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John Kessler 1806–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1806

Birth Location: Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Father: John Kistler

Mother: Susannah Kistler

Spouse(s): Lydia Coffman

Children(s): Caroline Kessler

John Kessler was born in 1806 in Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John George Kistler And Susannah Kistler. John Kessler married Lydia Kitty Coffman, and had children including Caroline Kessler. John Kessler passed away in 1872 in Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Kessler was born in 1806 in Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John George Kistler And Susannah Kistler.
  • John Kessler married Lydia Kitty Coffman, and had children including Caroline Kessler.
  • John Kessler passed away in 1872 in Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

John Kessler's Ancestors

Self
John Kessler
1806–1872
Birth Place: Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John George Kistler
1753–1821
Albany, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Susannah Kistler
1770–1839
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Johann (George) Kistler
1720–1767
Germany
Anna (Maria Dorothea) Levan
1722–1778
Fricktal, Canton, Aargau, Switzerland (Palatinate-Swiss Germ, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Abraham LeVan
1698–1779
Catherine Weimer
1706–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Levan
1680–1768
Ella LeBeau
1676–1785

John Kessler's Descendants

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John Kessler (abt 1806–1872) m. Lydia (Kitty) Coffman (1810–22 Feb 1848)
  1. 1. Caroline Kessler 1837–1884 m. John (David) Coffman 1832–1905
    1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Coffman 1867–1923 m. Charles Vann 1865–1933
      1. 1. Howard (Taft Vann) Sr 1908–1999 m. Rhetta (Frances) Barb 1918–2010

John Kessler's Timeline

2 Records

1806
abt 1806
Birth of John Kessler in Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1872
1872
Age 66
Death of John Kessler in Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1806
    Event Place: Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

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