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Fraternally Mr. Keeler is a member of Ark Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Washington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Clinton Commandery, Knights Templar, of Norwalk; Lafayette Consistory, Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret ; Pyramid Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Bridgeport. Mr. Keeler is a director of the Central Trust Company of Nor- walk, that being the first, with one excep- tion, that Wilton has been represented in a bank in Norwalk since the first Sher- man Moonhouse, Sr., was made director of the old Central Bank some forty years ago.
Mr. Keeler married Ruth Zelda Ray- mond, daughter of William M. Raymond.
Mr. and Mrs. Keeler were the parents of the following children: I. Florence Catherine, married George C. Brown, of Norwalk, now manager of the Park Ave- nue Hotel of New York City; they have
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one daughter, Zelda, and an adopted daughter. 2. Alice R., married Raymond Comstock, of Wilton, and is the mother of two children, Sarah and Marjorie. 3. Bessie L., married Townsend B. Wick- wire, of Norwalk, a sketch of whom ap- pears elsewhere in this work. 4. Samuel J., a sketch of whom follows. 5. Ray- mond, who tried to enlist in the army, navy and aviation, but was refused by all three. He was finally drafted, and though physically not rugged enough for service, was sent to Camp Devens. When it was learned there that he had had store ex- perience, he was transferred to the Quar- termaster's Department and had not been there long when it was discovered that he was an expert automobile driver and he was assigned to drive the car of Major Briggs. He was kept at this work until finally discharged for physical disability after eighteen months of service, worn out from overwork without ever getting out of this country.
Robert W. Keeler is a member of the Congregational church of Wilton, in which he has held several offices, and Mrs. Keeler is a Christian Scientist.
(The Raymond Line).
This surname, derived from an ancient Christian name, Raimundus, was intro- duced into England at the time of the Conquest, or soon after. It signifies "light of the world," being derived from rai, a beam of light, and monde, from mundus, the world. The family played an illustri- ous part in the history of the Old World, and its record in the New is entirely worthy of its past.
(I) Richard Raymond came from Es- sex, England, and settled in Massachu- setts. His occupation is given as that of a mariner. In 1634 he was made a free- man in Salem, where he and his wife were members of the First Church. He moved to Norwalk and then to Saybrook, where
he died in 1692, aged ninety years. He married Judith
(II) John Raymond, son of Richard and Judith Raymond, was born in Nor- walk. He married, in 1664, Mary Betts, daughter of Thomas Betts, of that place. (III) John (2) Raymond, son of John (1) and Mary (Betts) Raymond, was born at Norwalk, where he was a prom- inent man and served as captain of the train band; he also served as surveyor, and was a large owner of real estate. John Raymond married, in 1690, Elizabeth St. John, daughter of Samuel St. John. He died in 1737.
(IV) Jabez Raymond, son of John (2) and Elizabeth (St. John) Raymond, was born in 1705. He married Rebecca
(V) Josiah Raymond, son of Jabez and Rebecca Raymond, was born about 1740. He married, in 1765, in Norwalk, Molly Merwine, who died in 1809. Josiah Ray- mon passed away in 1827.
(VI) Thomas Raymond, son of Josiah and Molly (Merwine) Raymond, was born in 1797. He married Eunice Meeker, of Greenfield.
(VII) William Meeker Raymond, son of Thomas and Eunice (Meeker) Ray- mond, married Sarah E. Thorp.
(VIII) Ruth Zelda Raymond, daugh- ter of William Meeker and Sarah E. (Thorp) Raymond, became the wife of Robert W. Keeler, as above stated.
KEELER, Samuel J.,
Business Man.
As one of the most aggressive repre- sentatives of that constantly recruited body, the younger business men of Nor- walk, Mr. Keeler has already become a figure of prominence in his own special sphere of action. He is officially con- nected with a number of financial organ- izations and scrupulously fulfills all the
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requirements of public-spirited citizen- KEELER, Anson Foster, ship.
