Keeler was born on September 22, 1887, in Brooklyn, New York City.[1] He was the son of John Foster Keeler and Mary Gazetta Foster. He was a descendant of Ralph Keeler, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk.[1] He served in the U.S. Army during World War I.[1][3]
^ abcde"Anson Foster Keeler". Retrieved 2015-05-06. ... also known as Anson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 22, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry owner; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1927–31; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut state comptroller, 1933–35. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown.
^"Anson Foster Keeler". Grand Lodge of Connecticut A.F. & A.M. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-06. ... Going into World War I in 1917 as a private, he came back from France in 1919 as a Second Lieutenant and retired from the State service in 1930 as Colonel of the Finance Department. ...