Ezekiel Kelsey House
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The Ezekiel Kelsey House is a historic landmark in the town of Berlin
Berlin, Connecticut
Berlin is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,866 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and industrial, and served by the Amtrak station of the same name...

, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. It is located at 429 Beckley Road.

The house was owned by Ezekiel Kelsey, who was the sixth of eleven children born to John Kelsey and Mary Buck.

Ezekiel was born in Wethersfield
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag...

, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 on January 16, 1713. He died on April 12, 1795 in Berlin, Connecticut.

He married Sarah Allis (1715–1798) on January 13, 1741 in Wethersfield.

The Ezekiel Kelsey House was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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 on September 16, 1977.

The home of Ezekiel Kelsey's brother, Enoch Kelsey
Enoch Kelsey House
The Enoch Kelsey House is a historic home in Newington, Connecticut.-As a private home:The house was built by Enoch Kelsey and his son, David Kelsey. Enoch was a farmer and tinsmith. Enoch was born August 12, 1717 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married Mary Bidwell, and together they had...

 is also a historic home, in Newington
Newington, Connecticut
Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 29,306. The Connecticut Department of Transportation has its headquarters in Newington....

, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

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