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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1917)
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KEITH, David, old age, [died] July 3, 1812, a. 84, C.R.1.
- ↑ East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1917)
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KEITH, David, ch. Joseph and Susanna, bp. Sept. 24, 1738, C.R.I.
- 1760 Rolling and slitting mill established on the River by David Keith and his younger brother George. [Mattfield Allen, Hist of East Bridgewater]
1812 David Keith died. His sons Levi and Zenas carry on.
- In an unusual number of deeds in the year 1785, David Keith transfers the entire Keith family homestead "and all the buildings thereon" to his eldest son, Levi. In these deeds, David duly mentions the fact that Levi resides in the "old house he is improving" (currently 480 North Central Street) and second son Zenas (b. 1766) has possession of the dwelling house "northerly of the Slitting Mill road". It should be noted that David Keith built a large home (currently 492 North Central Street) in 1785, after his second marriage to Charity Kingman Brett, and had two more sons. Abruptly, in November of 1791, Levi Keith returns all those properties and buildings back to the possession of David Keith. It is possible that these transactions were prompted by a pending lawsuit against David's younger brother John Keith, whom David had involved in his business dealings. (John Keith's property was seized in 1790 and given to the Plaintiff in the case. Prior to the seizure, however, David Keith had paid John to disclaim any inheritance from their father, Joseph Keith.) It could be surmised that these transactions were completed to protect the family's homestead.
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