(IX) Samuel J. Keeler, son of Robert Wellington and Ruth Zelda (Raymond) Keeler (q. v.), was born in Wilton, Con- necticut, November 2, 1888. He received his education in the public schools of his native town. He was employed for about ten years by his father, and then opened a real estate and insurance office in Wil- ton. On January 1, 1915, Mr. Keeler purchased the Norwalk Agency, Incor- porated, of Norwalk. Later he bought the Harry Smith Agency, of the same place, and still later the Philip D. Mason Agency. These combined concerns fur- nished a large and strong foundation on which to build a business which has been steadily expanding ever since its incep- tion. The insurance branch has been of especially rapid growth and includes every description of the business-life, fire, accident, compensation, automobile and others. Ever since the inception of the Central Trust Company of Norwalk, January 1, 1920, Mr. Keeler occupied a seat on its board of directors, and in 1919 was vice-president of the company. He is one of the corporators of the Fairfield County Savings Bank, and vice-president of the Denver Coal Mines Company, whose properties are situated in Kentucky and Oklahoma. He affiliates with St. John's Lodge, No. 6. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Washington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He and his family are members of the Christian Science Church. Throughout the recent World War, Mr. Keeler was a leader in the pa- triotic activities of his community, serv- ing as secretary of the Liberty Loan com- mittees of Norwalk.
Mr. Keeler married, December 15, 1910, Esther Gregory, daughter of Julian C. and Anna M. (Condell) Gregory, of Wilton, Connecticut, and they are the parents of one child, Samuel, born June 26, 1916.
Laundryman.
Since 1905 a resident of Norwalk, Mr. Keeler is now the proprietor of the largest laundry establishment in Southwestern Connecticut. In addition to this he has a long and honorable record of service during the recent World. War.
(IV) Timothy (2) Keeler, son of Tim- othy (1) and Sarah (Couch) Keeler (q. v.), was born in 1721, and settled in Ridgefield. He married (first), in 1744, Mary Hoyt, who died in 1777. He mar- ried (second), in 1780, Widow Hannah Dunning, and in 1799 he passed away.
(V) Jeremiah Keeler, son of Timothy (2) and Mary (Hoyt) Keeler, was born in 1760, in Ridgefield, and as a youth wit- nessed Tryon's attack on his native vil- lage. So moved was he by the heartrend- ing spectacle that he immediately enlisted in the Continental service and served to the close of the war. As orderly-sergeant under General Lafayette he was present at the siege of Yorktown, and was one of the first to scale the breastworks under a murderous fire. In recognition of his bravery he was presented by General La- fayette with a sword which is still in the possession of his descendants. Orderly- Sergeant Keeler married Huldah Hull, and settled in South Salem, New York. He died in 1853.
(VI) John Ely Keeler, son of Jeremiah and Huldah (Hull) Keeler, was born May 16, 1810. For many years he was estab- lished in business in Brooklyn under the firm name of J. E. Keeler & Son, Auto- matic Steam Carpet Cleaning. He mar- ried (first), May 14, 1839, in Troy, New York, Almira Chapman, who died in 1848. He married (second), Mary Elizabeth Foster, whose ancestral record is ap- pended to this biography, and who died in 1891, in Brooklyn. Mr. Keeler passed away at the same place in 1892. He was
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a prominent member of the Throop Ave- nue Presbyterian Church.
(VII) John Foster Keeler, son of John Ely and Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Keeler, was born December 18, 1854, in Flushing, Long Island, New York. He received his preparatory education at a boarding school in New Canaan, Connecticut, later graduating from the University of the City of New York with the degree of Civil Engineer. He never, however, en- tered upon the practice of his profession, preferring to associate himself with his father in the latter's carpet cleaning busi- ness. Mr. Keeler, senior, operated a car- pet cleaning plant and storage warehouse in Brooklyn, and his son made it the busi- ness of his life. In politics he was an active Republican, representing the Twenty-first Ward of Brooklyn in the New York Legislature. He affiliated with Euclid Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, of Brooklyn, and had also taken the Royal Arch degrees. Mr. Keeler married Mary Gazella Foster, whose ancestral record is appended to this biography, and they became the parents of the following children : 1. Harold, died at the age of nine years. 2. Helen De Forest, born June 26, 1884; married Walter McLaren, M. D., of Brooklyn, and has one child, Anson Austin. 3. Anson Foster, men- tioned below. The family were members of the Congregational church. Mr. Keeler died July 3, 1902.
