Abraham Gray KEELER & Sarah DANN

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Abraham Gray KEELER
Sarah DANN

Husband: Abraham Gray KEELER
Birth: 20 Jul 1777, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
Death: 23 Dec 1836
Father: Nehemiah KEELER (1753-1838)
Mother: Eleanor ROCKWELL (1752-1811)

Marriage: 25 Apr 1801

Wife: Sarah M. "Sally" DANN
Birth: 1765-75 or 1782/3, Dutchess Co., NY
Death: 20 Nov 1860, Yonkers, Westchester Co., NY
Father: William DANN

Sarah was possibly fibbing about her age after the death of her husband because the early censuses show her born 1765-75.

Children:

— born in South East, Dutchess Co., NY:
1. Lyman KEELER, b. 1 Oct 1801; m. 15 Dec 1824
2. Wallace Dann KEELER, b. 15 Dec 1803; d. 18 Jan 1870
3. John KEELER, b. 18 Feb 1806; d. 31 Jan 1850
4. Thaddeus KEELER, b. 1809; d. 15 Jun 1815

— born in Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT:
5. Albert KEELER, b. 16 Sep 1810 or 1811; d. 14 Oct 1883, Yonkers, Westchester Co., NY
6. Lawrence KEELER, b. Sep 1815; d. 4 May 1839
7. Jeanette KEELER, b. 16 Jul 1816
8. William Obed KEELER, b. 1 Jan 1819
9. Marietta KEELER, b. 13 Aug 1822
10. Ransom Russell KEELER, b. 31 Aug 1825; d. 1870

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, New York

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Abraham Gray KEELER
Birth: 20 Jul 1777, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Death: 23 Dec 1836, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Father: Nehemiah KEELER (1753-1838); Mother: Eleanor ROCKWELL (1752-1811)
Marriage: 25 Apr 1801, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Spouse: Sarah DANN / Sarah M DAN
Birth: 1783, of South East, Dutchess, New York
Death: 20 Nov 1860, Yonkers, Westchester, New York
Father: William DANN
Source: patron submissions

Plus numerous entries for the children. Secondary sources give conflicting locations for their birthplace; I'm basing them on where the family was living at the time.

2. 1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Nehemiah KEELER is in Fairfield Co., CT (p. 296); he is indexed as being in Ridgefield, and while there are Ridgefield records on the same page, Nehemiah is listed under the heading, "Second Society."

3. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Nehemiah KEELER is living in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT (pp. 76-77/856-857).

4. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 NY Dutchess Co. South East Roll 30 p. 63/126/204 Ln. 29 Abraham G Keeler 30010-00110-0_

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = John (b. 1806)
= Wallace (b. 1803)
= Lyman (b. 1801)

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = Abraham (b. 1777)

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 = ?

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Sarah (b. 1782/3?)

Either the census is wrong or Thaddeus died by 1810

5 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 20; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 CT Fairfield Co. Danbury Roll M33_1 p. 58 Ln. 30 Abraham G. Keeler 311110-11001-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = William (b. 1819)
= Lawrence (b. 1815)
= Albert (b. 1811)

1 male 10-15 1804-1810 = John (b. 1806)

1 male 16-18 1801-1804 = Wallace (b. 1803)

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = Lyman (b. 1801)

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Abraham (b. 1777)

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Jeanette (b. 1816)

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = ?

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Sarah (b. 1782/3?)

1 person engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25, which means any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. So, for an accurate representation of the household, the number in column three should be subtracted from the number in column four. If, after the subtraction, any individuals remain in column four, then they have to be age 19-25, thus creating a "new," more precise age class.

6. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

7. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17-18 of 32; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 CT Fairfield Co. Town of Ridgefield Roll 21 pp. 19B-20A/36-37 Ln. 18 Sally Keeler 000 - 000 000 010 0000000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Sarah (b. 1783)

8. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Sarah KEELER (æ 67, b. NY) is living in Yonkers, Westchester Co., NY (p. 214B) with Mary ROCKWELL (æ 72, b. NY), and others. Son Albert KEELER (æ 37, b. CT) is married and living in Yonkers, Westchester Co., NY (p. 214A), the important point being that he gives birthplace CT, so we know when the family moved from NY to CT.

9. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #147 of 296): Yonkers P.O., Town of Yonkers, Westchester Co., NY, Roll M653_880, p. 573, PN 149, 898/1076, enumerated 20 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Mrs. Rockwell 85 M Farmer 1500 NY

Mrs. Keeler 75 F "

Plus others sharing this dwelling.

10. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, as expected.

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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