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Note: England in 1633, and Settled In New Haven in 1639, With Numerous Biographical Notes and Sketches; Also, Some account of the Descendants of John Tuttle of Dover, N.H.; Richard Tuttle of Boston; John Tuttle of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill of Hingham, Mass; To Which Are Appended Genealogical Notes of Several Alliled Families, By GEORGE FREDERICK TUTTLE, Printed and Published by Tuttle & Co., Official State Printers, Rutland, VT, 1883: p.236 "Caleb's father, when drafted into the Rev. army, having a farm and a numerous family of young children, could not be spared, and Caleb said: "I will go in your stead." Accordingly he applied to the Col. Return JONATHAN MEIGS, and was accepted. At the expiration of his term he enlisted again, served through the war and was honorably discharged. He was one of the 40 "picked men" selected by Gen. ANTHONY WAYNE (Mad Anthony) for the advance parties--forlorn and nakedness at Valley Forge and while fighting to achieve the independence of his country is that of hundreds of others, and in the later period of his life he endured much from lameness and otherwise in consequence of this early experience. He was over six feet high, well proportioned and of great strength and courage, but good natured and of a jocular turn withal; when in the army he was challenged by a fellow soldier to fight a duel, but declined on the ground that as to fighting, their country needed their services, and it would be more proper to fight the enemy than each other; but to give the challenger the "satisfaction" he sought he proposed that his own profile should be drawn in chalk on a barn door and the challenger to fire at it to his heart's content. This raised a laugh, restored good humor and perhaps averted a catastrophe. But there was a limit to his forbearance. In Hartford once he was provoked by a swaggering bully of large proportions into whipping him, which he did easily and in short order. After the war he began the business of boating on the Conn. river between Hartford, Conn., and Windsor, Vt., carrying merchandise of every sort and establishing stores at Hartford and Windsor, Vt., the latter a wholesale store, which supplied all the towns about Windsor. At South Hadley and Bellows Falls freight was unshipped and carted around the Falls. He was the first man to carry out the daring project of running freight boats over the Falls at South Hadley, which he did alone and unaided. He also engaged in the West India trade. His affairs were for a time very prosperous and his wealth considerable, but his large business requiring more attention he took in as partner a young man of good business education, but as it proved, of dishonest character. The loss of a West India vessel with a valuable cargo leading to an examination of the books of the concern, frauds were discovered, which, together with losses by undersigning, swept away the bulk of his property. He possessed a fine mind, an excellent memory and so kindly a spirit that all his sufferings, misfortunes and disappointments were not able to sour him, and which, when old, lame and helpless, endeared him to his children and friends. He received a pension from the U.S., and on the list of 1840 is called of West Springfield, aged 79. He d. thr. March 20, 1845, in 85th yr. of his age; m. in 1784, Mary Masters of Middletown, Conn., who d. in W. Springfield Aug., 1842." Children: 1 Jun 1785 - Caleb; sailer; fell from yard arm of a ship in a gale at sea, striking the outer portion of the vessel as he fell, and d. 1835 2 Mar 1787 - Sullivan; d. 1806 12 Jul 1789 - Sabrina; d. 1858; m. Zerah Lull of Hartland, VT; children: Harriet F., Edward A., William W., Leverett A., John, Charles, Laura, Helen, Laura, Louisa. Sons were living in Dubuque, Iowa; two daus., one living in Woodstock, Vt., one in Denver City, Colorado who m. John Walker 31 Aug 1792 - Mary Eggleston; d. 1873, unmarried 5 Sep 1795 - Atwater; d. 1800 2 May 1797 - Julia; m. Joseph Bangs of Springfield, Mass. Children: Julia H., m. John Adkins of Brattleboro, Vt.; Ellen T., m. Wm. Phelps of Hartford, Conn.; Maria S., m. Frederick O. Brooks of Madison, Ind.; Anna D., m. John M. Frazer of St. Joseph, Mo; Amelia. 19 Jun 1804 - Elenora Lorania; m. Rev. Hervey Smith of W. Springfield; res. Easthampton, Mass. Children: Lyman Montague, m. Elizabeth W. Bush of Brighton, Mass. 11 Aug 1806 - Sullivan Masters Atwater; m. Eliza Cockfield Parmalee of Wolcotville, Conn.; rem. from Litchfield Co., Conn., to Gun Plains, Allegan Co., Mich., P.O. Gun Marsh. Children: Mary Ellen b. 26 Jun 1831; Harriet Atwater b. 11 Jul 1833; Homer Caleb b. 5 Sep 1835; Almira Minerva b. 8 Mar 1838; Carlyle Franklin b. 9 Sep 1848; Caroline Frances, twin with Carlyle Franklin, d. 21 Apr 1872.
Note: The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, Who Came From Old to New
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