When Johann Caspar Keller was born on 25 August 1736, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Hans Conrad Keller, was 30 and his mother, Barbara Glaar, was 33. He married Anna Margaret Cassell on 19 January 1768, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 24 December 1819, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 83.
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Historical Boundaries 1762: Frederick, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Washington, Maryland, United States
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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 .
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Possible Related NamesCaspar Keller m. Elizabeth in Will march/6/1837. Rec of wills vol 2-3. 1814-1840. Pennsylvania. + Berks Co. 1781 Union PA US Tax paid. This man has sons Caspar and George Keller from Will.
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