Facts: - title: united states collector of customs port of genesee - president: james madison - commands: commanding 1814 -rrb- officer 52nd regiment , new york militia -lrb- - birth date: 1770 - branch: new york 1778 new york militia - death date: 14 january 1818 - term end: 1817 - serviceyears: 1804 -- 1816 - name: colonel caleb hopkins - death place: pittsford , ny - birth place: pittsford , vt - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: war of 1812 - allegiance: united states of america 1795 - placeofburial: pittsford , ny - term start: 1809 - image: file : caleb_hopkins . jpg - rank: us-o6 insignia.svg colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of caleb hopkins -lrb- colonel -rrb- .
colonel caleb hopkins -lrb- 1770 -- january 14 , 1818 -rrb- was a war of 1812 hero and the first town supervisor of pittsford , new york , usa .