Caleb Stark (December 3, 1759 – August 28, 1838) was an American state senator. He was the eldest son of General John Stark and his wife Molly Stark.

Caleb Stark
Senator of the New Hampshire State Senate
In office
1818–1819
Personal details
Born3 December 1759
Dunbarton, New Hampshire, USA
Died28 August 1838
Oxford Township, Ohio, USA
SpouseSarah McKinstr
Parent(s)Molly Stark, General John Stark
ProfessionLawyer, historian, politician, soldier
Military service
Branch/serviceContinental Army
RankMajor
Unit1st New Hampshire Regiment
Battles/warsBattle of Bunker Hill

Biography

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He was born December 3, 1759, at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. During the American Revolutionary War Caleb served with his father in the 1st New Hampshire Regiment at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Trenton and Princeton as an Ensign. After his father resigned his commission Caleb remained in the Continental Army, serving the rest of the war and rising to the rank of major. He served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1818 to 1819. He died on August 28, 1838.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Major Caleb Stark, Aide de Camp to General Stark". New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

Bibliography

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  • John Stark, Freedom Fighter; by Robert P. Richmond. Waterbury, Conn. : Dale Books, 1976.
  • Reminiscences of the French War; containing Rogers' Expeditions with the New-England Rangers under his command, as published in London in 1765; with notes and illustrations. : To which is added an account of the life and military services of Maj. Gen. John Stark; with notices and anecdotes of other officers distinguished in the French and Revolutionary wars.—Concord, N.H. : Published by Luther Roby., 1831.
  • Frederic Kidder, History of the First New Hampshire Regiment in the War of the Revolution (Albany, 1868), 121-124;
  • Robert P. Richmond, John Stark, Freedom Fighter (Waterbury, 1976);
  • Luther Roby, Reminiscences of the French War; containing Rogers’ Expeditions with the New-England Rangers under his command, as published in London in 1765; with notes and illustrations. : To which is added an account of the life and military services of Maj. Gen. John Stark; with notices and anecdotes of other officers distinguished in the French and Revolutionary wars (Concord, 1831);
  • Selected Wartime Service Records of Major Caleb Stark.