David Lawrence Tuttle

M, #5949, b. Jul 8, 1901, d. Jan 10, 1987
Relationship5th cousin 2 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
ChartsParker Descendants Chart
Father*Edwin Frank Tuttle b. May 16, 1875, d. Sep 4, 1959
Mother*Colletta Alice Parker b. Mar 12, 1873, d. May 15, 1971

Family 1

Margaret Keegan b. Mar 14, 1902, d. Mar 18, 1933

Family 2

Lillian L. Armstrong b. Jan 3, 1901, d. Feb 25, 1970
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 8, 1901 David Lawrence Tuttle was born on Jul 8, 1901 at Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
 He was the son of Edwin Frank Tuttle and Colletta Alice Parker
Marriage*circa Oct, 1926 David Lawrence Tuttle married Margaret Keegan, daughter of John J. Keegan and Mary Garrahan, circa Oct, 1926 at Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States.1 
Marriage*circa 1933 David Lawrence Tuttle married Lillian L. Armstrong circa 1933. 
Death*Jan 10, 1987 David Lawrence Tuttle died on Jan 10, 1987, at age 85 at Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Burial*Jan 13, 1987 He was buried on Jan 13, 1987 at Union Cemetery, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 61863506.3 
Book Excerpt* 
David was an avid baseball player/fan. He was the catcher for the 'Bellingham Farmers'. He tried to get his brother 'Ted involved as a pitcher, since Ted would practice with his brother David to 'hone his catcher skills. David and Ted got along quite well as young brothers go. Both were strong swimmers and were determined to teach their younger brothers, Alden and Stanly, how to swim. Ted and Dave took Alden and Stanly out in a boat [on Silver Lake, probably] and threw them overboard, forcing them to swim ashore. David graduated in the 1919 class of Woonsocket High School. He was a classmate and friend of Mary E. Graham, who later [1929] would become the wife of his brother, Ted. He started his work career with R. P. Smith and Son, an insurance agency in Woonsocket, RI, as a part-time employee on Dec. 1, 1917, when he was 16 years old. He was named Secretary of R. P. Smith in 1938, and, added the title of vice president in 1964. He retired in 1971, after 54 years of service to R. P. Smith and Sons. Later in life Dave became involved in politics, probably through the urging of his father, who was always involved in the political scene. He was Bellingham's first accountant in the years 1926-1935. At one time he was the Town Clerk for Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States. He served on the Bellingham Board of Education and the school building committee. The ball field near the school was named in his honor, since he did the most to develop a raw field into a baseball field for the children of Bellingham. He was a great advocator of getting kids involved in sports at an early age.4
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  4. [S943] Book - Unknown,.