| ![Show Contents]() Gesler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Gesler familyThe surname Gesler was first found in Switzerland, where the family came from the estate of Grueningen in the canton of Zurich, and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status through their great contributions to society. Early History of the Gesler familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gesler research. Another 190 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1307, 1618, 1673, 1697, 1704, 1707, 1715, 1734, 1740, 1745, 1773, 1783 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Gesler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gesler Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gessler, Gesler, Gesseler, Giselherr, Geseller and others. Early Notables of the Gesler familyNotables of the time with the surname Gesler were Georg Gsell (1673-1740), Swiss Baroque painter, art consultant and art dealer. He was born in St. Gallen where he married his first wife in 1697. They moved to Amsterdam in 1704 where their fifth daughter Katharina was born in 1707. His wife died and he remarried Anna Horstmans, but divorced her in 1715. Gsell died, aged 67, in St. Petersburg and his wife...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gesler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Adam Gesler, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 1
- Matthew Gesler, who landed in Virginia in 1745 1
- Friederich Gesler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
- Henry Gesler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
Gesler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Martin Gesler, who arrived in Arkansas in 1889 1
- 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)
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Gesler migration to the United States 
