Louis Kessler
Honor Code SignatorySigned 20 Feb 2021 | 2,839 contributions | 44 thank-yous | 650 connections
Signed 20 Feb 2021 | 2,839 contributions | 44 thank-yous | 650 connections
I am researching my 4 grandparent lines:
- Leib Braunstein (1889-1924)
- Goldie (Fossaner) Kessler (1893-1961)
- Joseph German (1885-1959)
- Esther-Bayla (Goretsky) German (1889-1934)
My father's stepfather and first wife lines:
And my wife's 4 grandparent lines:
- Rochmiel Harry Kushner (1883-1927)
- Yetta Zaslowsky (1884-1926)
- Jack Furman (1898-1977)
- Eda Muchnik (1899-1985)
All Ashkenazi Jews from Romania or Russia. All 10 emigrated to Canada early 1900s.
See My Family Research and Unsolved Mysteries: https://www.lkessler.com/myfamily.shtml
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Louis Kessler
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of Toby (Braunstein) Kessler
and Bertha (Girman) Kessler
Brother of
[private sister (1950s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Nov 2017
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Biography
WikiTree Day Attendee: 2023
Louis was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and will likely live there all his life. He is married to Cheryl. They have two daughters.
Louis has a BSc Honours in Statistics and an MSc in Computer Science. He worked for 40 years for Manitoba Hydro and retired as manager of the Market Forecasting Department on his 60th birthday.
Louis has been interested in genealogy since about 1975, when a great aunt from California visited and started drawing out the family tree.
Louis was involved with the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada for over 20 years, and was a Board Member, head of the Genealogical Institute, led their cemetery photography project, developed their database search tool, was head of the Archives committee, Vice President, President, and Past President.
Louis is the developer of the genealogy program Behold at www.beholdgenealogy.com and the DNA Analysis program Double Match Triangulator at www.doublematchtriangulator.com - the latter having won 3rd place in the 2017 RootsTech Innovator's Showdown.
Louis has had his own personal website at www.lkessler.com since 1996. He has been blogging (mostly about genealogy and DNA stuff and genealogy software development) since 2002 at www.beholdgenealogy.com/blog.
Louis has been giving talks internationally about genealogy and DNA since 2012. Louis is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and of the Genealogical Speakers Guild.
Louis worked on his genealogy as a hobby until about 1999. From then until his retirement in 2016, Louis' genealogy was limited to collecting material for future analysis. After retiring, Louis got back to working on his own genealogy and this has become his ongoing passion.
Louis is excited to have discovered the WikiTree community and is looking forward to including his genealogy research in WikiTree.
Sources
- My own recollections
- Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Louis Kessler and his maternal first cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph German and Esther-Bayla Goretsky, their grandparents. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Close Family based on sharing 1047 cM across 35 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Louis Kessler and his second cousin once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Iosub Focsaner and Taube Sigal, the great grandparents of Louis and the second great grandparents of his cousin. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Close Family based on sharing 355 cM across 19 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Louis Kessler and his second cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Rivenu Braunstein and Adasia Meraru, their great grandparents. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Close Family based on sharing 202 cM across 11 segments.
- Thanks go to Emma MacBeath of www.MissingLinkDNA.com for doing the DNA statements for me (above) and for my ancestors.
Profiles elsewhere
- MyHeritage - This is where I have my primary tree: https://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-235328851/louis-kessler-mhsite
- Ancestry (requires Ancestry login to view) https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/tree/117502112/family/familyview?cfpid=260171327581
- FamilySearch (requires free FamilySearch login to view) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L85L-CVQ
- Geni https://www.geni.com/people/Louis-Kessler/6000000077468796234
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Louis's formal name
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Louis or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Louis or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Louis Kessler: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup Y-BY89987, FTDNA kit #574876, MitoYDNA ID T12037 [compare]
- Louis Kessler: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K1a1b1a, FTDNA kit #574876, MitoYDNA ID T12036 [compare]
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Louis Kessler:
23andMe, GEDmatch KA3596979 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KA3596979 [compare], Ancestry member Louis_Kessler
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KA3596979 [compare], FTDNA kit #574876
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch KA3596979 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch KA3596979 [compare]
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Louis:
- Highlights from Louis Kessler's WikiTree Challenge Jul 22, 2021.
- WikiTree Livecast (21 July 2021): Join us as we wrap up with Louis Kessler. Jul 19, 2021.
- WikiTree Challenge 28: Louis Kessler Jun 7, 2021.
Featured National Park champion connections: Louis is 20 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 21 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 20 degrees from George Catlin, 22 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 31 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 21 degrees from George Grinnell, 30 degrees from Anton Kröller, 23 degrees from Stephen Mather, 30 degrees from Kara McKean, 24 degrees from John Muir, 20 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 31 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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That's a nicely written and very comprehensive GEDCOMpare process guide.
Louis
One day I'll get my genealogy up on WikiTree. Too busy now with too many other projects going on.
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