Jabez Keeler Sr. (abt. 1751 - abt. 1825)

Born about Jan 1751 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Benedict) Keeler — married 20 Apr 1777 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died about Aug 1825 at about age 74 in Kortright, Delaware, New York, United States

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Biography

Jabez Keeler Sr. was born about Jan 1751 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, son of Martin Keeler (1717 - 1765) and Esther (Burr) Keeler (~1725 - ).

His siblings were:

1. Esther Keeler ( - <1773)
2. Daniel Keeler (~1750 - ~1806)
3. Nathan Keeler (~1752 - )
4. Sarah (Keeler) Sherwood (~1754 - )
5. Stephen Keeler (~1755 - ~1773)
6. Philip Keeler (~1760 - 1838)

In 1765 in Danbury, Jabish being of lawful age made the choice of his mother Esther Keeler to be his guardian.^[1]

Jabez married Sarah Benedict (1753 - >1812) on 20 Apr 1777 in Ridgefield. Their children were:

1. David Keeler (1779 - 1861)
2. John Keeler (1783 - 1854)
3. Abijah Keeler (~1787 - )
4. Jabez Keeler Jr. (1791 - ).

Jabez died about Aug 1825 in Kortright, Delaware, New York, United States aged ~74.

Research Notes

Descendants of Jabez Keeler:^{[citation needed]}
Jabez Keeler b. Jan 1751 d. Aug 1825 m. Sarah Benedict b. 7 Mar 1753 Esther Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 16 Nov 1777 m. Daniel Warren d. Dec Silas K. Warren Descendancy chart to this point d. Dec

2 David Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 18 Oct 1779 d. 1 Jun 1861 Anna Sanford b. 12 Aug 1781 d. 23 Nov 1851 3 David Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 20 Oct 1801 3 Ezra Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 30 May 1803 d. 3 Jan 1869 + Mary Sherwood d. 8 Jul 1838

+ Jane Burridge d. 2 Sep 1868

3 Abigail Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 28 Apr 1805 d. 1868 3 Arville Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 22 May 1807 d. 1842 3 Ward Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 4 Sep 1809 d. 19 Sep 1871 + Barbara Ann Kimbrough b. 23 Feb 1828 d. 6 Jul 1876

3 Stephen Sanford Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 12 Jan 1812 d. 3 Mar 1864 + Amelia Benton North b. 4 May 1815 d. 3 Mar 1864

3 Burr Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 20 Apr 1814 + Jane O'Neill d. Dec

3 Emily Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 17 Feb 1818 d. 1 Aug 1863 3 Esther Ann Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 6 Sep 1820 3 Ira B. Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 17 May 1823 + Jane Lawson d. Dec

3 Adelia Maria Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 3 Jul 1825 3 Sarah Ann Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 27 Mar 1827 d. 11 May 1869 + Andrew Adair d. Dec

2 Martin Keeler Descendancy chart to this point d. 1 Apr 1860 Patience Mace b. 4 Dec 1784 d. 31 Mar 1876 3 Martin Keeler, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point b. 13 Jun 1803 d. 7 Nov 1865 + Harriet Hitchcock d. 4 Mar 1888

3 Burr Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 25 Apr 1805 d. 30 Jun 1885 + Elizabeth Ann Barlow b. 16 Jul 1808 d. 8 Nov 1873

3 Stephen H. Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 24 Oct 1807 + Elizabeth Syman Merwin b. 30 Dec 1807

3 Frances Maria Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 22 Nov 1810 + Robert S. Marshall b. 2 Feb 1806 d. 8 Nov 1850

3 George Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 13 Apr 1814 d. 3 Sep 1816 3 Edmund Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 20 May 1816 d. 21 Sep 1850 + Martha Jane Leal b. 7 Jul 1824

3 George Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 2 Jan 1820 d. 4 Jun 1829 3 Delia Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 23 Mar 1822 d. 3 Jul 1892 + James Gemnel d. Dec

3 Charles Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 30 Jan 1826 d. 24 Jan 1868 3 Clark Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 26 Sep 1828 d. 11 Mar 1829

2 John Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 14 Apr 1783 d. 7 Jul 1854 Mary Polly Mead d. 3 Jul 1866. He moved west to Sempronius, NY...