(VIII) Anson Foster Keeler, son of John Foster and Mary Gazella (Foster) Keeler, was born September 22, 1887, in Brooklyn, New York. He received his education in public schools of his native city. At the age of fifteen he came to Norwalk, where for some years he was variously employed. In 1910 Mr. Keeler entered the service of Armour & Com- pany, and for six years remained with them as a salesman. In February, 1916,
he formed a partnership with Alvin R. Heerdt under the firm name of the Nor- walk Steam Laundry. Later they bought out Lowe's Laundry, consolidating the business with their own, and in December, 1919, they purchased the Old Well Laun- dry. They are now the proprietors of the largest steam laundry in Southwestern Connecticut, perfectly sanitary in every department, and having the most com- plete and modern equipment. Their pa- tronage is not confined to Norwalk, but extends to neighboring towns. Their present flourishing condition is largely due to the tireless energy and sound busi- ness judgment of Mr. Keeler, who from the day of his first connection with the concern has, with the exception of his period of military service, labored stren- uously for the upbuilding and main- tenance of the business.
When the United States entered the World War, Mr. Keeler was among the first to respond to the call to arms, en- listing July 10, 1917, in the Sixth Com- pany, Coast Artillery Corps, Connecticut National Guard. On July 15th they went to Fort Terry, New York, remaining until January 4, 1918, when they proceeded to the Third Officers' Training School, Camp Upton. On April 19, 1918, they left there for Camp Gordon, Mr. Keeler then hold- ing the rank of sergeant. At Camp Gor- don, on June 6, 1918, he received his com- mission as second lieutenant, and on July 18th left for overseas duty. Lieutenant Keeler went over with a replacement company, landing in Liverpool, August 3rd, and soon after going to France. From Cherbourg they proceeded to St. Aig- man, where the company was taken from the officers, and Lieutenant Keeler was assigned to Company A, 16Ist Infantry, Sunset Division (4Ist). He was with them until September 26th, when he was ordered to report to the Sixth Army
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Corps Replacement Battalion. There he on the "Abigail," and in 1637 was made remained until November 3rd, going then a freeman in Boston. The same year he became a resident of Lynn, where he owned sixty acres. In 1651 he went to Southampton, Long Island, where he was still living in 1670. The Christian name of his wife, whom he married in England, was Frances. Christopher Foster died in 1687. to the Sixth Army Corps as assistant corps gas officer. They moved into Luxem- bourg on December 24th, and Mr. Keeler was then transferred to Headquarters Troop, 6th Army Corps. He remained there until April 28, 1919, when he started for home, landing in Boston, May 27, 1919, and receiving his discharge at Camp Dix in June, 1919.
The fraternal affiliations of Mr. Keeler are numerous. He is past master of St. John's Lodge, No. 6, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and affiliates with Washington Chapter, No. 28, Royal Arch Masons; Clinton Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar, all of Norwalk; the Connecticut Consistory, Norwich, Con- necticut ; Norwalk Chapter of Rose Croix ; Van Rensselaer Council, Princes of Jeru- salem; and King Solomon Lodge of Perfection ; Pyramid Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Bridgeport ; the Patrol ; and the Improved Order of Red Men.
Mr. Keeler has proved himself an able business man, a good citizen and a brave soldier. Such a record is the best promise for the time to come.
(The Foster Line).
