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Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York

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  Martin Keeler (1781-1860) — of Delaware County, N.Y. Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., July 3, 1781. Merchant; member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1816-17; Delaware County Sheriff, 1819; common pleas court judge in New York, 1820. Died in South Kortright, Delaware County, N.Y., April 1, 1860 (age 78 years, 273 days). Interment somewhere in South Kortright, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jabez Keeler and Sarah (Benedict) Keeler; married, June 1, 1802, to Patience Mace; father of Stephen Hiram Keeler; first cousin thrice removed of Burr L. Castle and Anson Foster Keeler; second cousin once removed of Erastus DeWitt Benedict; second cousin twice removed of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler; second cousin thrice removed of Tracy R. Bangs, Frank D. Bangs, Asbury Elliott Kellogg and Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll; second cousin four times removed of George A. Bangs; third cousin once removed of William Anson Floyd, Elijah Hunt Mills, Daniel Darling Whitney and Edwin Olmstead Keeler; third cousin thrice removed of Walter Samuel Hine, Frank Clark Woodruff and Watson Stiles Woodruff; fourth cousin of Caleb Tompkins, Nicoll Floyd, Daniel D. Tompkins, Thaddeus Betts and Silas Wright Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Huntington, Daniel Lockwood, Hanford Nichols Lockwood, Charles Albert Floyd, Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, David Gelston Floyd, John Gelston Floyd, Mangle Minthorne Tompkins and William Chapman Williston.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Leslie Russell (1805-1861) — also known as John L. Russell — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vt., February 11, 1805. Postmaster at Canton, N.Y., 1836; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1845. Died in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 19, 1861 (age 56 years, 67 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Hancock Russell and Anna (Wood) Russell; married 1832 to Mary Sybil Wead; father of Leslie Wead Russell; uncle of Charles Hazen Russell and John Clarence Keeler; second cousin once removed of Calvin Fillmore and Benjamin Hard; third cousin of Millard Fillmore; third cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Bela Edgerton, Heman Ticknor and Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; third cousin twice removed of Pierpont Edwards and John Leffingwell Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold; fourth cousin of Henry Meigs, William Whiting Boardman, Alfred Peck Edgerton and Joseph Ketchum Edgerton; fourth cousin once removed of John Davenport, Aaron Burr, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight, Nathaniel Merriam, Elijah Abel, Henry Waggaman Edwards, Jonathan Stratton, Willard J. Chapin, Henry Meigs Jr., John Forsyth Jr., Charles A. Hungerford, Rhamanthus Menville Stocker and Herman Arod Gager.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen Hiram Keeler (1807-1876) — also known as Stephen H. Keeler — of Delaware County, N.Y. Born in Kortright, Delaware County, N.Y., October 24, 1807. Merchant; member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1841. Died in Bloomville, Delaware County, N.Y., September 27, 1876 (age 68 years, 339 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Bloomville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Keeler and Patience (Mace) Keeler; married, May 20, 1832, to Elizabeth Lyman Merwin; second cousin twice removed of Burr L. Castle and Anson Foster Keeler; third cousin of Erastus DeWitt Benedict; third cousin once removed of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed of William Anson Floyd, Elijah Hunt Mills, Tracy R. Bangs, Frank D. Bangs, Asbury Elliott Kellogg and Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll; third cousin thrice removed of George A. Bangs; fourth cousin of Daniel Darling Whitney and Edwin Olmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Caleb Tompkins, Nicoll Floyd, Daniel D. Tompkins, Thaddeus Betts and Silas Wright Jr..
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Leslie Wead Russell (1840-1903) — also known as Leslie W. Russell — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 15, 1840. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; county judge in New York, 1877-81; Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1880 (voted for James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur); New York state attorney general, 1882-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1900; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1891; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1891-1902. Universalist. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 3, 1903 (age 62 years, 294 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Leslie Russell and Mary Sybil (Wead) Russell; married, October 19, 1864, to Harriet Jane Lawrence; first cousin of Charles Hazen Russell and John Clarence Keeler; second cousin twice removed of Calvin Fillmore and Benjamin Hard; third cousin once removed of Millard Fillmore; third cousin twice removed of Timothy Pitkin, Bela Edgerton and Heman Ticknor; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards; fourth cousin of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Meigs, William Whiting Boardman, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton and John Leffingwell Randolph.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles H. Russell Charles Hazen Russell (1845-1912) — also known as Charles H. Russell — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 11, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1880-81; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1882-83; Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1901 (voted for William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt). Member, Union League. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 14, 1912 (age 66 years, 247 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Victor Russell and Lucia L. (Conkey) Russell; married, January 30, 1878, to Stella Goodrich; married 1906 to Anna (Ayres) Lindquist; nephew of John Leslie Russell; first cousin of Leslie Wead Russell and John Clarence Keeler; second cousin twice removed of Calvin Fillmore and Benjamin Hard; third cousin once removed of Millard Fillmore; third cousin twice removed of Timothy Pitkin, Bela Edgerton and Heman Ticknor; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards; fourth cousin of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Meigs, William Whiting Boardman, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton and John Leffingwell Randolph.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle, March 15, 1912
  Edwin Olmstead Keeler (1846-1923) — also known as Edwin O. Keeler — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., January 12, 1846. Republican. Wholesale grocer; banker; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1893-96; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1893-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Connecticut state senate, 1897-1900; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1901-03; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1901. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died December 4, 1923 (age 77 years, 326 days). Interment somewhere in Norwalk, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Jonah Charles Keeler and Henrietta (Olmstead) Keeler; married, May 13, 1868, to Sarah Velina Whiting; second cousin once removed of Fred Lockwood Keeler; third cousin once removed of Martin Keeler; fourth cousin of Stephen Hiram Keeler, Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, David Munson Osborne and John Sherman; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Walstein Bangs, John Clarence Keeler, Thomas Mott Osborne and Anson Foster Keeler.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Clarence Keeler (1851-1899) — also known as John C. Keeler — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., February 17, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1891-92. Died, from heart disease and pneumonia, in a private hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 19, 1899 (age 48 years, 244 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.; cenotaph at Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Amanda (Russell) Keeler and Carlos Cook Keeler; married, February 28, 1878, to Ada H. Servis; married, September 6, 1888, to Mattie Howard Lynde; nephew of John Leslie Russell; first cousin of Leslie Wead Russell and Charles Hazen Russell; second cousin twice removed of Calvin Fillmore, Benjamin Hard and Martin Keeler; second cousin five times removed of Aaron Burr; third cousin of Alfred Walstein Bangs; third cousin once removed of Millard Fillmore, Stephen Hiram Keeler, Tracy R. Bangs and Frank D. Bangs; third cousin twice removed of Timothy Pitkin, Bela Edgerton, Heman Ticknor and George A. Bangs; third cousin thrice removed of William Anson Floyd and Pierpont Edwards; fourth cousin of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell and Anson Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Meigs, William Whiting Boardman, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Daniel Darling Whitney, Edwin Olmstead Keeler, Burr L. Castle, John Leffingwell Randolph and Asbury Elliott Kellogg.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) — also known as Anson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 22, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry owner; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut state comptroller, 1933-35. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Foster Keeler and Mary Gazetta (Foster) Keeler; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; first cousin four times removed of Aaron Burr; second cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Calvin Frisbie and Erastus DeWitt Benedict; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Silliman, Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; fourth cousin of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Edwin Olmstead Keeler, Tracy R. Bangs and Frank D. Bangs.
  Political family: Keeler-Russell family of Canton, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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