Arthur Kesler (1866 - 1949)

Born 3 Feb 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Died 11 Jan 1949 at age 82 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

In 1880, Arthur was a schoolboy living with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah. ^[1]

Arthur and Harriet Taylor were married 27 Dec 1888 in Salt Lake City. ^[2] They emigrated to Canada in 1900 and in 1901 was living with Harriet and 7 children in Alberta. ^[3] By 1906, there were 2 more children. ^[4] In 1911, they were farming tin the Medicine Hat district. ^[5] They were in the Lethbridge district in 1916. ^[6] In 1935, Arthur and his wife crossed the US border at Sweetgrass, Montana, planning to spend 30 days with a brother in Salt Lake City. HIs son Arthur was then living in Diamond City, Alberta. ^[7]

Arthur died 11 Jan 1949 (aged 82) in Lethbridge, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. ^[8]

LDS

Ancestral File Number: 1735-46

LDS Baptism:

Date: 1874

LDS Endowment:

Date: 18 APR 1900

LDS Sealing Child:

Status: BIC

Child of Family: @F240@

H:IF2990

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSK-M9R : 15 July 2017), Arthur Kesler in household of Frederick Kesler, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 47, sheet 131B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,337.
2. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GK-5BW : 31 July 2017), Arthur Kesler and Harriet Taylor, 1888.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHRN-5RJ : 16 December 2019), Arthur Kesler, Alberta, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
4. ↑ "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVH-5V6 : 1 April 2016), Aurther Kesler, 12, Alberta, Alberta, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-KZ6M : 16 March 2018), Arthur Kesler, 1911; citing Census, Medicine Hat Sub-Districts 1-11, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,653.
6. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM55-7YG : 11 March 2018), Arthur Kessler in household of Iscie Davis, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 6, line 24; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,967.
7. ↑ "Montana Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals and Departures, 1923-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W63X-3LMM : 14 April 2020), Arthur Kesler, 1936.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2020), memorial page for Arthur Kesler (3 Feb 1866–11 Jan 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #107736028, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by Linnea Perris (contributor 47226611) .

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Kesler-70 created through the import of alice.ged on Feb 8, 2012 by Alice Neff.

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