Mentor joins in the celebration of the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding by honoring the Revolutionary War veterans who settled – or were interred – in the city of Mentor.
Mentor City Council has declared October 20, 2026, as “Jacob Tyler Day” in the city of Mentor.
Jacob Tyler was born in Branford, Connecticut Colony, on October 20, 1760, to Phineas Tyler, 23, and Abigail Harrison, 24.
Tyler enlisted in the Revolutionary War from New Haven, Connecticut, in the spring of 1779 for three months under Captain Mix (of the New Haven Alarm) and Colonel Sabin. He enlisted again in 1781 for six months under Captain Enoch Staples. His third enlistment was for six months in 1782 for six months under same Captain. He later was stationed on the coast as guard, serving as sergeant in Captain Aaron Foot’s company, in Colonel Hooker’s regiment of Connecticut militia.
Tyler married Abi Wheeler on September 11, 1789, in Catskill, NY, and they were the parents of at least three sons and two daughters.
He was listed as a member of the Zion Church Parish in Branford, CT, in 1812.
Tyler applied for a pension in 1834 while residing in Broome, NY, and settled near Little Mountain in 1839. He died in Chardon on February 19, 1847, at the age of 86. He is interred at the Mentor Municipal Cemetery.
We thank Jacob Tyler for his service to our country as well as contributing to the foundation of our community.