Caleb Hunt
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Caleb Hunt | |
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| Born | October 28, 1786 Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1834 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Spouse | Rhoda Matthews Bartlett Hunt (1789-1829) |
| Children | 7 |
Caleb Hunt (October 28, 1786 – July 24, 1834) was a founder of the Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company that built and operated the historic steamboat Enterprise.[1][2]
Caleb Hunt was born in Moorestown, New Jersey to Joshua and Esther Hunt, the former Esther Roberts.[3]
In September 1790, Joshua, Esther, Caleb and his four brothers, "with two wagons, seven horses, one cow, and provisions", began a three-week journey to Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.[4][5] Their destination was a small, but growing, community located on the east bank of the Monongahela River in close proximity to Fort Burd. In those days it was called Redstone Old Fort, or simply Redstone. Later, the name was changed to Brownsville.
Salem
From 1807 to 1810, Caleb lived at either Brownsville or Salem, a village in Columbiana County, Ohio. While living in Salem he earned money by teaching school and grinding grain.