EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society.

Comfort Starr Mygatt (1763-1823) was a pivotal figure in the early development of Canfield. His life bridges the American Revolution and the westward expansion, marking him as a key builder of the community.

Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Mygatt served the American cause as a Fife Major during the Revolutionary War. He later reaffirmed his commitment to the new nation by serving as a corporal in the War of 1812. By trade, he was a silversmith, but he soon expanded into general merchandising.

Family life shaped his journey. In 1783, he married Lucy Knapp, with whom he had eight children.

After her death in 1804, he married Eleanor Stewart Stiles in 1805, with whom

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