Person Page - 1436

William Burke¹

• Birth*: circa 1808; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 18 June 1861; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Eliza Jane Keeler¹

Sarah Augusta Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph Abbott "Young Joe" Keeler¹ b. 20 Jul 1788, d. 1855
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Day¹ b. 1 Oct 1790, d. 1858

• Birth*: circa 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Death*: circa 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

William Burrage McKyes¹

• Father*: Burrage Yale McKyes¹ b. 1810, d. 15 Dec 1847
• Mother*: Mary Ann Keeler¹ b. 15 Sep 1817, d. 27 Jan 1837

• Birth*: May 1835; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 per Memorial. Date May 1835 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2
• Death*: 22 August 1836; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 per Memorial. Date Aug 22 1836 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2
• Burial*: 24 August 1836; St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McKyes; Barnabus 1765 - 1835; His Wife Anne 1774 - 1844; Their Children; Clarissa 1804 - 1840; Burrage Yale 1810 - 1847; his wife Mary Anne Keeler 1817 - 1837; their son William Burrage 1836 - 1836; Sarah 1798 - 1871; Willis 1794 - 1863; his wife Clarissa 1800 - 1880 (St. Peter's Heritage Cemeter, Cobourg, Aug 8 2016.) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2

Margaret Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph Abbott "Young Joe" Keeler¹ b. 20 Jul 1788, d. 1855
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Day¹ b. 1 Oct 1790, d. 1858

• Birth*: circa 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Death*: circa 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

Harriet Maria Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph Abbott "Young Joe" Keeler¹ b. 20 Jul 1788, d. 1855
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Day¹ b. 1 Oct 1790, d. 1858

• Birth*: 28 February 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 4 April 1846; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "At Rochester, N.Y., on 4th inst., P.M. Grover, of Peterborough, C.W., to Harriet Maria, daughter of J. A. Keeler, of Colborne, C.W." from Marriage Notices of Ontario, Globe, Toronto, 1844-1849 - Ontario Registers CD.
  per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.
  "With his new connection to the growing settlement that would become Norwood, P.M. was introduced to Harriet Maria Keeler, whom he would marry in 1846. Harriet was the daughter of Joseph Abbott Keeler, the founder of Keeler's Mills." from article in The Community Press, by Jeff Dornan, Norwood News, June 11 2020, pg. 41.; Principal=Peregrine Maitland Grover^1,2
• Death*: 29 December 1901; Asphodel Twp., Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Burial*: 31 December 1901; St. Andrew's Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

• Married Name: 4 April 1846; Grover¹

Peregrine Maitland Grover¹

• Father*: John Grover¹ b. 17 Feb 1771, d. 24 Mar 1847
• Mother*: Mary Merriam¹ b. 28 Apr 1781, d. 23 Jul 1870

• Birth*: 17 October 1817; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Peregrine Maitland Grover, or simply P.M. to his friends and family, was born in 1817 in Grafton, ON to John and Mary Grover, both Loyalists from Grafton, Massachusetts." from article in The Community Press, by Jeff Dornan, Norwood News, June 11 2020, pg. 41.
  Date Oct 17 1817 & location Grafton, Ont. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 4 April 1846; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "At Rochester, N.Y., on 4th inst., P.M. Grover, of Peterborough, C.W., to Harriet Maria, daughter of J. A. Keeler, of Colborne, C.W." from Marriage Notices of Ontario, Globe, Toronto, 1844-1849 - Ontario Registers CD.
  per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.
  "With his new connection to the growing settlement that would become Norwood, P.M. was introduced to Harriet Maria Keeler, whom he would marry in 1846. Harriet was the daughter of Joseph Abbott Keeler, the founder of Keeler's Mills." from article in The Community Press, by Jeff Dornan, Norwood News, June 11 2020, pg. 41.; Principal=Harriet Maria Keeler^1,2
• Death*: 28 May 1885; Asphodel Twp., Norwood, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

• Residence: 1842; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; "In 1842 P.M. settled on the city of Peterborough as his home and served as the manager for a general store. Seizing an opportunity, P.M. soon entered into a business partnership with another like-minded businessman by the name of James Foley." from article in The Community Press, by Jeff Dornan, Norwood News, June 11 2020, pg. 41.
• Residence*: 4 April 1846; Peterborough, Canada West; Residence Peterborough per marriage register.²
• Census*: April 1871; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Grover, Perryard M., 53, b. Ont., Eng., farmer, (1871 Census Index Online: div. 3, pg. 60, C-9988)³

John Grover¹

• Father*: Benjamin Grover² b. c 1745
• Mother*: Hannah Harrington² b. c 1745

• Birth*: 17 February 1771; Grafton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date Feb 17 1771 & location Graft, Mass. per email from Kit Cutting, Jan 13, 2006. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2
• Marriage*: 5 September 1800; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 5 1800 & location Percy per email from Kit Cutting, Jan 13, 2006. Date b. 1804 per 1804 Census - se John Grover. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Mary Merriam^2,1
• Death*: 24 March 1847; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date March 24 1847 per Memorial. "16 Apr 1847: At Grafton, on 24th ult., John Gover, aged 76 years." from Death Notices of Ontario, The Church, 1837-1849 - Ontario Registers CD. Date Mar 24 1847 per email from Kit Cutting, Jan 13, 2006.^2,3,4
• Burial*: 26 March 1847; St. Andrews United Church Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) John Grover; Born: Feb'y 17th 1771; Emigraterd to; this District; 1798,; Died; March 24, 1847 (St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Grafton, April 30 2007) Date Mar 1847 & location St. Andrews Cem per email from Kit Cutting, Jan 13, 2006.^2,4

