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Tegtmeyer & Kenow Family History and Allied Lines
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1743 - 1757 (14 years)
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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 |
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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.”
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