Edwin Frank Tuttle

M, #5948, b. May 16, 1875, d. Sep 4, 1959
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Family

Colletta Alice Parker b. Mar 12, 1873, d. May 15, 1971
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*May 16, 1875 Edwin Frank Tuttle was born on May 16, 1875 at Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.1,2 
Marriage*Jul 27, 1898 He married Colletta Alice Parker, daughter of David Oliver Parker and Serena Elmira Wilbur, on Jul 27, 1898 at Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.3 
Death*Sep 4, 1959 Edwin Frank Tuttle died on Sep 4, 1959, at age 84 at Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.4 
Burial*Sep 7, 1959 He was buried on Sep 7, 1959 at Riverdale Cemetery, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 91562988.5 
Book Excerpt* 
Edwin Frank Tuttle was said to have been a pupil of his future wife, Coletta in Uxbridge, Ma. It appears that he and Coletta first lived in Uxbridge, during the years 1898-1904, moved to Franklin, Massachusetts, United States and lived there during the years 1904-1908. They then moved to Woonsocket, RI in 1908 and lived there until 1920. He became involved in the insurance business, working in Woonsocket, RI. In 1920 he bought a farm on Hartford Ave, Bellingham, Ma. on the Charles River, which he called "CLOVERLAWN-ON-THE-CHARLES". The farm consisted of about 15 acres. Here he grew corn, raised chickens, goats, cows and pigs. He also had a few beehives for making honey. The house was originally a shoe factory, which was remodeled by his four sons. The property also contained a sandpit which provided income from local concrete firms, who frequently acquired sand from there. The property went to his son Stanly after his and Coletta's death and was sold in 1996 to a developer. He was involved in politics in Woonsocket, RI, where he founded and was prominent in the "Bull Moose" Party. He led the Rhode Island Campaign for Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, running as a 'progressive', "Bull Moose" candidate for President of the United States. There is a picture of him with Teddy in Woonsocket, RI., during the 1912 campaign. He was later one of the founding fathers and Admiral of the Bellingham Navy Yard, a legend of long standing in Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States. He was Bellingham's Town Moderator 1926-1930, ERA Administrator 1934-1935 and served as Democratic Town Chairman.6
 

Citations

  1. [S516] Census 1930 - United States Federal.
  2. [S517] Census 1940 - United States Federal.
  3. [S820] Site - Genealogy.com, online at http://www.genealogy.com
  4. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  6. [S943] Book - Unknown,.