Stark, Caleb, 1759-1838

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Caleb Stark was the son of General John Stark. Caleb fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and eventually became the aide-de-camp to his father. After the Revolutionary War, Caleb became a merchant and worked in Haverhill and Boston, Massachusetts. He returned to the Pembroke/Dunbarton, New Hampshire area around 1811 when he purchased the Pembroke Cotton and Woolen factory. He sold the facotry in 1830 and retired to Oxford, Ohio, where he claimed land granted to his father due to his military service. He died on August 26, 1838.

From the description of Account Book, 1811-1829. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 54498017

Merchant and industrialist, of Dunbarton, N.H.

From the description of Papers of Caleb Stark, Sr., and Caleb Stark, Jr., 1782-1860. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963890

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creatorOf Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851. Papers, 1810-1850. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
creatorOf Stark family. Papers, 1800-1833. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Stark family. Stark family papers, 1813-1832. UNH Durham, Dimond Library
creatorOf Stark, Caleb, 1759-1838. Papers of Caleb Stark, Sr., and Caleb Stark, Jr., 1782-1860. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
referencedIn Stark, John William, 1788-1836. John William Stark Papers, 1792-1878. Peabody Essex Museum
creatorOf Stark, Caleb, 1759-1838. Account Book, 1811-1829. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf Bell, Samuel, 1770-1850. Papers, 1802-1832. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
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associatedWith Bell, Samuel, 1770-1850. person
associatedWith Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851. person
associatedWith Pembroke Cotton and Woolen Factory (Pembroke, N.H.). corporateBody
associatedWith Stark, Caleb, 1804-1864. person
associatedWith Stark family. person
associatedWith Stark family. family
associatedWith Stark family. family
associatedWith Stark, John William, 1788-1836. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New Hampshire
Pembroke (N.H.)
New Hampshire--Dunbarton (Town)
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Middle West
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American poetry
International trade
Mills
Shipping
Voyages and travels
Occupation
Poets, American
Industrialists
Lawyers
Merchants
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Birth 1759-12-03

Death 1838-08-28

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