Grandson of Nathan Keith and Hannah Snell.
Great grandson of Timothy Keith.
Great-great grandson of Rev. James Keith.
Siblings: Hampden (Sally Bassett); Hannah (George Haskell); Molly (Dr. Issachar Snell), Austin (Mehitabel Copeland); Sidney (Samantha Snell); Martha (Amos Bond); Rhoda (Rev. Jonas Perkins); Sylvia (Josiah Williams); Keziah (Peter Talbot)
Married Abigail Thayer Wild 05 Mar 1812 in Brockton.
(War of 1812 was Jun 18, 1812 – Feb 18, 1815)
Married Sarah Snell 29 Nov 1838 in West Bridgewater.
Abigail Thayer Wild Keith was the mother of all his children: Willard (Minerva Pruit, Cynthia Bacon), Nathan (Elizabeth Copeland Perkins), Hannah (Thomas Packard), Mary (Abraham Miller Clark), Betsey Ann (Samuel Kimball), Simeon (Susan Frances Reed), Abigail (Charles Willard Bacon), Howard (Sarah Alden, Sophronia Hyde), Caroline (Charles Willard Bacon)
"In West Bridgewater, he spent his life engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owned a large tract of land, which he kept well-cultivated and improved. In early life he allied himself with the old-line Whigs and from the organization of the Republican party, in 1856, he was identified with it, being a very stanch adherent to its principles. He affiliated with the South Congregational Church at Campello, and in early life was a regular attendant at its services. During the war of 1812 he was a member of the Horse Company, and received a pension for his services. [Private in Capt. Nathaniel Edson's Co., Massachusetts Militia.] He was of a genial, whole-souled nature, and as a kind and generous neighbor was esteemed by all who knew him." (Google Books - Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts. Containing sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Volume III, J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1912, Pages 1146-7.)
Grandson of Nathan Keith and Hannah Snell.
Great grandson of Timothy Keith.
Great-great grandson of Rev. James Keith.
Siblings: Hampden (Sally Bassett); Hannah (George Haskell); Molly (Dr. Issachar Snell), Austin (Mehitabel Copeland); Sidney (Samantha Snell); Martha (Amos Bond); Rhoda (Rev. Jonas Perkins); Sylvia (Josiah Williams); Keziah (Peter Talbot)
Married Abigail Thayer Wild 05 Mar 1812 in Brockton.
(War of 1812 was Jun 18, 1812 – Feb 18, 1815)
Married Sarah Snell 29 Nov 1838 in West Bridgewater.
Abigail Thayer Wild Keith was the mother of all his children: Willard (Minerva Pruit, Cynthia Bacon), Nathan (Elizabeth Copeland Perkins), Hannah (Thomas Packard), Mary (Abraham Miller Clark), Betsey Ann (Samuel Kimball), Simeon (Susan Frances Reed), Abigail (Charles Willard Bacon), Howard (Sarah Alden, Sophronia Hyde), Caroline (Charles Willard Bacon)
"In West Bridgewater, he spent his life engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owned a large tract of land, which he kept well-cultivated and improved. In early life he allied himself with the old-line Whigs and from the organization of the Republican party, in 1856, he was identified with it, being a very stanch adherent to its principles. He affiliated with the South Congregational Church at Campello, and in early life was a regular attendant at its services. During the war of 1812 he was a member of the Horse Company, and received a pension for his services. [Private in Capt. Nathaniel Edson's Co., Massachusetts Militia.] He was of a genial, whole-souled nature, and as a kind and generous neighbor was esteemed by all who knew him." (Google Books - Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts. Containing sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Volume III, J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1912, Pages 1146-7.)
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