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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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
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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