Caleb Carr, Sr., a Methodist preacher, served in the Massachusetts militia as a private in Captain Millard's Company, Colonel John Waterman's Regiment. Later, he served as a corporal in Captain Millard's Company, Colonel Wakeman's 1st Division. Caleb Carr, Sr. was born in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island on October 13, 1762. He married Honor Austin and they had four children, three sons and one daughter. Caleb Carr, Sr. died July 1839, in Novi and is buried in the Novi Cemetery in Novi, Oakland County, Michigan.
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