Samuel Keeler Explained

Samuel Keeler
Office:Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
Term Start:October 1701
Term End:May 1702
Predecessor:Samuel Hayes
Alongside:Andrew Messenger
Successor:Andrew Messenger
Term Start2:October 1703
Term End2:October 1704
Alongside2:Samuel Hayes
Successor2:Thomas Betts
Term Start3:May 1706
Term End3:October 1706
Predecessor3:Thomas Betts,
Samuel Hanford
Alongside3:John Copp
Successor3:Joseph Platt
Term Start4:May 1709
Term End4:May 1710
Predecessor4:Joseph Platt,
John Betts
Alongside4:John Betts,
Joseph Platt
Successor4:Samuel Betts,
Joseph Platt
Birth Date:1656
Birth Place:Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Death Date:May 19, 1713
Death Place:Ridgefield, Connecticut Colony
Restingplace:Ye Burying Yard, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Residence:Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Spouse:Sarah St. John Keeler (m. March 10, 1682) [2]
Children:Timothy Keeler, Samuel Keeler, Joseph Keeler, Jonah Keeler
Battles:King Philip's War,

Samuel Keeler (1656 – May 19, 1713) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1701, October 1703, May 1704, May 1706, May 1709 and October 1709. He is listed as a founding settler of Ridgefield, Connecticut on the founder's monument in Ye Burying Ground cemetery in Ridgefield.

He was the son of Ralph Keeler and the brother of John Keeler.

On December 19, 1675, Samuel participated in the Narragansett Swamp Fight in Rhode Island during King Philip's War.[3] On account of his service, at a Norwalk town meeting on January 12, 1676, he was granted a parcel of land on Clapboard Hill.

In 1708, Samuel Keeler, father-in-law Matthias Sention, Sr., and Matthew St. John took part in the purchase of Ridgefield from the Indians for 100 pounds.

Notable descendants

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_YCgBAAAAYAAJ/page/n81 An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. Book: Charles Melbourne Selleck. Norwalk: v. 1 and supplement. 1896. The author. 122.
  3. Book: Charles Melbourne Selleck. Norwalk: v. 1 and supplement. 1896. The author. 160.