When Rebecca Tuttle was born on 5 November 1766, in Newhaven Towne, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Reuben Tuttle, was 27 and her mother, Joanna Tyler, was 23. She married Rev Benjamin B Benham on 9 May 1788. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 27 October 1826, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Center Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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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