This ancient name, which is a contrac- tion of Forrester and Forester, first be- came known in history when Sir Richard Forester, then called by his Latinized name of Forestarius, went to England with his brother-in-law, William the Con- queror, and at the age of sixteen partici- pated in the battle of Hastings. Through- out the subsequent history of England this family was among the most distin- guished, being the principal chieftains in Northumberland, and of high standing in the counties of Galway and Clare, Ireland.
(I) Christopher Foster, born in 1603, in England, sailed from London, in 1635,
(II) Joseph Foster, son of Christopher and Frances Foster, was born in 1638, and lived in Southampton. The name of his wife is unknown. The death of Jo- seph Foster occurred January 30, 1708.
(III) Joseph (2) Foster, son of Joseph (1) Foster, was born in 1665, in South- ampton, where he appears to have lived all his life. He married there, and died in 1704.
(IV) Josiah Foster, son of Joseph (2) Foster, was born about 1698, on Long Island, where he continued to live. He married
(V) Timothy Foster, son of Josiah Foster, lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He married there (first), in 1748, Sarah Smith, who died November 24, 1751. He married (second) Mrs. (Corn- wall) Ketchum. His death occurred prior to 1776.
(VI) Jonah Foster, son of Timothy and Sarah (Smith) Foster, was born No- vember 14, 1751. He lived in Ridgefield and Redding, Connecticut. He married, in 1778, Hannah Benedict, who was born February 28, 1762, and died December 22, 1834, surviving her husband many years, he having passed away on December 17, 1815.
(VII) John Benedict Foster, son of Jonah and Hannah (Benedict) Foster, was born January 17, 1785. He learned the cloth-dressing industry in his father's mill. Later he moved to Sullivan county, New York, where he had his own estab- lishment. Thence he migrated to South
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East, Putnam county, New York, where during the remainder of his life he was the proprietor of a woolen factory. He mar- ried (first), in 1806, Phoebe Burchard, who was born March 13, 1782, and died April 27, 1814. He married (second), Phoebe Hobbs, who was born October 19, 1792, and died May 31, 1871, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The death of Mr. Foster oc- curred October 10, 1833.
(VIII) Anson Foster, son of John Ben- edict and Phoebe (Burchard) Foster, was born November 19, 1806, in South East, New York, and lived in New York City and in Stonington, Connecticut. He mar- ried Mary Atwater. He died October 22, 1880.
(VIII) Mary Elizabeth Foster, daugh- ter of John Benedict and Phoebe (Hobbs) Foster, was born June 23, 1829, in South East, New York, and became the wife of John Ely Keeler, as stated above.
(IX) Mary Gazella Foster, daughter of Anson and Mary (Atwater) Foster, was born April 13, 1856, in Stonington, Connecticut, and on November 15, 1882, became the wife of John Foster Keeler, as stated above.
BEERS, Louis S., Attorney.
In the parish of Westcliffe, County Kent, England, the Beers family appears to have originated at a place called Bere's or Byers Court. William de Bere of Bere's Court, was bailiff of Dover about 1275, and Nicholas de Bere held the manor of Bere's Court in the twentieth year of Henry III. Of this same family was Roger Bere, who died in the reign of Queen Mary, and whose son John, in 1542, purchased the Horsman place, in Dart- ford, said to have been a mansion of some note. In his will, 1572, this John Bere founded four almshouses in Dartford, and
devised his mansion to his son Henry. His grandson, Edward, died unmarried, in 1627.
Martin de Bere, the first of the family to whom an unbroken line is traced from the American pioneer, lived at Rochester, County Kent, in 1486; he married a daughter of Thomas Myssell, of Wrot- ham, and had a son, John Beers, who married Faith, daughter of John Royden. James Beers, their son, married Dorothy, daughter of John Kingswood, of Roches- ter, and their son, John Beers, married Mary, daughter of Robert Selby, of York- shire. They were the parents of James Beers, who was a mariner, and was lost at sea; he married Hester, and she died in 1635. Anthony Beers, his son, came to America with his uncle, Richard Beers, in 1635; he was first in Watertown, later in Roxbury, and served as a sergeant in the Indian Wars in 1649. In 1658 he re- moved to Fairfield, Connecticut, and like his father, he was a mariner, and was also lost at sea, in 1676. His wife was Eliza- beth, and their children were: Ephraim, born in 1648; John, born in 1652; Samuel B., born in 1657; Barnabas, born 1658. Anthony Beers was undoubtedly the an- cestor of the Beers family whose history is given herein.
