George Philip Keister (1749 - 1834)

Born 8 Feb 1749 in Durstel, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

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Died 15 Dec 1834 at age 85 in Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Upon, coming to America from Strassburg, Germany, that land having long been the family home, George Philip Keister in 1768 settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, ten years later moving to Westmoreland county, where he purchased about three hundred and fifty acres of land from the heirs of William Penn. He erected a log home on these premises, and gradually cleared it of its growth of timber, there passing his remaining years. He is buried in the Denmark Manor Cemetery, a monument being reared upon his grave in 1913 by his many descendants. He married, among his sons being Daniel, of whom further.

Name

Name: George Philip /Keister/^[1]

Birth

Birth Date: 8 February 1749

Place: Durstel, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France^[2]

Death

Death: Age: 85

Date: 15 December 1834

Place: Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania^[3]

Burial

Burial Place: Export, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA^[4]

Christening (9 Feb 1748/1749) Betwiller Lutheran Church, Durstel, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Burial (ABT. 17 NOV 1834) Denmark Manor Churchyard, Westmoreland Co., PA

Corporal George Philip Keister served with Westmoreland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

George Philip Keister is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A065668.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1379454109 APID: 1,70573::6729805
2. ↑ Source: #S-1379454109 APID: 1,70573::6729805
3. ↑ Source: #S-1379454109 APID: 1,70573::6729805
4. ↑ Source: #S-1379454109 APID: 1,70573::6729805

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 March 2018, 15:53), entry for Johann George Philip Keister(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LQ5D-T6K); contributed by various users.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #31740707
• Repository: R-1577866792 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 1, p. 202-204)
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Oct 2020), "Record of George Kester", Ancestor # A065668.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kevin Craig for creating WikiTree profile Keister-194 through the import of Kevin_2010-02-28.ged on Dec 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kevin and others.