Comfort Tyler

Comfort Tyler (February 22, 1764 – August 5, 1827), one of the original settlers of modern Syracuse, New York, brought his family in the spring of 1788 to what became the hamlet of Onondaga Hollow on the future Seneca Turnpike, south of the city's center today. He joined Asa Danforth and Ephraim Webster, the first whites to settle there, who had obtained permission to live there from the Onondaga. Tyler built the more ambitious house in Onondaga Hollow and contributed his engineering skills to the development of Central New York.

Born(1764-02-22)February 22, 1764

Ashford, Connecticut, United States

DiedAugust 5, 1827(1827-08-05) (aged 63)

Montezuma, New York, United States

Burial placeOakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York

OccupationsEarly settler, surveyor and engineer, instrumental in the development of Onondaga County

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Comfort Tyler
Born	(1764-02-22)February 22, 1764 Ashford, Connecticut, United States
Died	August 5, 1827(1827-08-05) (aged 63) Montezuma, New York, United States
Burial place	Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York
Occupations	Early settler, surveyor and engineer, instrumental in the development of Onondaga County
Spouse(s)	Deborah Wemple (died 1785) Elizabeth "Betsey" Brown (died October 21, 1827)

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Tyler was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1796,^[1] representing Onondaga County, and an unsuccessful Federalist candidate for the 16th congressional district in 1802, losing to John Patterson.^[2]