Ezekiel Beers, grandfather of Louis S. Beers, was born in 1793, and died De- cember 25, 1859. He lived for many years in New Canaan, and may have been a native of that town. In his youth he learned the trade of cabinet-maker and undertaker, which occupation he followed in Westport for some years. In those days a cabinet-maker did his own finish- ing, and that part of the work so affected the health of Mr. Beers that he was forced to give it up and take up the occupation of carpenter.
Mr. Beers married, September 10, 1818, Abigail St. John, born in 1800, daughter
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of Abijah and Hannah (Hendricks) St. John. One of the oldest families in Fair- field county is the St. John family, or Sention, as it was early written. The founder, Matthias Sention, was one of the prominent men of his day. He was the ancestor of Mrs. Abigail (St. John) Beers, who traces in an unbroken line. The children of Ezekiel and Abigail (St. John) Beers, were: William S., born April 17, 1820, died May 19, 1857; George, born June 28, 1823, died June 15, 1829; Sarah Ann, born April 15, 1825, married Stephen James; Adolphus Perry, of whom fur- ther ; Abigail Amelia, born June 17, 1829, married James James ; Jane Augusta, born June 24, 1831, married Isaac W. Daniels ; and Esther Mary, born October 16, 1841, married William Wardwell. Mr. and Mrs. Beers were among the founders of the Methodist church at Silver Mine, in New Canaan.
Adolphus Perry Beers, son of Ezekiel and Abigail (St. John) Beers, was born in Silver Mine, on the old Beers homestead, January 2, 1827, died in April, 1906. He learned the trade of carpenter with his father and followed it some years. After the death of his wife he removed to Nor- walk, where he spent the last ten years of his life. Mr. Beers was a natural me- chanic and had picked up the essentials of the machine trade. In Norwalk he worked for some time at the Union Man- ufacturing Company, where he was in charge of the machine shop. Mr. Beers married Sarah L. Gilbert, daughter of Josiah Gilbert, of Brighton, New York. Among their children was Louis S. Beers, of whom further.
Louis S. Beers, son of Adolphus Perry and Sarah L. (Gilbert) Beers, was born in Silver Mine, August 18, 1866, died May 8, 1920. He was educated in the public schools and the Norwalk High School. He then entered the employ of the First
National Bank of South Norwalk, where he was teller for many years. In his spare time Mr. Beers had been reading law and had become so interested in the sub- ject that when the bank went out of busi- ness he entered the offices of Judge George H. Vosburgh and General Russell Frost. After his admission to the bar, Mr. Beers practiced alone until his death. He was clerk of the City Court for several years, and was assistant secretary of the Norwalk Building and Loan Association. In his practice of law, Mr. Beers special- ized on real estate law and also carried on a real estate business, developing a num- ber of tracts. In politics, a Republican, Mr. Beers was several times called upon to hold public office, and held the office of assessor, and for seven years was a member of the Board of Education; for four or five years, and up to the time of his death, he served on the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
Mr. Beers married Mary Albertson, daughter of William and Jane Albertson, of New York City, and they were the parents of three children: I. Lois St. John, born July 1, 1893; married William Ferris, of Norwalk. 2. Albertson S., a sketch of whom follows. 3. Kenneth Sanford, born June 1I, 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Beers were members of the South Norwalk Congregational Church for many years. Mr. Beers served as treasurer of the church, and was also greatly inter- ested in the welfare work done by the churches.
BEERS, Albertson S., Dairyman.
