William John Keep and Frances Sarah Henderson

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Husband William John Keep ¹

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           Died: 30 Sep 1918 2
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         Father: Rev. Theodore John Keep (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary A. Thompson (      -      ) 3

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Wife Frances Sarah Henderson ¹

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           Born: 24 Dec 1844 1
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           Died: 30 Dec 1938 2
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         Father: William Gates Henderson (1821-1852) 4
         Mother: Hannah Isabelle Stewart (      -1886) 4

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Children

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1 F Helen Elizabeth Keep ²

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           Born: 10 Dec 1868 - Troy, Rensselaer Co, NY 2
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2 M William Henderson Keep ²

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           Born: 31 Mar 1870 2
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           Died: 2 Jul 1870 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Henry Keep ²

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           Born: 19 Jul 1872 - Troy, Rensselaer Co, NY
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         Spouse: Esther Durgin (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 28 Jun 1905 - Bangor, Penobscot Co, ME

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4 M John Keep ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William John Keep

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He was educated at Oberlin College and Union College (Schenectady, NY), where he received the degree of Civil Engineer­ing. He removed to Troy, NY, where he lectured to the senior class in Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute and was connected with the manufacturing plant of Fuller, Warren and Co. He removed to Detroit, MI, where he continued to reside during the remainder of his life. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a member of American Institute of Mining Engineers; Iron and Steel Institute (London, Eng.); International Association for Testing Materials; American Foundryman's Associa­tion; Franklin Institute; and Past President of the Detroit Society. He was an honorary member of the Rensselaer Society of Engineers and the Philadelphia Foundryman's Association. He was also a mem­ber of the Sons of the American Revolution, The Ohio Society, and the New England Society. He was an Elder in the Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church. He was the author of many scientific papers, most of which may be found in the published proceedings of the above societies. He was the author of "Cast Iron" published by John Wiley & Sons, NY. He manufactured a line of testing apparatus, and was general super­intendent of the Michigan Stove Co.

1 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 62.

2 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 107.

3 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 106.

4 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 33.