Hotchkiss, Capt. Caleb

1712 - 1779  (67 years)

• Name	Hotchkiss, Caleb
  Title	Capt.
  Birth	06 Jun 1712	New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
  Gender	Male
  DAR Ancestor Number	A058865
  DAR Number	5401
  Tombstone Photo	New Haven, New Haven Co., CT   [1]
  	Grove Street Cemetery
  Death	05 Jul 1779	New Haven, New Haven Co., CT   [1]
  Burial	New Haven, New Haven Co., CT   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I34710	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Hotchkiss, Caleb,   b. 18 Oct 1684, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT d. 04 Apr 1763, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Cruttenden, Mehitable,   b. 11 Apr 1682   d. 30 Nov 1750, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	14 Feb 1706	New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
  Family ID	F13721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Atwater, Phebe,   b. 20 Oct 1714   d. 19 Feb 1795, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	06 Jan 1737	New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
  Children	1. Hotchkiss, Asa   d. 1800  [Father: Unknown]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Hotchkiss, Stephen,   b. 04 Feb 1738, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT d. 19 Dec 1800 (Age 62 years)  [Father: Unknown]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Hotchkiss, Phebe,   b. 12 Oct 1739  [Father: Unknown]  [Mother: Natural]   4. Hotchkiss, Mehitable,   b. 20 Mar 1742   d. 18 Mar 1804 (Age 61 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   5. Hotchkiss, Jonah,   b. 12 Jun 1745  [Father: Unknown]  [Mother: Natural]   6. Hotchkiss, Amos,   b. 22 May 1750  [Father: Unknown]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F13791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 06 Jun 1712 - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Tombstone Photo - Grove Street Cemetery - - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Marriage - 06 Jan 1737 - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Death - 05 Jul 1779 - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Burial - - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Hotchkiss, Caleb

  
  

• Notes

  Served in RI as Capt. in Gen. Spencer's Regt. He was killed July 5, 1779, at New Haven defending the town. In Memory of Mr. CALEB HOTCHKISS a reputable Citizen and A man of Religion, who was slain by the enemy when they invested and plundered the Town of New Haven July the 5th AD 1779 in the 68th Year of his age. He was the son of Caleb & Mehitabel (Crittenden) Hotchkiss and married Phebe Atwater on Jan. 6, 1737. As per "Inscriptions on Tombstones in New Haven prior to 1800", the original tombstone was taken from the New Haven Green and was on the West Wall. It is either gone or unreadable now, but this inscription above is from that original tombstone. The tombstone picture on the memorial must be one that was put up at a later date. Among the patriots that went forth to meet the invaders were Caleb and Jona Hotchkiss (cousins), paternal and maternal great grandfathers of Henry L. Hotchkiss, Esq., of this city. Mr. Caleb Hotchkiss was shot dead by the enemy just as they entered the town. Mr. Jona Hotchkiss escaped, having captured a Hessian* in Hotchkisstown woods, taking from him a fine musket and box filled with cartridges, Mr. H. having only one charge left and that was in his gun. The weapon is now deposited in the Museum of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. The way that Mr. H. captured his man was by " surrounding " him. It seems that, passing a clump of bushes, Mr. H. heard a rustling sound and called, "Who's there?" and from the reply he knew it was a foreign soldier. He at once ordered a halt, sent (imaginary) John to right and Joe to left, and David was sent for reinforcements. He then commanded the man to come forth and surrender, which was done without resistance

  
  

• Sources

  [S871] Grove Street Cemetery, (New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Canal St; LAT/LON 41.31389N, -72.92667W), Elizabeth Hotchkiss, Phebe Hotchkiss, and Mr Caleb Hotchkiss marker. [S648] "Find A Grave", Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 30 July 2013), memorial page for Caleb Hotchkiss (1711-1779), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22837459, citing Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, photograph by John Triana.