Moses Tuttle

Brief Life History of Moses

When Moses Tuttle was born on 19 November 1732, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Joseph Tuttle Esq., was 34 and his mother, Abigail Ogden, was 30. He married - Jane Ford on 15 December 1756, in Whippany, Hanover Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 11 July 1819, in Morristown, Old Bridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Tuttle
1732–1819
- Jane Ford
1736–1794
Marriage: 15 December 1756
Mary Ford Tuttle
1757–1841
Hannah Ford Tuttle
1759–1849
Ziba Tuttle
1761–1764
Simeon Tuttle
1764–
Jane Ford Tuttle
1766–1831
Moses Tuttle
1769–1769

Sources (4)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Moses Tuttle - birth-name: Moses Tuttle
  • Moses Tuttle, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985"
  • Moses Tuttle, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1739

Historical Boundaries 1739: Morris, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Morris, New Jersey, United States

1760

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk, Suffolk and Berkshire):

possibly a variant of Thirkell, from the Middle English personal name T(h)irkill, T(h)urkill (Old Norse Thorkell, Thorkil, Thurkil, a shortened form of Thorketill from the god's name Thórr ‘Thor’ + ketill ‘kettle, cauldron’).

variant of Tuthill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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