Koester History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

Koester Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Ludwick Koester, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2

Koester Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Henry Koester, who landed in Maryland in 1834 2
• Wilhelm Koester, who landed in Chile in 1850 2
• Ludolph Koester, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
• William Koester, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1855 2
• Adolph Koester, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Koester Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Heinrich Koester, who arrived in Quebec in 1850

• Robert Gregg "Bob" Koester (1932-2021), American record producer and businessman who was the founder and owner of Delmark Records, a jazz and blues independent record label
• Jolene Koester, American academic, 4th President of California State University, Northridge
• Helmut Koester (1926-2016), German-born American scholar of the New Testament and early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School
• Henry Koester, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948 3
• Grand Admiral Hans Ludwig Raimund von Koester (1844-1938), German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy
• Charles Beverley "Bev" Koester OC (1926-1998), Canadian naval officer, civil servant and Clerk of the Canadian House of Commons

Bismarck

• Harry Koester (1913-1941), German Maschinengefreiter Res. who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

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