Stark, Caleb, 1759-1838

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Dates:
Birth 1759-12-03
Death 1838-08-28

Biographical notes:

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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Subjects:

  • American poetry
  • International trade
  • Mills
  • Shipping
  • Voyages and travels

Occupations:

  • Poets, American
  • Industrialists
  • Lawyers
  • Merchants

Places:

  • New Hampshire (as recorded)
  • Pembroke (N.H.) (as recorded)
  • New Hampshire--Dunbarton (Town) (as recorded)
  • Atlantic Coast (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Middle West (as recorded)