• his 8 children:
  1. 3 Morris Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 25 Jun 1804 + Mary Abbott b. 12 Feb 1811 (They moved west to Cayuga County, NY, where they dided and are buried in Moravia, NY, as seen on Find a Grave website in Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia.)
  2. 3 Sally Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 20 Apr 1806 d. 18 Apr 1890 + Henry Alley b. 3 Dec 1803 d. 3 Oct 1880
  3. 3 Huldah Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 30 Mar 1808 d. 3 Jan 1873 + John Dennis d. Dec
  4. 3 William Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 25 May 1810 + Lucy Hussey b. 26 Nov 1811 d. 26 Mar 1891
  5. 3 Thompson Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 29 Apr 1813 d. 16 Feb 1885 + Eliza Allee b. 28 Apr 1811 d. 25 Feb 1885
  6. 3 Israel Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 20 Sep 1815 + Caroline Stewart b. 1818
  7. 3 John Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 13 Mar 1819 d. Oct 1842
  8. 3 Lucinda Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 4 Jan 1822 + James Allee b. 15 Jun 1813 d. 26 Sep 1850

2 Sarah Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 10 Feb 1785 d. 23 Jul 1806 Jared Goodrich b. 1780 d. 1860 3 Laura Goodrich Descendancy chart to this point b. 13 Jul 1804 + Judson Wilcox b. 25 Dec 1795

3 Sarah Goodrich Descendancy chart to this point b. 9 Jul 1806 + Lewis Mills d. Bef 1876

2 Abijah Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 7 Apr 1787 d. 22 Aug 1836 Sarah Morey b. 3 Jun 1789 d. 17 Mar 1872 3 Mary Ann Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 1813 3 Alpa Maria Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 3 Jan 1815 + Clark B. Backus b. 7 Apr 1807

3 Sarah Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 9 Oct 1816 + Albert Merville Baker b. 17 Feb 1818 d. 20 Jul 1860

3 Horace Mills Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 1818 3 James Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1820 3 Jane A. Keeler Descendancy chart to this point d. Dec + Addis E. Chamberlain d. Dec

3 Isaac Keeler Descendancy chart to this point d. Dec 3 Catharine Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 7 Apr 1826 + John B. Cook d. Dec

3 Charles E. Keeler Descendancy chart to this point d. Aft 1869 3 Elizabeth Van Anden Keeler Descendancy chart to this point d. Dec + Samuel W. Walker d. Dec

2 Joseph Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 27 Dec 1788 + Butts d. Dec

2 Jabez Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 1 Mar 1791 + Jane Stout d. Dec

2 Silas Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 11 Apr 1793 d. 13 Apr 1867 Rebecca Baldwin b. 30 Nov 1794 d. 16 Oct 1835 3 Delos M. Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 24 Sep 1815 d. 1 Oct 1868 + Elizabeth Ten Eyck b. 21 Aug 1817 d. 23 Nov 1851 + Catharine G. Taylor b. 16 Dec 1817

3 Charles B. Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 5 Dec 1819 d. 7 Jul 1874 + Nancy Clark b. 26 Nov 1823 d. 22 Aug 1853

Rhoda Seymour b. 22 Mar 1800 3 Sarah Jane Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 29 Aug 1837 3 Mary Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 10 Apr 1840 3 Eugene Keeler Descendancy chart to this point d. 25 Jun 1842

2 Catharine Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 4 Jun 1795 + Butts d. Dec

2 Unknown Keeler Descendancy chart to this point b. 4 Jun 1795

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFTF : 22 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 300, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 191.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-JFW : 7 January 2020), Jabez Keeler in entry for John Keeler, 1783.
• Wesley B. Keeler, KEELER FAMILY, RALPH KEELER OF NORWALK, CT AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS (Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, 1985 ), Page # 79 (Death).
• Keeler, Wesley B., 1980. Ralph Keeler of Norwalk, Conn. and his Descendants. Privately published, Albany, NY, page 60 (#121)

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.