February 11, 1819, Boston, Massachusetts.
June 30, 1890, Newport, Rhode Island.
Tuckerman studied music under Charles Zeuner in Boston, and in 1840 became organist and choir master at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church there. He studied cathedral music in England for four years, returning to Boston in 1853. He went to England again in 1856, this time staying until 1864, as well as spending several years in Switzerland. His works include: