Johannes Gottfried Kessler

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MARYLAND. DAR Ancestor #: A020429

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@R100644989@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=112475980&pi... KESLER, John No Date - 24 Mar 1823 Age 95 Yrs 16 Days calc. b. 11 Mar 1728) Spouse of Eva Dorothea 'Dority' Leman.

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Arrived in Philadelphia, PA on the "Elizabeth" in 1751.

Left Maryland in 1791.

German

Member of the Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church at Trappe, New Providence TWP, PA.

Lived in Maryland during the entire American Revolution.

Served as a member of the Committee on Observation. The Committee on Observation exercised all the functions of government from the date of its organization to the formation of the State government in 1777. This service is said to qualify descendants for membership in the DAR and SAR.