The Damon and Taber Family Connections

Deacon Samuel Keen^1,2

M, #70, b. 11 May 1779, d. 14 March 1850

Family Explorer

Pedigree

Father*

Lemuel Keen^2,1 b. 23 Jul 1734, d. ~ 1810

Mother*

Mehetable Toby² b. 21 Dec 1737, d. 26 Sep 1828

Relationship

4th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon

Reference

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Deacon Samuel Keen was born on 11 May 1779 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

.³ He was born on 10 May 1779.² He was the son of Lemuel Keen and Mehetable Toby.^2,1 Deacon Samuel Keen was christened on 9 June 1816 at 1st Parish, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

.¹ He married Margaret Orr Clift, daughter of Adna Winslow Clift and Bethiah Orr, on 18 November 1804 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

.^1,2 Deacon Samuel Keen died on 14 March 1850 in Elmwood

at age 70.^1,2 He was buried at Lot A257, Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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He was a Unitarian.¹ He was a Manufacture, Shop Owner.¹ He became the father of Samuel Keen Jr on 29 July 1805.¹ Deacon Samuel Keen became the father of Margaret Orr Keen on 8 September 1808.⁴ Samuel's father Lemuel Keen died about 1810 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

.⁵ Deacon Samuel Keen became the father of Sarah Jane Keen on 5 November 1810.¹ Deacon Samuel Keen became the father of Lusanna Keen on 19 August 1817.¹ Deacon Samuel Keen became the father of Harriet Keen on 13 April 1819.¹ Deacon Samuel Keen became the father of Mary Keen on 12 December 1822.^1,6 Samuel's mother Mehetable Toby died on 26 September 1828 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

.⁷ Samuel's daughter was married at wedding of Margaret Orr Keen and Isaac Nutter on 29 October 1830 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

.¹ Samuel's daughter was married at wedding of Mary Keen and John Whitcomb Kennan on 11 April 1849.⁸ His gravestone reads Dea. Samuel Keen; Died March 14, 1850, aged 70 years and 10 months.⁹

References

6 Children of Deacon Samuel Keen and Margaret Orr Clift, daughter of Adna Winslow Clift and Bethiah Orr,

Children

Samuel Keen Jr ¹ b. 29 Jul 1805
Margaret Orr Keen ¹ b. 8 Sep 1808, d. 23 Jan 1892
Sarah Jane Keen ¹ b. 5 Nov 1810
Lusanna Keen ¹ b. 19 Aug 1817
Harriet Keen ¹ b. 13 Apr 1819, d. 1901
Mary Keen+ ^2,1 b. 12 Dec 1822, d. 3 Aug 1891

Charts

Last Edited

8 Mar 2002

Citations

[S17] Margaret Orr Nutter Alexander, Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
[S51] Edward Kennan Damon, Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree. A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family. Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
[S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Family Bible.
[S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Fathers Fam Bible.
[S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Ply Cty Prob Rec Docket, Admin 11799.
[S65] United States Census, 1880, John Whitcomb Kennan, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, East Bridgewater, Page 34, Lines 1-4, T9-0549, Image 471B. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).
[S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Permbroke VR:422.
[S55] Thomas Lathrop Kennan, Genealogy of the Kennan Family (Milwaukee: Cannon Printing Co., 1907). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
[S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), Gravestone.