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Orrella J. KEELER  Orrella J. KEELER[1, 2]
Female 1793 - 1871

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  • Birth  18 Apr 1793  [1, 2, 3] 
    • From 'KEELER FAMILY' revised edition, 2000; pg 104:

      i. ORELLA, b. 18 Apr. 1793, d. 17 Oct. 1871, m. 7 Dec. 1823 Cornelius Horton, b. 30 May, 1788, d. 26 May 1874, son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Haviland) Horton of Yorktown, Westchester County, NY
    Gender  Female 
    Residence  14 Aug 1850  Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • with Cornelius and children Stephen, Ann, Abigail K. and Jacob C. Her name is transcibed as 'Ondla' and her age is 57.
    Residence  15 Aug 1860  Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Living with husband Cornelius and children Elizabeth and Jacob, her name transcibed as 'Onella', age 67.
    Residence  30 Aug 1870  Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 1870 Census, name transcribed as 'Ovelia', age 77, husband Cornelius, son Jacob Horton and grandchildren Cornelia and Jemima (Jennie) living with her.
    Died  17 Oct 1871  Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Obituary  18 Oct 1871  New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    New York Times 
    • HORTON.-On Tuesday, 17th, at Greensburg, Westchester County, ORRILLA, wife of Cornelius Horton, in her 78th year. Funeral on Thursday, 19th inst., at her late residence, at 9 1/2 o'clock A.M. Carriages will be in waiting at White Plains on the arrival of the 7:25 A.M. train from 42nd -st.
    Burial  19 Oct 1871  Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Museum  Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    DAR Museum: Quilt by Orrella Keeler 
    • Wholecloth
      Pattern Names: whitework
      Top By: Keeler, Orella
      Period: 1800-1849
      Date: ca. 1820
      Location Made: Ridgefield,, Connecticut (CT) USA
      Project Name: Permanent Collection
      Institution: DAR Museum
      Layout Format: Wholecloth
      Fabrics: Cotton
      Colors: White
      Construction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery
      Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting
      Purpose or Function: Wedding
      Other Notes: Donor history states "Padded work counterpane made by Orrella Keeler of Ridgefield Conn. For her wedding outfit October, 1823. This quilt was made entirely by candlelight and used continuously for fifty years until her death at White Plains, N. Y."
    Alt Name  Aurilla  
    Alt Name  Aurillia  
    Buried  19 Oct 1871  Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Person ID  I381  Coon Family | The Horton branch
    Last Modified  06 Sep 2009 
     
    Father  Jonathan KEELER,   b. 14 Dec 1765, Ridgefield, , CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1847, Harrison, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Joanna STEBBINS,   b. 5 Apr 1768, Ridgefield, , CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1825 
    Family ID  F207  Group Sheet
     
    SPOUSE  CORNELIUS HORTON,   b. 20 May 1788,   d. 25 May 1874, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1823  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Stephen Keeler HORTON,   b. Abt 1825,   d. 22 May 1860
     2. Ann Elizabeth HORTON,   b. Aug 1826,   d. 25 Jan 1906, White Plains, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Abigail K. HORTON,   b. 25 Sep 1829,   d. 11 Jan 1884
    >4. Edwin Keeler HORTON,   b. Abt 1830, , , New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1904, , Westchester County, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
    >5. Jacob C. HORTON,   b. Sep 1835,   d. 1906-1910
    Last Modified  16 May 2008 
    Family ID  F129  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Aug 1850 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Aug 1860 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 30 Aug 1870 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1871 - Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - New York Times - 18 Oct 1871 - New York City, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Oct 1871 - Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, Westchester, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMuseum - DAR Museum: Quilt by Orrella Keeler - - Washington, DC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Oct 1871 - Quaker Burying Ground - Purchase, Westchester, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    DARMuseum-a0a0h4-a_8319.jpg    		DARMuseum-a0a0h4-a_8319.jpg
    Orrella Keeler quilt, DAR Museum
    Quilt DARMuseum.jpg    		Quilt DARMuseum.jpg
    Quilt made by Orrella Keeler Horton, DAR Museum
     
    Headstones
    Orrella Keeler    		Orrella Keeler
    Status: Located. Purchase Quaker Burial Ground
    Purchase, Westchester, New York
     
    Maps
    Town of Greenburgh, Westchester, New York - 1868 Map    		Town of Greenburgh, Westchester, New York - 1868 Map
    F.W. (Frederick W.) Beers, 1868; Cornelius Horton is shown on map as C. Horton.

    See the David Rumsey Collection at http://www.davidrumsey.com
     
  • Notes 
    • (Research):Born in Conn. according to 1900 census; Greenburgh; Jacob C. Horton's mother born Conn.
      ***************
      from Purchase Monthy Meeting,Westchester County, New York: Quaker Records:
      Cornelius Horton b 5-20-1788 d 5-25-1874 [her husband]
      Orella J Keeler b 4-13-1793 , dt - & Phebe d 10-17-1871
      Ch: Stephen K d 5-22-1860 , age 35y [her son]
      Orella J Keeler b 4-13-1793 , dt - & Phebe m Cornelius Horton
      Abigail Keeler b d 10-25-1851 , age 51y [her sister]
      Catharine b d 10-29-1863 , age 73y [her sister]
      Jonathan b d 10-2-1847 , age 84y 9m [her father]
      Phebe J b 1-26-1838 d 3-12-1908 [her niece, daughter of brother Edwin Keeler and Anna Griffin]

      ...although this appears to indicate Orella was daughter of - & Phebe, the note on these records says that "Some of the script was nearly indecipherable and was copied as it appeared." The Phebe Keeler in this record is too young to have been her mother.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Purchase Friends Cemetery, headstone (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S80] Purchase, Westchester Co., NY-Frances Spies, Frances Ferdnand Spies, (About Purchase Monthly Meeting, Westchester County, New York: Quaker RecordsThe original book is a transcription of notational abstracts made of monthly meeting records by John Cox, Jr. The original cards were left with the Haviland Record Room of New York Yearly Meeting who allowed them to be copied. Some of the script was nearly indecipherable and was copied as it appeared.), pg 71 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S305] Keeler Family, Wesley B. Keeler, (Gateway Press, Inc.), available at www.keelertavernmuseum.org., pg 104, 06 Sep 2009.
      i. ORELLA, b. 18 Apr. 1793

    4. [S38] 1850 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Roll: M432_615; Page: 10; Image: 22. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S21] 1860 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Roll: M653_881; Page: 0; Image: 184. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S24] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York; Roll: M593_1114; Page: 406; Image: 809. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S88] New York Times, Oct 18 1871, pg 5 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S185] The Quilt Index, (http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?pbd=DARMuseum-a0a0h4-a), http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?pbd=DARMuseum-a0a0h4-a (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S85] Obituary, New York Times; Oct 18, 1871; pg 5 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S185] The Quilt Index, (http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?pbd=DARMuseum-a0a0h4-a).

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