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Auston Raymond Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Adelaide Bookhout¹ b. 1846, d. 6 Oct 1899

• Birth*: circa 1879; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Jessie Maud Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Adelaide Bookhout¹ b. 1846, d. 6 Oct 1899

• Birth*: 8 August 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Joseph Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Adelaide Bookhout¹ b. 1846, d. 6 Oct 1899

• Birth*: circa 1884; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Emma Jane Ellis¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 28 April 1890; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# ... ": Groom: James Kuler; .... Bride: Emma Ellis; .... Date: Apr 28 1890; Place: Castleton; ... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #..., ancestry.ca)
  Date 1890 & location Cramahe per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.; Principal=James Keeler^1,2

• Married Name: 28 April 1890; Keeler¹

Elsie J. Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Emma Jane Ellis¹ b. c 1840

• Birth*: 5 May 1892; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Elea May Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Emma Jane Ellis¹ b. c 1840

• Birth*: 8 December 1892; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Clarence Dolbert Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Emma Jane Ellis¹ b. c 1840

• Birth*: 10 July 1894; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Death*: August 1972; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Pearl Keeler¹

• Father*: James Keeler¹ b. 18 Dec 1835, d. 23 Sep 1914
• Mother*: Emma Jane Ellis¹ b. c 1840

• Birth*: 15 January 1897; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

William Keeler¹

• Father*: Martin Keeler¹ b. Dec 1798, d. 11 Aug 1889
• Mother*: Susan Connor¹ b. c 1800, d. b 1881

• Birth*: circa 1837; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Ann Keeler¹

• Father*: Martin Keeler¹ b. Dec 1798, d. 11 Aug 1889
• Mother*: Susan Connor¹ b. c 1800, d. b 1881

• Birth*: circa 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 1 February 1860; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.; Principal=Charles Nelson Moore¹
• Marriage*: after 1871; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.; Principal=John Hawthorne¹
• Death*: 10 February 1899; Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

• Married Name: 1 February 1860; Moore¹
• Married Name: after 1871; Hawthorne¹

Charles Nelson Moore¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 1 February 1860; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.; Principal=Ann Keeler¹
• Death*: 19 February 1870; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Laura Moore¹

• Father*: Charles Nelson Moore¹ b. c 1830, d. 19 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Ann Keeler¹ b. c 1842, d. 10 Feb 1899

• Birth*: circa 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Mary Minnie Moore¹

• Father*: Charles Nelson Moore¹ b. c 1830, d. 19 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Ann Keeler¹ b. c 1842, d. 10 Feb 1899

• Birth*: 28 July 1864; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Death*: 30 March 1951; Romeo, Michigan, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Richard Moore¹

• Father*: Charles Nelson Moore¹ b. c 1830, d. 19 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Ann Keeler¹ b. c 1842, d. 10 Feb 1899

• Birth*: circa 1865; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Francis Moore¹

• Father*: Charles Nelson Moore¹ b. c 1830, d. 19 Feb 1870
• Mother*: Ann Keeler¹ b. c 1842, d. 10 Feb 1899

• Birth*: circa 1867; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

John Hawthorne¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1871; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.; Principal=Ann Keeler¹

Joseph Keeler¹

• Father*: Martin Keeler¹ b. 19 Jan 1769, d. 19 Mar 1844
• Mother*: Hannah Waite¹ b. 1774, d. 31 Mar 1855

• Birth*: circa 1802; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹
• Death*: 30 January 1814; Pittsford; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Eli Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph Keeler¹ b. 31 Jan 1739, d. c 1776
• Mother*: Martha Spencer¹ b. c 1740, d. 9 Mar 1808

• Birth*: 22 August 1766; Lanesborough, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date Aug 22 1766 & location Pittsfield per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.^1,2

• Census*: 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1815 Census: Eli Keeler; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1816 Census: Eli Keeler; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5

Martha Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph Keeler¹ b. 31 Jan 1739, d. c 1776
• Mother*: Martha Spencer¹ b. c 1740, d. 9 Mar 1808

• Birth*: circa 1772; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.¹

Joseph Abbott "Young Joe" Keeler^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph "Old Joe" Keeler² b. 12 Mar 1763, d. 11 Jul 1839
• Mother*: Olive Scripture² b. 1768, d. 12 Apr 1845

• Birth*: 20 July 1788; Rutland Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; Date 1788 per Memorial. Date Jul 20 1788 & Apr 14 1788 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.^2,4
• Marriage*: before 1809; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Jan 20, 2005.; Principal=Nancy Ann Day²
• Death*: 1855; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1855 per Memorial. Date 1855 & location Colborne per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,4
• Burial*: 1855; Lakeport Cemetery, Conc B Lot 1, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) K; Keeler; Joseph A. Keeler; 1788-1855; His Wife; Nancy Day; 1790-1858; Joseph Keeler M.P.; 1822-1881; His Wife; Octabia Phillips; 1825-1898; J. A. Keeler; Founder of Colborne (Lakeport Cemetery, Lakeport, image by Dan, May 29 2012) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,4

