Heinrich (Henry) KELLER

1708 - 1782  (74 years)

• Name	Heinrich (Henry) KELLER
  Birth	9 Jan 1708	Weierbach, Naumbaug, Offenburg, Baden, Germany
  Christening	9 Apr 1708	Walsheim (Ba. Zweibrücken), Bavaria, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LZJP-7PR
  MilitaryService	1779	Service Source: PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 13, P 74; 5TH SER, VOL 5, P 432   [1]
  	Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
  Name	Johannes Henrich KELLER  [1]
  _UID	EDDD3029D64648F9A421A644B3BF885881C3
  Death	18 Oct 1782	Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Burial	21 Oct 1782	Keller's Church Union Cemetery. Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I1143	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm KELLER,   b. 1682, Weierbach, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 1752, Germany (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Gertraut FLOHRI,   b. 12 Dec 1686, Weirbach, Naumburch, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany d. 4 Mar 1755, Nassau, Offenberg, Deggendorf, Niederbayern, Bavaria, Germany (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F536728977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Juliana KLEINDINST,   b. 1711, Weierbach, Naumbaug, Offenburg, Baden, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Oct 1728	Weingarten, Weingarten (Baden), Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1]
  Children	1. Johan Peter KELLER,   b. 20 Nov 1729, Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany d. 15 Sep 1738, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 8 years)   2. Col Johanes KELLER,   b. 28 Jan 1733, Naumburg, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen d. Nov 1792, Berks, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years)   3. Anna Maria KELLER,   b. 11 Nov 1733, Deggendorf, Niederbayern, Bavaria, Germany d. 10 Jun 1803, Guilford, North Carolina (Age 69 years)   4. Anna Margretha (Margaret) KELLER,   b. 2 Jun 1735, Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany d. 4 May 1767, Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (Age 31 years)   5. Maria Elizabeth KELLER,   b. 14 Nov 1737, Zell-Weierbach, Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 11 Dec 1773, Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (Age 36 years)   6. Elizabeth Barbara KELLER,   b. 14 Apr 1740, Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 1829 (Age 88 years)   7. Anna Maria KELLER,   b. 5 Nov 1742, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 20 Apr 1813 (Age 70 years)   8. John Henry KELLER,   b. 20 Jun 1745, Bucks, Pennsylvania d. 1748 (Age 2 years)   9. Johann Peter KELLER,   b. 13 Jul 1747, Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 1830, Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)   10. Dorothea Maria KELLER,   b. 2 Sep 1749, Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania d. 27 Mar 1816, Bucks, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years)   11. Christopher KELLER,   b. 15 Dec 1751, Bucks, Pennsylvania d. 8 Jul 1820, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years)   12. Heinrich KELLER,   b. 10 May 1755, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 26 Apr 1797, Bucks, Pennsylvania (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Heinrich Keller was born in Weierbach, Baden, Germany to Wilhelm Keller and Gertraut Unknown. He married Julianna Kleindinst on the 20th of October, 1728 and the couple had at least four children there. They were: John Peter, Johannes, Anna Margaretha, and Maria Elizabeth. In 1738 the family sailed for the new world. They boarded the ship Glasgow which left Rotterdam for Cowes in England, and then on to Philadelphia. They arrived on the 9th of September. They settled north of Philadelphia near Germantown in Bucks County where Heinrich was a founding member of the community. He helped to found Keller's church in the 1740s which is still in operation today. He would also acquire much land in the Bedminster and Haycock areas of Bucks which he passed down to his children. Heinrich and Julianna had another 7 children in Pennsylvania which were: Elizabeth Barbra, Anna Maria, John Henry, Johann Peter, Dorothea Maria, Christopher, and Heinrich Keller. John Heinrich Keller passed away on the 18th of October 1782. He was buried in the cemetery of Keller's Church in Bucks County Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Heinrich (Henry) KELLER, person ID LZJP-7PR. (Reliability: 3).