Bessels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bessels family

The surname Bessels was 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.

Early History of the Bessels family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bessels research. Another 161 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1494, 1672, 1749, 1784, 1786, 1813 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Bessels History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bessels Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Bessels family

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846), a German astronomer, who was summoned by the King of Prussia to build an observatory at Koenigsberg, which Bessel directed from its...
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Bessels migration to the United States +

Bessels Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Lubbert Bessels, aged 26, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1651 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bessels (post 1700) +

Dr. Emil Bessels (1846-1888), German physician and Arctic explorer

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)