Michael KESSLER
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Vital Records, pg. 512, (FHL#974.817 H2r)
Will of Michael Kessler - Will Book #1, pg. 97
Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1730-1800
History to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, (FHL#974.817 H25)
Rootsweb.com
New FamilySearch, August 2012
1800 Census, Berks County, Pennsylvania, pg. 691
1810 Census, Lower Mahantongo, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, pg. 177
1820 Census, Lower Mahantongo, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, pg. 82
WILL: Will Date: 31 Jan 1820; Will Probate: 5 Apr 1825. NOTES: 1. Michael was a Private in Captain Ludwig's Company during the Revolutionary War. 2. Michael was a native of Berks County, but came to Schuylkill County in the year 1800. 3. He bought a tract of wild land, cleared a farm and built a mill. 4. He gave the site for the first school house and church in the township.
SOURCES: 1. (#044794) 1850 Schuylkill, PA Census BIRTH: Listed on Ordinance Index as 1809
SOURCES: 1. (#044794) 1850 Schuylkill, PA Census BIRTH: Listed on Ordinance Index as 1811
DEATH: Will Date: 21 Dec 1878; Will Probate: 9 Jan 1885, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. BURIAL: Buried in the Church of God Cemetery, Weishample, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania. OCCUPATION: Farmer
He married Maria Magdalena Grim 18 Apr 1783 at of Berks, Pennsylvania . Maria Magdalena Grim was born at Berks, Pennsylvania Abt 1770 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Margareth Kessler
born 5 Mar 1784.
George Kessler
born 19 Feb 1786.
Eva Kessler
born 1788.
Johannes Kessler
born 1790.
Abraham Kessler
born 1792.
Michael Kessler
born 21 Feb 1794.
Daniel Kessler
born 1796.
Michael Kessler died 5 Apr 1825 at Schuylkill, Pennsylvania .