John Peter Keller and Rachel [Unk]

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Husband John Peter Keller ^{1 2}

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           Born: 28 Sep 1776 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 1 Oct 1850 or 1859 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Carl Andrew Keller (1750-1803) 2
         Mother: Barbara Judith Bigler (1755-1831) 2

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Catharine Schaeffer (1774-1842) 1 2

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Wife Rachel [Unk] ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: Abt 1872
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   Other Spouse: William Cochran (      -      ) 3

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Peter Keller

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He learned the trade of a brass-founder, located at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1796. In 1801 he established himself in business as brass-founder and rope-maker, which proved successful, and afterwards in general merchandising.
He was a member of the borough council almost continuously from 1810 to 1824, and was quite prominent and influential in the public affairs of his day. He was identified with nearly all the early enterprises of the town, such as the Harrisburg Bridge Company, Harrisburg and Middletown Turnpike Company, and at his death was the last survivor of the original board of directors of the Harrisburg Bank. He was also one of the founders of the Lutheran church in Harrisburg.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 512.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 341.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 343.