Reverend William Tutty (c. 1715 – 24 November 1754) was an English-Canadian clergyman. Ordained in the Church of England, he moved to Canada in 1749 as a missionary for Nova Scotia.
Reverend William Tutty | |
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Born | 1715 Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 24 November 1754 Hertford, England |
Religion | Christianity |
Spouse | Catherine Hollows |
Denomination | Church of England |
Tutty was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and ordained priest in 1748.[1] He travelled to Nova Scotia with Governor Edward Cornwallis as a missionary on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, arriving in Halifax on June 21, 1749.[2]
Reverend Tutty opened St. Paul's Church in Halifax on September 2, 1750,[3] and was the first minister (1750–54).
He returned to England and worked, died and was buried at All Saints' Church, Hertford.