Brief Life History of John Carl
When John Carl Keller was born on 12 June 1736, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Hans Georg "George" K Keller Sr, was 25 and his mother, Barbara Anna Hottel, was 22. He married Mary Anna Bowman in 1761, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1781. He died in 1798, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 62.
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- Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
- John Charles Kellar, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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Note: A John Keller is listed as follows; Frederick Co., 1764, Dunmore Co., 1774, 1775, 1776 and Shenandoah Co., 1783. (The counties had split off during this period) he likely never moved. Note: John …
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