Brief Life History of Clara Malinda
When Clara Malinda Tuttle was born on 13 August 1849, in North East Village, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Newton Tuttle, was 24 and her mother, Lucinda Susanna Mix, was 19. She died on 23 June 1854, in Grasshopper Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States, at the age of 4, and was buried in Grasshopper Township, Atchison, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Clara M Tuttle in household of Newton Tuttle, "United States Census, 1850"
- Clara Malinda Tuttle, "Find A Grave Index"
- Clara Malinda Tuttle, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1854
Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.
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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Clara Tuttle
Clara Malinda Tuttle, passed away while crossing the plains with her Father in 1854. She was the only daughter of Lucinda Susannah Mix and Newton Tuttle. Malinda’s mother also died while crossing t …
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