Amos Tyler (abt. 1769 - 1851)

Born about 6 Mar 1769 in Cochecton, Sullivan, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Mitchell) Tyler — married 1794 in Damascus, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Died 6 Feb 1851 at about age 81 in Damascus, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Amos was born in 1769. He was the son of Bezaleel Tyler and Sarah Calkins. He never married. He passed away in 1851. ^[1]

Amos served as captain in the war of 1812. He was about ten years old at the time his brother Capt Bezaleel Tyler was killed. He told the story, when they first got news the Indians were coming upon them, they had not time to get together the things they needed for their journey. They were living on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware about 4 miles above Cochecton Falls. on a piece of land since owned by a man named Simeon Bush, later owned byhis grandson. Here they crossed the river at the foot of what is called Plum Island and marched up the mountain ~~ from Sheila S. Stover Inscription: In Memory of Amos Tyler who held a Captain's Commission on the 29th year of our Independence. AE 81 yrs. & 11 mo.

Burial: Overlook Cemetery Damascus Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

Find A Grave Memorial# 15785134

1. ↑ The Tyler Genealogy: the Descendants of the Branford, Connecticut Line of Roger Tyler. By Willard I. Tyler Brigham And Calvin Cedric Tyler. Volume III. Grand Rapids, Mich., 1976. Pg. 5.

• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Roger Tyler by Patti O'Dell. Website last updated August 7, 2002. Children of Bezaleel Tyler and Sarah Calkin.