Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Keller was born in 1803, in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, John Keller, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 26. He married Mariam Petrie in 1830, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States in 1820. He died on 16 December 1886, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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- Abram Keller, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Abram Keller, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Abraham Keller, "United States Census, 1820"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1817
Established in 1817.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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