Christian Keller

1743 - 1757  (14 years)

• Name	Christian Keller
  Born	10 Sep 1743	Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Killed By Indians And Then Scalped
  Died	15 Sep 1757	Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I1188	Tegtmeyer Kenow Family
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Keller,   b. 15 Mar 1719, Schwarzenacker, Saarland, Germany ,   d. 17 Sep 1800, Pennsylvania  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Engle Drumm,   b. 15 Sep 1718, Ernstweiler, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 22 Apr 1802, Pennsylvania  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1742
  Family ID	F634	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  “The bloody body of his son (14 years old) found in a field at a distance from the house gave some light on the horrible event. Evidently that oldest son would also have been taken alive, but being fleet of foot, could not be captured. The probability is, that he first endeavored to hide in or behind the barn, and when that would not answer, ran across the field in the direction of Laurel Hill (Bucks-Berg) along the creek. This hill was covered thickly with evergreens--laurel, spruce, etc.--the only natural hiding place near. The Indian in pursuit of him, fearing that the neighborhood might be alarmed, shot and killed him with an arrow, then took his scalp as a trophy. Below at the roadside, a little south of a small stream of water, his body is said to be buried.”