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Title: A genealogy of the descendants of Benjamin Keith through Timothy, son of Rev. James Keith, together with an historical sketch of the early family and personal reminiscences of recent generations
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Keith, Ziba C. (Ziba Cary), b. 1842
Subjects: Keith family (James Keith, 1644-1719) Keith family (Timothy Keith, 1683-1767)
Publisher: Brockton, G. A. Goodall, printer
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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i 1. for his son Timothy. This househas sen recently been removed to ;i location onin street, and on its site George E. Keith is•iiii_i ;i family residence. William Downie, whoe from Scotland, with his son, aboul this timewho was so grieved al his death, which•d in 17 17.1 hal he soon relnrned to Scot-I. vas employed in the building of it. h w; inally a square house. In i S3H, an add \-i^ made, connecting with the north- west* rner of the house, extending north thirty md in widlh i wenty feel; attached to this m, on the northerly side, were two sheds; i westerly, shed and shop; tin latter known as Old Red Shop. Shop and shed were subse removed, and a further addition 1 ocIflft a c ~ 3 0 •< c+ T
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GENEALOGY OF THE KEITH FAMILY. 1*> made to tlial of L838, leaving the house substan-tially as at present. His (Levis) will, under dateof November 21, 1809, provides for Jemima, hiswife, the use and improvement of one-third part !all his real estate, during life, and also one eowand all his household furniture. Nominal bequestswere made to his son Levi; to his daughters,Jemima., the widow of William Field, and to Molly,wife of tchabod Howard; while to his daughterAnna was bequeathed -the sum of $150, andthe improvement of the east room in my house,with the chamber over it: with so much of thekitchen oven, cellar, well and buttery, as is needfulfor her use. and a seat in my pew. Singularly, nomention of this daughter (Anna) is made in theworks of Mitchell or Kingman. In Moses Caryshistory, she is referred to as having died a singlewoman. She is buried in the Campello buryingground. A daughter of his son Levi (Clarissa) wasdrowned in the well connected with this house. Afurthe

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