Samuel Keeler

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 founders monument in Ye Burying Ground cemetery in Ridgefield.

Samuel Keeler
Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
In office
October 1701 – May 1702
Serving with Andrew Messenger
Preceded bySamuel Hayes
Succeeded byAndrew Messenger
In office
October 1703 – October 1704
Serving with Samuel Hayes
Succeeded byThomas Betts
In office
May 1706 – October 1706
Serving with John Copp
Preceded byThomas Betts,
Samuel Hanford
Succeeded byJoseph Platt
In office
May 1709 – May 1710
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
John Betts
Succeeded bySamuel Betts,
Joseph Platt
Personal details
Born1656
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
DiedMay 19, 1713
Ridgefield, Connecticut Colony
Resting placeYe Burying Yard, Ridgefield, Connecticut
SpouseSarah St. John Keeler (m. March 10, 1682) [2]
ChildrenTimothy Keeler, Samuel Keeler, Joseph Keeler, Jonah Keeler
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Military service
Battles/warsKing Philip's War,

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 the 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
  • Samuel is the third-great-grandfather of Edwin O. Keeler (1846–1923), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, and first mayor of Norwalk after its incorporation as a city.

References
  1. An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. Charles Melbourne Selleck (1896). Norwalk: v. 1 and supplement. The author. p. 122.
  3. Charles Melbourne Selleck (1896). Norwalk: v. 1 and supplement. The author. p. 160.
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