Phoenix writes,

“He was born at Norwalk, about 1683. They settled at Ridgefield, where we find early mention of him.

At a Town Meeting held in Ridgefield December 27th Anno Dom. 17175 it was voted by ye Majority yt Joseph Keeler shall have two shilling as money pr day for making and mending Conveniences for ye setting of Minister and people at ye house of meeting and yt he shall be allowed for Nails and what board will not do after service.

He was elected lister, 19 Dec. 1716; sealer of weights and measures, 8 Dec. 1718, 21 Dec. 1721, 13 Dec. 1725, and 27 Dec 1727; townsman, 21 Dec. 1719, and 20 Dec. 1722; surveyor, 21 Dec. 1721; toler, 13 Dec. 1725; a member of the ‘committee to run and finish ye Dividend Line between Norwalk and Ridgefield, according to agreement with Norwalk,’ 27 Dec. 1725; and, 5 Sept. 1726, one of ‘a Committee for the Town for the takeing care of, and carrying on the work of the meeting house by any necessary bargains, or laying out of the severall Sums and Taxes which from time to time shall be raised therefor, and that as their prudence and best direction shall direct them and that till the meeting house be well compleated and finished.’ The building of this house was ordered 19 Dec. 1723. He made an agreement with the town as to which days he should grind for them, 7 Dec. 1733; was the town-miller 16 Dec. 1636 [sic]; a Justice of the Peace as early as 1735, and for several years after that date. He took the freeman’s oath 9 Dec. 1728.”147