William Tutty
Reverend William Tutty was an English-Canadian clergyman. Ordained in the Church of England, he moved to Canada in 1749 as a missionary for Nova Scotia.
Life
Tutty was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and ordained priest in 1748. 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.Reverend Tutty opened St. [Paul's Church (Halifax)|St. Paul's Church] in Halifax on September 2, 1750, and was the first minister.
He returned to England and worked, died and was buried at All Saints' Church, Hertford.
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Category:1715 births
Category:1754 deaths
Category:18th-century English Anglican priests
Category:English Anglican missionaries
Category:Anglican missionaries in Canada
Category:British missionaries in Canada