Revolutionary War Patriot recognized

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On Saturday, Sept. 11, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NASDAR) unveiled a grave marker honoring Revolutionary War Patriot Private Caleb Pratt, more than a century and a half after his death.  Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren spoke at the dedication ceremony at Andersonville Cemetery in Springfield Township, Mich.

“I am very honored and privileged to be able to be a part of the commemoration of the gravesite of a great American patriot who fought for our liberty and freedom during the American Revolution,” said Warren. “He stands as a symbol of hope and inspiration for all Americans.” 

The ceremony was part of a larger observance of Patriot Week, September 11-17.  Patriot Week, framed by Warren and his daughter Leah in 2009, was recognized by the Michigan State Senate to honor America, its First Principles, key historical figures, documents and symbols of its history.

This is the first Revolutionary War Patriot marker in Andersonville Cemetery.  Born in Massachusetts in 1760, Caleb Pratt entered the Revolutionary War at the age of 16 serving many times with the Vermont Militia.  He fought in the victorious battles of Bennington and Hubbardton.  At the end of the war, he settled in New York where he married and had three children.  Pratt died in 1843 in Oakland County’s Springfield Township at the home of his son, John Pratt.  He had no formal burial site.  After the submission of more than thirty documents by the Sashabaw Plains Chapter of the NSDAR to prove his military record, Pratt was proven a patriot in the DAR genealogical system and permission was given by the national headquarters in Washington, D.C. to erect a grave marker in his honor.

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