Arletta Talladay Northrup

Spotlight on Early Settlers –Arletta Talladay Northrup

Recently, Tioga Point Museum was contacted by Peg Tracy, the great, great, great niece of Arletta Talladay Northrup.  Ms. Tracy thought her ancestor might be of interest to others.

Some information about Arletta is taken from an article written by Joyce Tice that’s in our archives.  Arletta was a REAL daughter of the American Revolution who died in Athens.  She was born in Elmira, NY on June 4th, 1810 and died October 20th, 1908 in Athens, Pennsylvania,   She is buried in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, PA

Arletta’s father was Solomon Tallada, who came from Holland and eventually enlisted in the Patriot army.  He was with General Sullivan and fought in the battle of Newtown.  Solomon was also a witness to the burial of soldiers within Fort Sullivan in 1779. A monument recording this is on S. Main St. in Athens, south and east of Tioga Point Lane.

After the war, Solomon settled in the Elmira area and married Cloe Couch. They eventually moved to Athens to a farm.  At age 14, Arletta was bound out into the family of General Henry Welles, where she remained until she arrived at the age that gave her a release from service.  She married Samuel Northrop of Danby, NY on March 3rd, 1841.

Known as Aunt Lettie,  Arletta and her husband provided a home for many poor boys and girls, giving them a start in the world, although they had no children of their own.

Arletta was remembered as being a true friend to the poor and distressed and there are many who remember and cherish her kind acts.

Arletta joined the Tioga chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution on October 4th, 1899.  In a newspaper article from October 7th, 1900, a gathering of the DAR was held to share the history of the organization, as well as talking about bylaws and a constitution for the chapter.  Arletta was present at this meeting.

Note that there are different spelling to the surnames, however the content is correct.    To read more about Arletta’s life, visit Tioga Point Museum, open Tuesdays and Thursdays 12p-4p.