Brief Life History of Luther Terry
When Luther Terry Tuttle was born on 19 November 1825, in New York City, New York County, New York, United States, his father, Terry Tuttle, was 35 and his mother, Eleanor Mills, was 25. He married Abigail Haws on 13 July 1846, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Macedonia Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 23 December 1917, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Luther Tuttle, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Luther Terry Tuttle - Church record: Family genealogies: birth-name: Luther Terry Tuttle
- Luther Tuttle, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
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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