• Immigration*: 1798; Upper Canada; per email from Kit Cutting, Jan 13, 2006.²
• Census: 1804; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: John Grover; 1 male 16 t6o 50; 1 female 16 to 60
• Census: 1806; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: John Grover; 2 males 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1807; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1807 Census: John Grover; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1808; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Census: John Grover; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1810; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1810 Census: John Grover; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1812; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1812 Census: John Grover; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 3 female under 16; Total 6
• Census: 1813; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1813 Census: John Grover; 2 males 16 to 60; 1 females 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 3 females under 16
• Note: 16 August 1813; Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Muster Roll and Pay List of a Detachment of Northumberland Militia Captain Roger Wolcott Commander on Duty escorting Prisoners from the Township of Hamilton to Kingston from 16th to 30th August 1813, inclusive. Officers: Captain Roger Wolcott, Lieut. John Grover, Ensign J. Burnham." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383)⁵
• Note: 30 August 1813; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Muster Roll and Pay Lists of Northumberland Militia, Captain Roger Wolcott's Co. on duty escorting American prisoners from the Township of Hamilton to Kingston from 16th to 30th August 1813. Row 1: Captain Roger Wolcut, from Aug 16 to Aug 20, 15 days, 6.18.7/2; Row 2: Lieutenant John Grover, from Aug 16 to Aug 30, 15 days, 4.5.11; Row 3: Ensign J. Burnham, from Aug 16 to Aug 30, 15 days, 3.9.11; Row 4: Sergeant N. Nickerson …
  Row 5: Sergeant E. ?Wairfield .. Row 6: Sergeant Oliver Eaton … Row 7: Corporal J. Drinkwater … Row 8:
  Corporal Elijah Calkins … " image sent to me by Eleanor Beath, Oct 3 2024, Northumberland Militia Muster Roll and Pay list.⁶
• Census: 1814; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1814 Census: John Grover; not legible
• Census: 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Census: John Grover; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: John Grover; 3 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 10
• Census: 1823; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: John Grover; 3 males 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 3 females under 16; Total 10
• Census*: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: John Grover; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; 3 males over 16; 2
  females over 16; Total 10
• Residence: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Capt. John Grover, - " from list of 1st Co. Infantry, 1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Return, 1828 - Ontario Registers CD.³
• Note*: 18 May 1829; Grover's Inn, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On May 18, 1829 the Northumberland Agricultural Society held its first annual meeting at John Groves Inn in Haldimand Township and the following officers were appointed: President - B. Whting; Treasurer - J. Keeler; Directors - H. Ruttan, B. Ewing, L. Loomis, Isaac Proctor and others." from The Tobey Book, page 101.
  Note: Surname spelling is incorrect here - should be Grover's Inn.⁷
• Residence: 12 August 1837; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Residence Grafton per marriage register of his daughter Mary.³
• Residence*: 2 December 1839; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Residence Grafton per marriage register of daugther Elmira.³

Mary Merriam¹

• Father*: John Merriam b. 26 Jun 1752, d. 1802
• Mother*: Huldah Royce b. 10 May 1749, d. 6 Jul 1786

• Birth*: 28 April 1781; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Apr 28 1781 & location Wallingford, Ct. per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date 1781 & location USA per 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2
• Marriage*: 5 September 1800; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 5 1800 & location Percy per email from Kit Cutting, Jan 13, 2006. Date b. 1804 per 1804 Census - se John Grover. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=John Grover^3,1
• Death*: 23 July 1870; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Jul 23 1870 - per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.
  Age 90 at 1871 Census: Grover, Mary, 90, b. USA, CE, Death preceeding 12 months (1871 Census Index Online: div. 3, C-9988)^1,2

• Married Name: 5 September 1800; Grover¹

Joseph "Little Joe" Keeler^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph Abbott "Young Joe" Keeler² b. 20 Jul 1788, d. 1855
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Day² b. 1 Oct 1790, d. 1858

