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Marriage: Children:
  1. James Renssalaer Tuttle: Birth: 19 OCT 1796 in Columbus,Chenango Co,New York,USA. Death: 15 MAR 1887 in Columbus,Chenango Co,New York,USA

  2. Phebe Tuttle: Birth: 23 AUG 1798 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY. Death: 7 JUL 1867 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY

  3. Julia Tuttle: Birth: 13 DEC 1799 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY. Death: 13 APR 1872 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY

  4. Amos Bishop Tuttle: Birth: 16 OCT 1803 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY. Death: 21 NOV 1890 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY

  5. Diantha Tuttle: Birth: 21 MAR 1807 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY. Death: 22 APR 1846 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY

  6. Emeline Tuttle: Birth: 20 MAR 1810 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY. Death: 18 APR 1864 in Columbus,Chenango Co,NY


Notes
a. 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.248
 "Melieu Tuttle, b. June 18, 1775; his father dying when Melieu was about nine years of age, leaving the family in destitute circumstances, Melieu at once manfully confronted the difficulties of the situation and succeeded in overcoming them. About 1795 he went west, into the wilds of central New York, and located some wild land in what is now the town of Columbus, Chenango Co., cleared a patch, built a log cabin, returned to Mass. and m. 1795, LOVISA BISHOP, and took her back to his cabin in the woods. The wolf and bear and other wild denizens of the forest their only visitors, and some Indians who had not yet made up their minds to leave the graves of their fathers and depart for the land of the setting sun, occupying a wigwam on a part of his premises. Here they lived and labored, the husband over 70 years, the wife over 50 years, and brought up their family of six children. Being very ingenious in mechanical contrivances, he became indispensable to the other new settlers who afterwards came in. He could build a log cabin, make an ox sled or cart, a built plow, a meat cask, a sap pail, etc. His powers of physical labor and endurance were remarkable. He would go two miles to the farm of his bro-in-law, do a large day's work logging and chopping, then back a bushel of grain a mile to the mill, have it ground, and then back it home three miles, in the dark, through woods and along a dim path marked only by blazed trees,=. Once it was necessary to go 16 miles to the mill at Burlington Flats with grain; having no vehicle, he hung a bag of two bushels between two oxen and started. Three miles short of the mill the oxen could bear the load no further. Melieu took it on his back, and on arriving found the mill "closed for repairs," and had to return without his grist. Subsequently he improvised a cart without wheels which answered as a vehicle for bringing home the grist. He once walked the entire distance to New York City (250 miles) to make payment on his land, crossing the Hudson by swimming with his clothes bundled and strapped to his back. He was kind, honest and faithful, and long lived to enjoy the fruits of his labors and the esteem of his fellow citizens. He died July 31, 1872 in the 98th year of his age. His wife b. June 9, 1778; d. Feb. 16, 1849 in her 71st year."
 Children:
 1. James, b. Oct. 19, 1796, m. Rebecca Crandall
 2. Phebe, b. Aug 23, 1798; d. July 7, 1867
 3. Julia, b. Dec 13, 1799, m. Lewis Crandall
 4. Amos Bishop, b. Oct 16, 1803, m. Patty Spaulding
 5. Diantha, b. March 21, 1807, m. Anthony Olney
 6. Emelina, b. March 20, 1810, m. Alvin M. Lamb
Note:   The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, Who Came From Old to New


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