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Note: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Constant L Tuttle
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1775
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Family Number: 862
Household Members: Name Age
Constant L Tuttle 75
Hymenia Tuttle 64, m, farmer, b-CT
Philoma A Tuttle 90, f, b-CT
James Bryan 13, m, b-CT
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Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut:
"Constant Loyal TUTTLE, of the well-known enterprising firm of Tuttle & Mather, dealers in carriages and horse goods, of all kinds, the emporium being at Nos. 291-293 Allyn Street, Hartford, is a native of Connecticut, born Dec. 14, 1850, in Plymouth.
Elizur TUTTLE, his father, was also born in Plymouth, the date of his birth being Feb. 26, 1806, and from there he removed to Bristol. By trade he was a wood-turner, and made bedsteads, chairs, etc. by hand. In Bristol he farmed as well, and also at Belleville, Ontario, Canada. In Plymouth he engaged in the manufacturing of candy boxes which he sold in Hartford. In 1805 he removed to Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., Conn., and there farmed until the spring of 1881, in that year taking up his residence in Hartford, where he passed the rest of his days dying Jan. 15, 1888. At one time he peddled clocks in Pennsylvania, New York and Canada.
On Sept. 25, 1835, in Canada, Elizur TUTTLE married Mary DANFORD, who was born May 1, 1816, in that country, and died in New Britain in 1894. Eleven children were born to this union, as follows: (1) Emily, born Nov. 25, 1836, at Stirling, Canada, married William SWEET, of Plymouth, Conn. and has six children, Alice, Eva, Jennie, Ida, William and Jesse. (2) Lydia, born at Stirling, Canada, married E. H. MERRILL, of Winsted, Conn. and had three children, Oliver, Cora and Etta. (3) Sarah M. born at Penfield, N.Y., married David BUELL, of New Britain, and has one child, Electa. (4) Helen, born in Bristol, Conn. married Henry KAVILL, of West Haven, Conn., and died in November 1884. She had one child, Mary. (5) William H., born in Plymouth, Conn., married Jane BEANY, and has three children, Hattie Bertha and Grace. (6) Phebe J., born at Plymouth, Conn, married Harvey TUCKER, of Tariffville, and had three chilren, Albert Ira and Mabel. (7) Constant L. is the subject of these lines (8) Alpheus A., born at Plymouth, is a veterinary surgeon at Attleboro, Mass., he married Belle PATTERSON, but has no children. (9) Millard B., born at Plymouth, was drowned at the age of five years. (10) Gatria E., born at Plymouth, married Thomas S. MATHER, and is now deceased. They had six children, Alpheus, Samuel, Lewis, Harry, David and Helen. (11) one child died in infancy.
Constant L. Tuttle, whose name opens this sketch, received the greater part of his education at the schools of his native place, and from 1865 to 1881 he was employed in lumbering and farming at Barkhamsted, Conn. At the age of twenty-two years he commenced business for his own account; in 1884 he embarked in the trucking business in Hartford; in 1888 the firm of Tuttle & Mather was organized; in April 1899, they changed the business to that of dealers in carriages and horse goods of all kinds.
In 1881, at Hartford Conn., Constant L. Tuttle was married to Miss Jennie E. HORROX, of Barkhamsted; there are no children. In politics Mr. Tuttle is a Republican."
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