• Birth*: 28 May 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1822 per Memorial. Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date May 28 1824 & location Cramahe Twp. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 12 October 1848; St. Phillips Church, Weston, York Co., Canada West; "14 October 1848 ... At St. Phillips Church, Weston, on Thursday, 12th October, Joseph Keeler, only son of J.A. Keeler of Colborne, to Octavia, youngest daughter of the Rev. Thomas Phillips, D.D., Record of Etobicoke. (Rev. H.C. Cooper)" from Marriage Notices of Ontario, Globe, Toronto, 1844-1849, Page 32, (pg 322 of 550), ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Octavia Phillips^2,7
• Death*: 21 January 1881; Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; Date 1881 per Memorial. "Joseph Keeler, the M.P. for Northumberland East had died in January 1881, but had been the leading advocate of the Murray Canal during his time in Parliament. In recognition of his important work, Octavia Keeler was given the honour of opening the works." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, page 22.
  Date Jan 21 1881 & location Ottawa per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,8,6
• Burial*: 23 January 1881; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; 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)
  FindaGrave: Name: Joseph “Little Joe” Keeler; BIRTH: 28 May 1822, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 21 Jan 1881 (aged 58), Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Lakeport Cemetery, Lakeport, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 126922610; Note: He was the son of Joseph Abbott " young Joe" Keeler & his wife Nancy Day. Little Joe married Octavia Phillips(1825-1898). Their Children were: 1. Joseph Keeler(1849-), 2. Thomas Phillips Keeler (1852-), married Blanche E Boyer & 3. Annie Sybilla Keeler(1854-1887). Sources: 1. Bryan Mooney, 6/11/2014 +
  2. Greg Honey, 5/22/2014 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126922610/joseph-keeler) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,8,6

• Residence*: 19 October 1852; Conc 3 Lot 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A60) show that Joseph A. Keeler & wife sold 100 acres in the north half of lot 5, conc 3, Brighton Twp. to O.H. Rawson & J. Garbutt (Upon Trust). ITS Date: Oct 19 1852. Reg'n. Date: Nov 13 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 5, pg. 154 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Aug 19 2021)⁹
• Note: 23 March 1858; House of Commons, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "29. Keeler rose several times in the House of Commons to ask the government if it intended to pursue the project. These are recorded in the House of Commons Debates on March 23, 1858, April 6, 1868, and April 21, 1369. He was also very active in the campaign for the Trent Canal." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, Endnotes - Background, 2nd page, page 75 of 101 of my scanned pdf copy.
• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1861 Census: Keeler, Joseph, 36, b. UC, CE, Forwarder, married; Octavia, 33, b. Eng., CE, married; Thos., 9, b. UC; Anna, 7; Hughson?, Jane, 22, b. Irel., CS, servant, single; Phillips, Thomasine, 34, b. Eng., CE, single (1861 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 546 of 899, line 30 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Note: 1 July 1867; Member of House of Commons, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Joseph Keeler was elected as a member of the House of Commons for the East Riding of Northumberland in the first federal election of Canada in 1867. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland_East)¹⁰
• Note*: 1 July 1867; House of Commons, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "Much of this eventual success was due to Joseph Keeler, a Colborne businessman who was the Conservative member for Northumberland East in the first Parliament of the new Dominion of Canada in 1867. Throughout his time in Parliament his main concern was the Murray Canal project, and he wasted little time in bringing the issue before the new government, supported by numerous local petitions. At first these efforts appeared successful, for they resulted in the project being reviewed by the Select Committee on Maritime and River Fisheries and Inland Navigation. It reported favourably on the canal in 1869, claiming that "it has the oldest and strongest claim of any work in the Dominion"." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, page 11.
• Note: 6 April 1869; House of Commons, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "29. Keeler rose several times in the House of Commons to ask the government if it intended to pursue the project. These are recorded in the House of Commons Debates on March 23, 1858, April 6, 1868, and April 21, 1869. He was also very active in the campaign for the Trent Canal." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, Endnotes - Background, 2nd page, page 75 of 101 of my scanned pdf copy.
• Note: 21 April 1869; House of Commons, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "29. Keeler rose several times in the House of Commons to ask the government if it intended to pursue the project. These are recorded in the House of Commons Debates on March 23, 1858, April 6, 1868, and April 21, 1869. He was also very active in the campaign for the Trent Canal." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, Endnotes - Background, 2nd page, page 75 of 101 of my scanned pdf copy.
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: Kellar, Joseph, 46, b. Ont., CE, Ger., grain dealer, married; Octavia, 44, b. England, Eng., CE, married; Thomas P., 19, b. Ont., Eng., CE, son; Anne S., 16; Phillips, Thomasina(f), 46, b. Eng., Eng.. CE, ? (1871 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. a-1, pg. 50 (pg 27 of 234, line 7 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Note: 1872; Member of House of Commons, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Joseph Keeler was elected as a member of the House of Commons for the East Riding of Northumberland in the federal election of Canada in 1872. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland_East)¹⁰
• Note: 1874; Member of House of Commons, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Joseph Keeler was elected as a member of the House of Commons for the East Riding of Northumberland in the federal election of Canada in 1874. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland_East)¹⁰
• Note: 1874; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "This situation did not persist for long, and in 1878 and 1879, changing circumstances considerably brightened the prospects for the Murray Canal. First of all, a Conservative victory in the fall election of 1878 returned Joseph Keeler to Parliament and he wasted little time in resurrecting the project and bringing it before the House." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, page 12.
• Note: 1878; Member of House of Commons, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Joseph Keeler was elected as a member of the House of Commons for the East Riding of Northumberland in the federal election of Canada in 1878. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland_East)¹⁰
• Note: January 1880; House of Commons, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "In addition to such pressure tactics, both Keeler and Mackenzie Sowell, the Minister of Customs and M.P. for Belleville, worked to maintain the high profile of the project before their fellow members. Keeler raised the issue several times in the House, requesting that previously completed plans for the work be presented in Parliament. They were aided in their efforts by the largest outpouring of petitions for the canal in its long history. Between February 9 and April 2, 11 petitions were presented before the House of Commons, most from the Quinte area, but some from as far as Oshawa." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, page 15.
• Note: 17 February 1880; Journals of the House of Commons, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; "42. Canada, JournaIs of the House Commons, February 17, 1880. p. 30. Keeler ordered copies of all Departmental reports on the Murray Canal to be placed before the House." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, Endnotes - Background, 3rd page, page 76 of 101 of my scanned pdf copy.

