John Keeler (February 9, 1654 – May 19, 1717) was a member of the

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of the

Colony of Connecticut The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636, as a settlement for a Puritan congregation of settlers ...

from Norwalk in the October 1698 session. He was the son of

Ralph Keeler Ralph Keeler (also Keiler) (c. 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 about 1613, perhaps the ...

and Sarah Howes and the brother of

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 foundin ...

. The Norwalk town meeting of February 20, 1679 named him among four "masters or overseers of those pounds by five mile river side." His name appears in a 1694 list of "persons who are members of town meetings, who have a vote and suffrage in town affairs." The question of whether to repair and enlarge the meeting house or to build a new one "on the place where John Keeler's barn stands" was considered at a town meeting January 9, 1719.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keeler, John 1654 births 1717 deaths Deputies of the Connecticut General Assembly (1662–1698) Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut