Caleb
Colton
Born about in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Timothy Colton
and Mary (Ferry) Colton
Brother of
Timothy Colton, Mary (Colton) Chapin, Abigail Colton, Charles Colton, Stephen Colton, Deborah Colton, Rebecca Colton and Oliver Colton
Husband of
Keziah (Pierce) Colton
— married
28 Jan 1773 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Oliver Colton, Zulima (Colton) Pike, Elam Colton, Mercy (Colton) Wellman, Deborah (Colton) Crooker, Caleb Colton Jr and Achsah (Colton) Ripley
Died
at about age 80
in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2015
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Biography
Revolutionary War service:
Caleb Colton served as a Private in Capt. James Osgood's company of Col. Timothy Bedel's 1st New Hampshire Militia Regiment (formed Jan. 1776) enlisting 11 April 1776, and again enlisting, serving in Capt. Joshua Henroe's company of Col. David Hobart's 12th New Hampshire Militia Regiment from 22 July 1777, being discharged 25 September 1777.
SAR information for Caleb Colton
- Patriot name: Colton, Caleb 1742-1820
- Military rank: soldier
- State of service: NH
- Cemetery location: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont
- Citation: National Historic Magazine, DAR, 1941
- Spouse name: Pierce, Keziah
DAR information for Caleb Colton: Ancestor # A024626
- Service: Massachusetts
- Rank: Private
- Birth: 1740 Brimfield Massachusetts
- Death: Waitsfield, Vermont
- Service description:
- 1. Capts. James Osgood, Joshua Hendee
- 2. Cols. Timothy Bedell, David Hobart, militia
- Residence:
- City: Grantham
- State: New Hampshire
- Spouse: Keziah Pierce
- Child/spouse: Oliver Cromwell/Betsey Rice
He was buried in the Common Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
Sources
- 1644-1911 A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton by George Woolworth Colton. 4th Generation, p. 30, 5th Generation, p. 65. Pub. 1912.
https://archive.org/details/genealogicalreco00colt
- History of Waitsfield (VT) 1909. Pages 65, 67, 279.
- Ancestry.com file:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1833111&id=I103510921&printer_friendly
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caleb:
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