Octavia Phillips^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas Phillips² b. c 1800
• Mother*: Elizabeth ?² b. c 1800

• Birth*: 1825; Whitchurch, Herefordshire, England; Date 1825 per Memorial. Date 1825 & location Herefordshire, England per FindaGrave. Date 1827 & location England per 1891 Census. Date 1827 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1828 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1825 per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,5,3,6,4,7
• Marriage*: 12 October 1848; St. Phillips Church, Weston, York Co., Canada West; "14 October 1848 ... At St. Phillips Church, Weston, on Thursday, 12th October, Joseph Keeler, only son of J.A. Keeler of Colborne, to Octavia, youngest daughter of the Rev. Thomas Phillips, D.D., Record of Etobicoke. (Rev. H.C. Cooper)" from Marriage Notices of Ontario, Globe, Toronto, 1844-1849, Page 32, (pg 322 of 550), ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Joseph "Little Joe" Keeler^2,8
• Death*: 9 July 1898; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1898 per Memorial. Date Jul 9 1898 & location Toronto per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3,7
• Burial*: 11 July 1898; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; 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)
  FindaGrave: Name: Octavia Phillips Keeler; BIRTH: 1825, Whitchurch, Herefordshire, England; DEATH: 9 Jul 1898 (aged 72–73), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Lakeport Cemetery, Lakeport, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 126922771; Note: Octavia was the daughter of Thomas Phillips(1800-)& his wife Elizabeth(1800-). She married Little Joe Keeler on 10/12/1848 @ St Phillips Church in Weston, Ontario. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126922771/octavia-keeler) per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3,7

• Married Name: 12 October 1848; Keeler²
• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Keeler⁵
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Keeler⁴
• Note*: 31 August 1882; Murray Canal Opening, Lovett, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The ceremonies began at 1:30 when Thomas Webb, the Reeve of Brighton Township and Chairman of the Canal Celebration Committee welcomed the crowd and then presented a ceremonial silver spade to Mrs. Joseph Keeler to be used in the turning of the first sod. Joseph Keeler, the M.P. for Northumberland East had died in January 1881, but had been the leading advocate of the Murray Canal during his time in Parliament. In recognition of his important work, Octavia Keeler was given the honour of opening the works." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, page 22.
• Note: 31 August 1882; Murray Twp., Farm of William Lovett, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Official Opening of the Canal Works - August 31, 1882; .. a large sod turning ceremony was planned to celebrate and officially open the long-awaited works. It was held on Thursday August 31 near the west end of the route, on the farm of William Lovatt which had been appropriated for the canal right of way. ... The ceremonies began at 1:30 when Thomas Webb, the Reeve of Brighton Township and Chairman of the Canal Celebration Committee welcomed the crowd and then presented a ceremonial silver spade to Mrs. Joseph Keeler to be used in the turning of the first sod. Joseph Keeler, the M.P. for Northumberland East had died in January 1881, but had been the leading advocate of the Murray Canal during his time in Parliament. In recognition of his important work, Octavia Keeler was given the honour of opening the works. After a short speech in which she described the canal as "a grand monument to my dear husband's memory", she placed a spade full of earth in one of Silcox's earth scrapers, which were waiting nearby in readiness to begin the work. Mackenzie Bowell quickly added another shovel full." Powles Report, pg. 21 & 22.⁹
• Census: 15 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1891 Census: see Thomas P. Keeler (son)⁶

Thomas Phillips¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1823; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Elizabeth ?

Elizabeth ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1823; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Thomas Phillips

• Married Name: before 1823; Phillips¹

Joseph Keeler¹

• Father*: Joseph "Little Joe" Keeler¹ b. 28 May 1822, d. 21 Jan 1881
• Mother*: Octavia Phillips¹ b. 1825, d. 9 Jul 1898

• Birth*: 16 July 1849; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.¹

Thomas Phillips Keeler^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Joseph "Little Joe" Keeler² b. 28 May 1822, d. 21 Jan 1881
• Mother*: Octavia Phillips² b. 1825, d. 9 Jul 1898

