Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Gessell was born on 26 August 1789, in Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Wilhelm William Gessell, was 44 and his mother, Dorothea Anna Heil, was 37. He married Margaret Geiger on 3 November 1814, in Fairfield, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 16 October 1846, in Dumontville, Greenfield Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Baugher Cemetery, Dumontville, Greenfield Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States.
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- Johannes Gesell, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- John Gasell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Johannes "John" Gessell, "Find A Grave Index"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): from the Middle English personal name Besel(le), which is of uncertain, probably ancient Germanic, origin.
German: variant of Bessel and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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