Samuel Keeler (1656 – May 19, 1713) was a member of the

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of the

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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,

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on the founders monument in Ye Burying Ground cemetery in Ridgefield. He was the son of

Ralph Keeler Ralph Keeler (also Keiler) (1613 – September 10, 1672) was a founding settler of both Hartford, and Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Early life Ralph Keeler is thought have been born in Lawford, Essex, England in 1613, perhaps the son of a ...

and the brother of John Keeler. On December 19, 1675, Samuel participated in the Narragansett Swamp Fight in

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during the

King Philip's War King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England coloni ...

. 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. Matthias Sention Sr. (also spelled Sangins, Sension, Senchion, and later as St. John) (August 9, 1601 – October 19, 1669) was a founding settler of Dorchester, Massachusetts, of Windsor, Connecticut, of Wethersfield, Connecticut and of Norwal ...

, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keeler, Samuel 1656 births 1713 deaths King Philip's War Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives People from Ridgefield, Connecticut Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut Settlers of Connecticut