Albertson S. Beers, son of Louis S. and Mary (Albertson) Beers (q. v.), was born in Norwalk, January 1, 1897. He was educated in the public schools of that place, graduating from the high school in
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1914. The following year and a half were spent at Cornell University studying me- chanical engineering. For a year he was with the Connecticut State Dairy Depart- ment testing cows, and this led him to enter the retail milk business on his own account. He purchased the business of T. B. Woodruff, and until May 1, 1920, continued alone. On that date he formed a partnership with Samuel J. Stewart, of Norwalk, under the name of The Nor- walk Dairy Company. On October I, 1921, they bought the business of Charles H. Hawxhurst, and at the same time Clarence Seymour was admitted to the firm and became vice-president. They do a large and profitable business ; Mr. Beers is very well fitted for his work through training and experience, and their suc- cess is assured.
Mr. Beers married Gladys Louise Olm- stead, daughter of Gilson and Caroline Olmstead, of North Wilton, Connecticut. Mrs. Beers is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while her husband at- tends the Congregational.
STEWART, Samuel J., Business Man.
By perseverance and application, Sam- uel J. Stewart has so utilized his life as to render it of value not only to himself but to others. Prominent as a citizen and as a man of highest integrity, he is in every sense of the phrase a self-made man. Mr. Stewart's surname is one of the oldest in English records. Originally it was de- rived from the occupation of steward, and was the name assumed by the Fitz Wal- ters and the Fitz Allans from their office of steward of the Royal household, and destined to become famous through their deeds. In the Hundred Rolls (1274) the name of Hugh le Steward is found. Other
spellings of the name are: Styward, Stu- art and Stuard.
The Stewart family, of which Samuel J. Stewart is a scion, was early settled in New York State. Thomas B. Stewart, his father, was born in Brooklyn, where he grew to manhood. He was born in 1842, and died in 1911. As a young man he went to Orange county, and there was engaged in dairy farming throughout his active life. He married Mary F. Baird, daughter of John Baird, of Warwick, Or- ange county, New York. They were the parents of the following children : Samuel J., of further mention ; Julia, wife of Frank Laroe, and a resident of North Beverly, Massachusetts; and Mary, wife of J. B. Laroe, residing in Sugar Loaf, Orange county. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were mem- bers of the Episcopal church at Warwick.
Samuel J. Stewart, son of Thomas B. and Mary F. (Baird) Stewart, was born February 2, 1871, in Bellvale, Orange county, New York, and was reared on the home farm in Warwick. He attended the district schools, and while still in his teens went to Brooklyn, where he entered the employ of the Tuttle & Bailey Manufac- turing Company, manufacturers of venti- lators. It did not take very long for Mr. Stewart to discover that he could not stand the confinement of indoor work, so after a little more than a year he entered the employ of the Meadowbrook Dairy Company, of Brooklyn, where he re- mained about two years. When he was nineteen he bought a milk route and went into business for himself, and after about five years formed a partnership with Ira C. Hunter, under the firm name of Stew- art & Hunter. That continued about two years and then Mr. Stewart disposed of his interests, removing at the same time to Sugar Loaf, Orange county, where he bought a farm and became a milk pro-
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ducer, shipping milk to the company from which he had just withdrawn. After two years he sold this farm and bought the milk business in which he had been a part- ner. His next location was in Rosendale, New York, where he engaged in similar business. After disposing of this farm, Mr. Stewart entered the insurance field as assistant superintendent of the Kings- ton agency of the Metropolitan Life In- surance Company. From Kingston he was transferred to Rosendale, thence to Saugerties, and then back again to Kings- ton. From the latter town he went to Peekskill, and from there to Ossining. Mr. Stewart's success in the insurance business was assured, but a tempting proposition from the White Plains Milk and Creamery Company in 1908, forced him to resign, and he became manager of the latter company. After a year he formed a partnership with H. C. Buck- hout and they purchased the business, which they conducted under the firm name of Buckhout & Stewart. Subse- quently, they formed the Purity Milk and Cream Company and admitted a third partner.
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