChristianity
SpouseCatherine Hollows
DenominationChurch of England

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[edit]

Tutty was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and ordained priest in 1748.[1] 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.[2]

Reverend Tutty opened St. Paul's Church in Halifax on September 2, 1750,[3] and was the first minister (1750–54).

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tutty, William (TTY732W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Thomas, C. E. (1974). "Tutty, William". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

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