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. SAR Patriot Number P-129103 DAR Patriot Number Not Available Find-A-Grave Number 10698593
From the History of Oakland County, Michigan by Thaddeus D. Seeley (1912)
Caleb Carr, born October 13, 1762, died July 18, 1839, and is buried in Novi cemetery. He is said to have been a Methodist exhorter. (p. 130, Vol. III “Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors”).
Caleb Carr, Jr.: Receipt dated Warwick, February, 1777, given to Capt. Squire Millard for wages for services for one day on an alarm November 2, 1776; also, private in Capt. Millard’s company, Col. John Waterman’s regiment, service between December 4, 1776, and January 9, 1777, thirty-five days; also first division Capt. Squire Millard’s company, Col. Wakeman’s regiment, service from January 9, 1777 to February 3, 1777, thirty-one days; also, receipt dated Warwick, 1777, given to Capt. Millard for wages from January 9 to February 8, 1777; also corporal first division, Squire Millard’s company, Col. Waterman’s regiment, service from April 6, 1777, to April 22, 1777, fifteen days.
The land records show that the Carr family bought land in Kensington in the year 1836, at which time Caleb Carr, Jr., was a resident of that place. A few years later the father and sons lived at Novi, Michigan, where Isaac Carr kept a tavern, which was burned in 1847. He then moved to Redford, Michigan, and kept tavern there the rest of his life.
Patriot Summary
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. SAR Patriot Number P-129103 DAR Patriot Number Not Available Find-A-Grave Number 10698593From the History of Oakland County, Michigan by Thaddeus D. Seeley (1912)
Caleb Carr, born October 13, 1762, died July 18, 1839, and is buried in Novi cemetery. He is said to have been a Methodist exhorter. (p. 130, Vol. III “Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors”).
Caleb Carr, Jr.: Receipt dated Warwick, February, 1777, given to Capt. Squire Millard for wages for services for one day on an alarm November 2, 1776; also, private in Capt. Millard’s company, Col. John Waterman’s regiment, service between December 4, 1776, and January 9, 1777, thirty-five days; also first division Capt. Squire Millard’s company, Col. Wakeman’s regiment, service from January 9, 1777 to February 3, 1777, thirty-one days; also, receipt dated Warwick, 1777, given to Capt. Millard for wages from January 9 to February 8, 1777; also corporal first division, Squire Millard’s company, Col. Waterman’s regiment, service from April 6, 1777, to April 22, 1777, fifteen days.
The land records show that the Carr family bought land in Kensington in the year 1836, at which time Caleb Carr, Jr., was a resident of that place. A few years later the father and sons lived at Novi, Michigan, where Isaac Carr kept a tavern, which was burned in 1847. He then moved to Redford, Michigan, and kept tavern there the rest of his life.