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.