Keeler, Capt. Benjamin

NUGGET #51

Keeler, Capt. Benjamin (ca 1762-1791), Ridgefield native, died as captain of the brig Sally, which wrecked at Eaton’s Neck, Long Island, on its way to Stamford from the West Indies; buried in Titicus Cemetery; wreck helped lead to building still-extant lighthouse at Eaton’s Neck in 1799.

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