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Origins Available: German, Swiss

Where did the German Bessler family come from? What is the German Bessler family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bessler family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bessler family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bessel, Bessele, Beszel, Bezsel, Bessl, Bessli and many more.

First found in Switzerland, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The name derives form the designation Baseler, a person from the Swiss city of Basel.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bessler research. Another 300 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1494, 1672, 1749, 1784, 1786, 1813, and 1846 are included under the topic Early Bessler History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 51 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bessler Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bessler Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Christe Bessler, aged 23, landed in New York in 1854
  • Clara, Constantin and Adam Bessler, all of whom arrived in North America in 1873
  • Maria Bessler, age 31, came to New York State in 1898
  • Christopher Bessler, age 32, settled in New York State in 1898

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  • Heinrich Bessler (1900-1969), German musicologist who was a student of Gurlitt, Adler, Fischer and Ludwig
  • Albert Bessler (1905-1975), German film actor
  • Philip Rudolph Bessler (1913-1995), Canadian professional NHL hockey player


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  1. Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
  2. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  3. Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
  4. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  5. Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
  6. Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  7. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  8. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  9. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  10. Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
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The Bessler Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bessler Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 29 September 2010 at 12:00.

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