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Heinrich (Henry) KELLER

Heinrich (Henry) KELLER

Male 1708 - 1782  (74 years)

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  • Name Heinrich (Henry) KELLER 
    Born 9 Jan 1708  Weierbach, Naumbaug, Offenburg, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 9 Apr 1708  Walsheim (Ba. Zweibr?cken), Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE 
    Name Johannes Henrich KELLER  [1
    _UID EDDD3029D64648F9A421A644B3BF885881C3 
    Died 18 Oct 1782  Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 21 Oct 1782  Keller's Church Union Cemetery. Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1143  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

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

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

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