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Kessler Family History
Kessler Genealogy & Family TreeKessler is an German name from the Rhineland, Germany, where the earliest known ancestor--Erbo Kesseler--was recorded in 1261. It comes from the Old German word kezzel which means "kettle" or "cauldron."
Other spellings include "Kesler," "Kesller," "Kesseler," "Kesseller," and "Kaessler." Notable people with the surname include American actor Ian Reed Kessler (500 Days of Summer, Dark House, Poster Boy), American football player Chad Kessler (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), and American baseball player Henry Kessler (Brooklyn Atlantics, Cincinnati Reds). The first Kessler to come to America was Johannes Kessler in New York in 1709.
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Kessler Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Emory Hamilton Kessler -- --, 1876 May 17, 1950 Pennsylvania
- Freida Kessler -- --, 1914 April 8, 2001
- Abraham Kessler -- --, 1778 January 8, 1857
- John Kessler -- --, 1788 June 28, 1861 Virginia
- Clara Estelle Kessler -- --, 1876 December 7, 1959 Virginia
Kessler Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jonathan Kessler -- --, 1809 November 3, 1893
- George Stocking Kessler -- --, 1837 December 0, 1932 New York
- Mary Susan Kessler -- --, 1833 September 6, 1875
- Salome Sarah Kessler -- --, 1794 August 10, 1886 North Carolina
- Ezra Norman Kessler -- --, 1908 October 16, 1970 Pennsylvania
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