• Residence: July 1812; 1st Regiment, Northumberland County Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Ensign ... 1 Joseph A. Keeler" Annual Return of Flank Companies of 1st Regiment, Northumberland County Militia, Library and Archives Canada, t-10379, (https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=35&interval=50&sk=0&PHPSESSID=rgi7t06a60or2jdheocn6v65f4)⁵
• Note: 14 October 1813; Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; ""I, Elias Jones, Major, in the First Regiment of Northumberland Militia do hereby acknowledge to have received the following sums, being the net pay of the undermentioned Officers of said regiment under my command employed conveying Batteaux from Kingston to Burlington Heights between the 14th October and the 2nd November 1813, inclusive. Officers: Major Elias Jones, Captains Timothy Porter & Zacheus Burnham, Lieut. Jos. A. Keeler & Barnabus McKies, Ensign John Peters, Thomas M. Spalding, Samuel Brock, Quartermaster Benjamin Ewing." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383)" (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383)
  Note: Taking batteaux to the troops for an attack.??
  Elias Jones - Cobourg - related to Wilkins; Timothy Porter - Murray Twp.; Joseph A. Keeler - Lakeport later Colborne.⁶
• Note: 14 October 1813; Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Muster Roll and Pay List of a Detachment of Northumberland Militia under the command of Major Elias Jones in Command from Kingston to Burlington Heights from 14 Oct. to 2 Nov 1813, inclusive. Officers: Major Elias Jonesm Captains Timothy Porter & Zacheus Burnham, Lieut.'s Jos. A. Keeler & Barnabus McKies." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383)
  Note: Taking batteaux to the troops for an attack.??
  Elias Jones - Cobourg - related to Wilkins; Timothy Porter - Murray Twp.; Joseph A. Keeler - Lakeport later Colborne.⁶
• Note: 1815; Cramahe Twp., The Corners, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1815, at age 27, Joesph A. Keeler opened a small store in Colborne that included a post office, and he became the village’s first postmaster. His father had served in that capacity before him at the Keeler’s Creek settlement in Lakeport. As well as being merchant, builder and postmaster, Joseph A. was also Justice of the Peace for the whole Newcastle District (later the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, plus lands to the north that were labelled on maps of the period simply as “Indian lands”). This was a very important political office and it demonstrates the esteem in which the Keeler family was held, not just by the residents of this area, but by people in positions of authority within the government of the day." https://heritagecramahe.ca/keeler-family/
• Census*: 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815: Joseph A. Keeler; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁷
• Note: 1815; Cramahe Twp., The Corners, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "'Old Joe', a Loyalist from Vermont, settled in the 1790's at Lakeport (known initially as Cramahe Harbour, Colborne Harbour, or Cat Hollow). Shortly afterward, he was followed by a group of settlers. They included Aaron Greeley, an American surveyor who came at Keeler's request to lay out a town site. But it is 'Young Joe' who is considered Colborne's founder. He was its first merchant, opening a store in 1815, and its first postmaster. He donated land for a public square, and to both the Methodist (now United) and Presbyterian churches. He was also justice of the peace." per "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 144.³
• Census: 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816: Joseph A. Keeler; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁷
• Note: 20 March 1821; Presqu'ile Bay, Newcastle, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; ""That the reserve broken front C of Lot No. 34 in the Township of Murray would make a number of excellent farms and the wild state of the place afforded a shelter to a gang of Pirates last war, from which they could come forth and capture and capture and annoy our boats as they passed by." Petition to Lieutenant Governor Sir Peregrine Maitland, Signed Cramahe, 20 March, 1821 by D. McG. Rogers, Jas. Richardson, Jr., James Richardson, Sr. Collector of Customs, T. Ward, J. A. Keeler,
  James Lyons, H. Ruttan, Jon. Peters, B. Young, taken from The Tobey Book, page 79.⁸
• Residence: 28 February 1823; Conc C Lot 23, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 1191) show that J. Shuter & R.C. Wilkins sold all 100 acres of Lot 23, Conc C, Brighton Twp., to Joseph A. Keeler & wife. ITS Date: Feb 28 1823. Reg'n. Date: Jan 21 1825. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc C, pg 094 of 395, page copied from OnLand by Dan Buchanan, Nov 21 2020)⁹
• Note*: circa 1835; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Major-General Sir John Colborne was lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1836. In his honour, the village of Keeler's Tavern changed its name. ... " per "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 144.³
• Note: circa 1835; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "As Cramahc Township's principal settlement, Colborne deserved a name worthy of its prominence. But in its earliest days, it was known simply as 'The Corners," or "Keeler's Tavern," However, legend has it that, after a visit by Upper Canada's Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Colborne, to Joseph Abbott Keeler, it was decided by a committee of Ihe township's worthies that the village be christened Colborne, in honour of Sir John." page 38 of "How Firm A Foundation" by Eileen Argyris.
  Note: Sir John Colborne was lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1836. If this "legend" has any documentary support, the naming of the village may have been in the area of 1834 to 1836. Woould love to see some sort of specific document to support this. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 29 2021)¹⁰
• Residence: 2 April 1838; Conc 5 Lot 12, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 5533) show that George Zufelt sold "100 acres part half", Lot 12, Concession 5, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. to Joseph A. Keeler. ITS Date: Apr 2 1838. Reg'n. Date: May 28 1839. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Percy Twp, Book 007, Pg. 081 of 251, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 9 2024)⁹
• Residence*: 10 January 1850; Conc 1 Lot 34, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A236) show that Joseph A. Keeler & wife sold 85 acres in the centre part of lot 34, conc 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Norman Bennett. ITS Date: Jan 10 1850. Reg'n. Date: Aug 27 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Book 002A, pg. 231 of 286, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 24 2023)⁹
• Residence: 27 October 1852; Conc C Lot 23, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A61) show that Joseph A. Keeler & wife sold 50 acres in the north half of Lot 23, Conc C, Brighton Twp., to John McMasters, Sr. ITS Date: Oct 27 1852. Reg'n. Date: Nov 15 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc C, pg 094 of 395, page copied from OnLand by Dan Buchanan, Nov 21 2020)⁹