• Birth*: 24 January 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1852 & location Cda. per marriage reg'n. - Blanche Elizabeth Boyer. Date Jan 24 1852 & location Cramahe Twp. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 3 May 1873; St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009668: Groom: Thomas Phillips Keeler; Age: 21; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Commission Merchant; Parents: Joseph & Octavia Keeler; Bride: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer; Age: 19; Res.: Colborne; Born: Detroit, MI; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert Charles Boyer & ?Grace Brary Newton?; Wit.: James Auston & A.B. Stennett, Cobourg; Date: May 3 1873; Place: St. Peter's Church, Cobourg; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. W. Stennett (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009668-1873, ancestry.ca) Date May 3 1873 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Blanche Elizabeth Boyer^2,7
• Death*: circa 1901; Elizabeth Keeler and her children are in San Diego, California for the 1910 US Fed. Census. She is specifically shown to be a widow. Immigration to US shown to be 1900. No information about the death of Thomas Phillips Keeler is available to me as of June 27 2022. (Dan Buchanan, June 27 2022)
  The Death Registration for a Thomas Keeler in Erin Township, Wellington County, Ontario on Aug 15, 1907, is not for Thomas Phillips Keeler of Colborne. Records for his wife and kids indicate that they immigrated to the USA in 1900, soon after his dismissal from the job of Superintendent of the Murray Canal. No other records come up re his death, so it is not clear if he went with them. Blanche is shown to be a widow in the 1910 Census in San Diego. Need to investigate this further. (Dan Buchanan, April 24 2022)
  Note: The family tree of NaNi2003 on ancestry.ca shows death info as "5 November, Gavia Chica, Tenancingo, Mexica" but with no documentation to support it. (Dan Buchanan, June 27 2022)^8,9

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Keeler⁶
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Keeler⁵
• Note: 8 June 1872; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Colborne Troop of Cavalry, To Be Lieutenant, provisionally: Thomas Phillips Keeler, Gentleman ... " from The Canada Gazette, No. 50, Vol. V, page 3 of 26, Library and Archives Canada, page 3 of 26.¹⁰
• Residence*: 3 May 1873; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Blanche Elizabeth Boyer.³
• Note: 27 December 1887; Ottawa, Ontario; "Appointment of T.P. Keeler as head superintendent on the Murray Canal at $600 per annum - Minister of Railways and Canals. 1887-12-27 recommends." Library and Archives Canada, Collection Search, Order in Council # 1887-2577. Date Introduced: 1887-12-26. No digital object.¹⁰
• Residence: 1889; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Keeler, Thomas P., insurance" from Canada City and Area Directories, 1889, Colborne, pg. 144 of 919, ancestry.ca.⁹
• Note: 17 June 1889; Gananoque, Ontario; "Ontario Wheel Co., Gananoque, Ont.; Gananoque, Ont.; June 17, 1889, My Dear Sir John, The bearer, Mr. T.P. Keeler of East Northumberland, who has relatives in my town, called on me this ?aft? on his way to Ottawa where he goes to see you in reference to an appointment on the Murray Canal and asked me for a letter of Introduction which I cheerfully give him & will be glad if you can meet his wishes. I Am Yours Faithfully, Geo. Taylor; Rt. Hon. Sir John A. McDonald, Premier of Canada" Sir John A. Macdonald Papers, Volume 135, Public Archives of Canada, Item 544, page 55871 & 2, online search Library and Archives Canada.¹⁰
• Note: 24 June 1889; Ottawa, Ontario; Murray Canal, Minister of Railways and Canals, 1889/06/24 recommends appointment of T.P. Keeler as Superintendent." Library and Archives Canada, Collection Search, Order in Council # 1889-1530. Date Introduced: 1889-06-25. No digital object.¹⁰
• Census: 15 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1891 Census: Keeler, Thomas P., 39, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & England, CE, Superintendent of the Murray Canal, married; Blanch E., 37, b. US, p.b. England, CE, married; Grace M., 16, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & US, CE, dau.; Olive A., 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & US, CE, dau.; Joseph, 13, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & US, CE, son; Ralph B., 4, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & US, CE, son; Octavia, 64, b. England, p.b. England, CE, mother, widow; Boyer, Mary F., 12, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, niece (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 17, line 5 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Note: 21 November 1899; Privy Council Minutes, Ottawa, Ontario; "On a Memorandum dated 21 November, 1899, from the Minister of Railways and Canals representing that certain charges have been made against the Superintendent of the Murray Canal, Mr. T.P. Keeler, bearing on his management of the Canal, and his conduct in relation to his official duties, as to which it seems desirable that an investigation should be made under oath. The Minister recommends that he be authorized to appoint Mr. G.G. Ruel, the Law Clerk of the Department of Railways and Canals, a Commissioner for the purposes of such investigation, such appointment to be under the provisions of Chapter 115 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, carrying with it the powers conferred by the said Act. The Committee submit the foregoing for Your Excellency's approval. Signed: Wilfred Laurier; Approved Dec. 11, 1899." Library and Archives Canada, Collection Search, Privy Council Minutes 1 Dec - 12 Dec 1899, Order in Council # 1899-2440. (R.G. 2, Series 1, Volume 815), Series A-1-a, Vol. 789, Reel C-3775.¹⁰
• Note*: circa March 1900; Murray Canal, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "As the canal required relatively little maintenance during this period, it is likely that many of these jobs were patronage positions, reserved for the local party faithful. This seems particularly true of the Superintendent's job, and this is supported by the fact that the first Superintendent, T.P. Keeler was eventually forced to resign in early 1900, after an investigation into various wrong doings on the canal." from "A Construction, Operations and Maintenance History of the Murray Canal", by Colin Powles, Canadian Parks Service, Ontario Regional Office, Summer 1991, page 32.
• Note: 23 March 1900; Privy Council Minutes, Ottawa, Ontario; On a Memorandum dated 23rd March, 1900, from the Minister of Railways and Canals representing that under an Order in Council, dated 11 December, 1899, and in pursuance of the Act in that regard, Chapter 115 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, a Commissioner has been appointed to investigate certain charges preferred against Mr. Thomas P. Keeler, Superintendent of the Murray Canal, reflecting on his conduct as such Superintendent, and management of the canal. The Minister further represents that such investigation was duly held and evidence was taken under oath, Mr. Keeler being duly represented by Counsel, and the report of the Commissioner has been received, shewing it to have been proved that in certain directives there has been abuse of his position by Mr. Keeler, to his own advantage, and to the Governments pecuniary detriment; specifically, in the undue charging for horse and vehicle in trips taken over the Canal, in the employment of Government labourers for his own domestic purposes, in the use of Government coal for the heating of his private residence, etc. The Minister observes that the investigation appears to have been conducted in a most fair and impartial manner, and with every desire to afford Mr. Keeler the benefit of any doubt that might exist., but the Minister feels that, though, perhaps, no wilfully criminal act, or intentional wrong doing has been committed by Mr. Keeler, his acts, nevertheless, have been of a character highly reprehensible in one occupying the responsible position he was filling, and that it is not desirable in the public interest that he should continue in the employment of the Government. The Minister accordingly recommends that Mr. Keeler be dismissed. The Committee submit the foregoing for your Excellency's approval. Signed: Wilfred Laurier; Approved: Apr 8, 1900.¹⁰

