When Elizur Warner Keeler was born on 9 December 1808, in Pawling, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Czar Keeler, was 26 and his mother, Betsey Wheeler, was 25. He married Sally Maria Wheeler on 14 May 1834. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1850 and Connecticut, United States in 1870. He died on 19 March 1879, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Connecticut, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
English (mainly Kent): probably an occupational name from Middle English keler ‘keelman, bargeman’, an agent derivative of Middle English kele ‘flat-bottomed ship, barge, lighter’ (from Middle Dutch kiel). The sense would seem to be ‘crewman of a keel’ rather than ‘shipwright’.
Americanized form of German Kühler, from a variant of an old personal name (see Keeling ) or a variant of Kuhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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