KEELER, William Frederick^[1]

1821 - 1886  (64 years)   Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	KEELER, William Frederick
  Birth	9 Jun 1821	Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Feb 1886	Mayport, Duval County, Florida, USA   [1]
  Age	64 years
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	P3945	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	DUTTON, Anna Elizabeth           b. 15 Oct 1824, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA           d. 19 Jan 1901, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)  [1]
  Family ID	F267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2024

  
  

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  		Birth - 9 Jun 1821 - Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA Death - 27 Feb 1886 - Mayport, Duval County, Florida, USA Burial - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  William F. Keeler William Keeler was born on June 9, 1821, in Utica, New York. He was the oldest son of a successful businessman, Roswell Keeler, and Mary Plant. In 1846, he married Anna Dutton and moved to La Salle, Illinois. On December 17, 1861, at the age of 40, Keeler obtained a naval appointment through Congressman Owen Lovejoy. He was given the position of Acting Assistant Paymaster and Clerk and was sent to New York. The exact date he was assigned to the Monitor is not known, but it is believed to have been some time in January 1862. While serving as the paymaster aboard the Monitor, Keeler sent many letters home to his wife. These letters reveal details of life aboard the ironclad and Keeler's opinions of the crew. He was stationed on the Monitor until the ship sank on December 31, 1862. He was not transferred to another ship immediately, but spent about a month settling the Monitor's accounts. On February 7, 1863, Keeler was stationed on the Florida, where he remained until the end of the war. Keeler then moved his family from Illinois to Mayport, Florida. Taking on the assumed title of major, Keeler worked as a customs collector, elections inspector, and railroad paymaster until his death. Click Below for ALL THE MONITOR BOYS ................. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=277454 Click Link to see all The Lost Sailors http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=266131 [1]

  
  

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  [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Sandy Bronkhorst Reimink Originally Created by: Loretta Castaldi Added: Jun 17, 2011 Find a Grave Memorial #71532897