Blanche Elizabeth Boyer^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Robert Boyer b. c 1830
• Mother*: Grace M. Newton b. 1830

• Birth*: 16 April 1853; Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1854 & location Michigan per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1854 & location US per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Detroit per marriage reg'n. - Thomas Phillips Keeler. Date Apr 16 1853 & location Detroit, MI per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022. Date c. 1854 & location Detroit per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3,6,4,5
• Marriage*: 3 May 1873; St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009668: Groom: Thomas Phillips Keeler; Age: 21; Res.: Colborne; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Commission Merchant; Parents: Joseph & Octavia Keeler; Bride: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer; Age: 19; Res.: Colborne; Born: Detroit, MI; Status: spinster; Parents: Robert Charles Boyer & ?Grace Brary Newton?; Wit.: James Auston & A.B. Stennett, Cobourg; Date: May 3 1873; Place: St. Peter's Church, Cobourg; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. W. Stennett (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009668-1873, ancestry.ca) Date May 3 1873 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=Thomas Phillips Keeler^2,7
• Death*: 12 October 1913; San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Oct 12 1913 & location San Diego, Cal. per FindaGrave. Date Oct 12 1913 & location San Diego, Cal. per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.^6,8
• Burial*: 14 October 1913; Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer Keeler; BIRTH: 16 Apr 1853, Michigan, USA; DEATH: 12 Oct 1913 (aged 60)
  San Diego County, California, USA; BURIAL: Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA;
  PLOT: Palm Terrace, Lot 64, Grave 2, Unmarked; MEMORIAL ID: 179385845; Note: Married Thomas Phillips Keeler 3 MAR 1873 Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179385845/blanche-elizabeth-keeler?_gl=1*1vuv07o*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NjMzNTkzOS4xMTMuMS4xNjU2MzM3MzY0Ljg.)⁸

• Residence*: 3 May 1873; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Thomas Phillips Keeler.³
• Married Name: 3 May 1873; Keeler²
• Note*: 24 June 1889; Ottawa, Ontario; Murray Canal, Minister of Railways and Canals, 1889/06/24 recommends appointment of T.P. Keeler as Superintendent." Library and Archives Canada, Collection Search, Order in Council # 1889-1530. Date Introduced: 1889-06-25. No digital object.⁹
• Census: 15 April 1891; Brighhton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1891 Census: see Thomas P. Keeler⁵
• Residence: 30 December 1898; Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. West (74), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3122) show that Eliza E. Robinson sold "said lot assumes mortgage or $850", Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Blanche E. Keeler for $850. ITS Date: Dec 30 1898. Reg'n. Date: Jan 16 1899. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 242 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹⁰
• Residence: 1900; U.S.A.; Immigration of her son Ralph Boyer Keeler is shown to be 1900 per 1910 US Fed Census.⁴
• Residence: 9 November 1900; Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. West (74), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3315) show that Blanche E. Keeler sold "said lot subject to mortgage", Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Albert W. Stinson for $1,575. ITS Date: Nov 9 1900. Reg'n. Date: Nov 14 1900. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 242 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹⁰
• Census*: 16 April 1910; 3569 Second St., San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 56 at 1910 US Fed Census: Keeler, Elizabeth B., 56, b. Michigan, p.b. England, 3 children - all living, widow; Ralph W., 23, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng. & Michigan, immig. 1900, surveyor, son, single; Boyer, Grace M., 80, b. England, p.b. England, 4 children - 2 living, immig. 1908, mother-in-law, widow (1910 US Fed Census: San Diego, California, pg. 5 of 51, Ward 1, pg. 5 of 51 - 3569 Second St. - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Just below is Herbert Horton and wife Grace M., who is a daoughter of Blanche Elizabeth (Boyer) Keeler. Herbert Horton was a manager for the Mexican Nanational Railway, so his daughter, Grace D. was born there.⁴
• Residence: 1912; San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; "Keeler, Blanche E. (wid of T P), h 3567, 2d." & "Keeler, Ralph B., chainmn, W S King, r 3567, 2d." US City Directories, 1912, San Diego, California, pg. 213 of 530, ancestry.ca.⁹

