Researching Samuel Keeler
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The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
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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.
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. 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.
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