Brief Life History of Magdaline
When Magdaline Keller was born on 27 May 1795, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, her father, Jacob Keller, was 25 and her mother, Mary Magdalena Rinker, was 21.
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Spouse and Children
1791– Male
1795– Female
Parents and Siblings
1769–1860 Male
1773–1844 Female
Siblings (24)
1792–1840 Female
1794–1838 Female
1794–1844 Female
1795– Female
1798– Female
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World Events (3)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1803
Age 8
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 17
Name Meaning
German and Danish: from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman, cellar master’ (from Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber, pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Russia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, and Croatia.
English: occupational name from Middle English keller ‘maker of cauls or kells (women's close-fitting caps or headdresses)’, a derivative of Middle English calle, kelle.
Irish: variant of Kelleher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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