Grace Mary Keeler^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas Phillips Keeler² b. 24 Jan 1852, d. c 1901
• Mother*: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer² b. 16 Apr 1853, d. 12 Oct 1913

• Birth*: 21 July 1874; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#016461: Name: Grace Mary Keeler; Date: Jul 21 1874; Parents: Thomas Phillips Keeler & Blanche Elizabeth Boyer; Occ.: Commission Merchant; Reg'd.: Dec 15 1874, by letter; Phys.: Dr. A. H. Wright; Reg'r.: T. Bingley, Haldimand Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #016461-1874, ancestry.ca) Date 1874 & location Mexico? per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Jul 21 1874 & location Haldimand Twp. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,5,6,4
• Marriage*: 2 December 1902; El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.; Texas Marriage Index: Groom: Herbert Ferguson Horton; Born: 1874; Bride: Grace Mary Keeper; Age 27; Born: 1875; Date: Dec 2 1902; Place: El Paso, Texas; MF: 25057 (Texas Marriage Index, ancestry.ca); Principal=Herbert Ferguson Horton⁷
• Death*: 5 September 1934; San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.⁸

• Census*: 15 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1891 Census: see Thomas P. Keeler⁶
• Married Name: 2 December 1902; Horton⁷
• Census: 16 April 1910; 3569 Second St., San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 36 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Herbert Horton⁴

Olive Alice Keeler^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas Phillips Keeler² b. 24 Jan 1852, d. c 1901
• Mother*: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer² b. 16 Apr 1853, d. 12 Oct 1913

• Birth*: 1876; Ontario; Date 1876 & location Cda. per California Death Record. Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date c. 1876 & location Ont. per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,4,3,5
• Death*: 13 April 1897; San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; California Death Records: Date: Apr 13 1897; Name: Miss Olive Alice Keeler; Age: 21; Status: single; Born: Cda.; Cause: tuberculosis; Phys.,: D.R. Daig; Ref.: Book J, Page 190 (California Death Records, San Diego, 1851-1903, pg. 62 of 152, line6, ancestry.ca)³

• Census*: 15 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Thomas P. Keeler⁵

Joseph Keeler¹

• Father*: Thomas Phillips Keeler¹ b. 24 Jan 1852, d. c 1901
• Mother*: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer¹ b. 16 Apr 1853, d. 12 Oct 1913

• Birth*: 4 September 1878; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1877 & location Cda. Eng. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date 1878 & location Cda. Eng. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date 1878 & location CDa. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Sep 4 1878 & location Colborne per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 18 November 1903; Mexico; per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.; Principal=Helen Preciac Niles²
• Marriage*: 27 July 1912; San Diego, California, U.S.A.; per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.; Principal=Lucille Wiard²
• Death*: 5 February 1936; San Diego, California, U.S.A.; California Death Index: Name: Keeler, Joseph; Date: Feb 5 1936; Age: 60; No.: ?18000? (California Death Index, H-N, pg 268 of 1018, ancestry.ca)
  Date Feb 5 1936 & location San Diego per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.^2,5

