Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Keller was born on 2 September 1833, in Weinfelden, Thurgau, Switzerland, his father, Johann Heinrich Keller, was 38 and his mother, Anna Elisabetha Rutishauser, was 38. He married Susanna Hafter on 11 May 1858, in Weinfelden, Thurgau, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 6 May 1882, in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- John Keller, "United States Census, 1870"
- Johannes Keller, "Switzerland, Marriages, 1532-1910 "
- Johannes Keller, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1848
New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.
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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