• Census*: 15 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see Thomas P. Keeler³
• Residence*: 2 March 1906; San Diego, California, U.S.A.; Emigrated from Mexico City to San Diego March 2 1906 per Naturalization Petition 1916.⁵
• Census: 2 May 1910; Washington Twp., Salt Works, Alameda Co., California; Age 32 at 1910 US Fed Census: Name: Keeler, Joseph; Age: 32; Born: Cda. Eng.; Status: single; Parents Born: Cda. Eng.; Immigration 1885, papers; Occ.: book keeper, Salt Works (1910 US Fed Census, Washington Twp., Alameda Co., California, pg. 29 of 32, line 1 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Naturalization*: 15 February 1916; 3529 Front St., San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; Petition for Naturalization: Name: Joseph Keeler; Res.: 3529 Front St., San Diego, Cal.; Date of Birth: Sep 4 1878; Place of Birth: Colborne, Ont., Cda.; Immigrated from: Mexico City, Feb 28 1906; Arrived in US: El Paso,Texas, Mar 2 1906, via Mexican Central Railway; Declared Intention: May 28 1906, San Diego, Cal.; Status: married, wife Lucile (Wiard) Keeler, born Kansas; Cert.: William F. Ogden, Assistant Auditor, East San Diego, Cal. (US Naturalization Records, California, Roll 04, 1911-1917, Petitions for Citizenship 376-742, pg. 849 of 1327, ancestry.ca)⁵
• Census: 16 January 1920; Pacific St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 42 at 1920 US Fed Census: Keeler, Joseph, 42, b. Cda., p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1899, NA 1916, auditor, married; Lucile, 34, b. Kansas, p.b. Illinois, married (1920 US Fed Census: Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, pg. 46 of 57, line 54 - Pacific St. - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Census: 20 April 1930; El Cajon Twp., San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 53 at 1930 US Fed Census: Keeler, Joseph T., 53, b. Cda. Eng., p.b. Cda. Eng., age 26 first marr., Eng., immig. ??, farmer, married; Lucile, 44, b. Kansas, p.b. Illinois, age 28 1st marr., Eng., married; Joseph, 6, b. Cal., p.b. Cal., nephew (1930 US Fed Census: El Cajon Twp., San Diego Co., Cal., pg. 1 of 3, line 29 - "Private Road" - ancestry.ca)⁴

Ralph Boyer Keeler^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas Phillips Keeler² b. 24 Jan 1852, d. c 1901
• Mother*: Blanche Elizabeth Boyer² b. 16 Apr 1853, d. 12 Oct 1913

• Birth*: 15 April 1887; Deseronto, Hastings Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#012358: Name: Ralph Boyer Keeler; Date: Apr 15 1887; Parents: Thomas P. & Blanche E. Keeler; Inf.: Thomas P. Keeler, clerk, Deseronto; Reg'd.: Jun 20 1887; Phys.: George Clinton, MD; Reg'r.: Robert N. Irvine, Deseronto (Ontario Birth Registration, #012358-1887, ancestry.ca) Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1887 & location Cda. per 1910 US Fed Census. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 11 June 1918; San Diego, California, U.S.A.; per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.; Principal=Sarah Alice May⁷
• Marriage*: 19 July 1926; Santa Ana, California, U.S.A.; per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.; Principal=Elizabeth Verner Morrison⁷
• Death*: 17 May 1959; Veterans Administration Center, Whipple, Yavapak Co., Arizona, U.S.A.; Arizona Death Certificate: Name: Rlph B. Keeler; Date: May 17 1959; Age: 72y; Place: Veterans Administration Center, Whipple, Yavapai Co., Arizona, 15m; Born: Cda., Apr 18 1887; Parents: Thomas B. Keeler, b. Ireland & Elizabeth Boyer, b. Ireland; Cause: pulmonary edema, years; Burial: San Diego, Cal., May 18 1959 (Arizona Certificate of Death, 4228, pg. 2278 of 2553, ancestry.ca)
  Note: This document suggests some of the myth generated for the family after the affair re Thomas Phillips Keeler and the Murray Canal. Apparently the children were told that their parents had been born in Ireland. Also, his father's middle initial is shown as B. here, not P. (Dan Buchanan, June 27 2022)
  
  Date May 17 1959 & location Whipple, Arizona per family tree of NancyCornelius65 on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2022.^7,8
• Burial*: 18 May 1959; San Diego, California, U.S.A.; Per Arizona Death Certificate.⁸

• Census: 15 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see Thomas P. Keeler⁶
• Immigration*: 1900; U.S.A.; Immigration 1900 per 1910 US Fed Census.⁵
• Census*: 16 April 1910; 3569 Second St., San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 23 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Elizabeth B. Keeler (mother)⁵
• Residence*: 1912; 3567, 2d, San Diego, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.; "Keeler, Blanche E. (wid of T P), h 3567, 2d." & "Keeler, Ralph B., chainmn, W S King, r 3567, 2d." US City Directories, 1912, San Diego, California, pg. 213 of 530, ancestry.ca.⁸

Annie Sybilla Keeler^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph "Little Joe" Keeler² b. 28 May 1822, d. 21 Jan 1881
• Mother*: Octavia Phillips² b. 1825, d. 9 Jul 1898

• Birth*: 24 March 1854; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Mar 24 1854 per Memorial. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 21 1854 & location Haldimand Twp. per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 25 December 1875; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.; Principal=John James Perry Boyer²
• Death*: 19 April 1887; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Date Apr 19 1887 per Memorial. Date Apr 19 1887 & location Chicago per GEDCOM of Roxanne Muns, Jan 25, 2005.^2,5
• Burial*: 22 April 1887; Lakeport Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Lakeport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhbiti) Annie Sybilla Keeler; Wife of; John Boyer; Born: Mar 24 1854; Died; Apr 19, 1887 (Lakeport Cemetery, Lakeport, by Dan May 29 2012.)⁵

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Keeler⁴
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Keeler³
• Married Name: 25 December 1875; Boyer²