There are some very good webinars for researching and translating German documents on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. I will look for a link to one of the free ones.
Marci, I’m pretty good at my translation now after working with these records for the past three years. I had lots of help from the FB German translation group and then learned a lot on my own. Where are you Kaiser ancestors from? I have Kaiser ancestors in those German records I’ve been translating. My Kaisers are all Catholic so they are found in the Catholic church records. Chat with me if you want to. I’d love to know who your husband’s Kaisers are!
Here is the information my husband gleaned from the Nova Scotia archives. I am having fits trying to discern if John S. or James Samuel is in the line. I wish I could share it as a PDF. Hmm.
Descendants o f Johann Michael KEYSER
Generation N o . 1
1. JOHANN MICHAEL' KEYSER was born 1707 in Hesse - Darmstadt, Germany, and died 29 Jan 1775. He
married (1) ANNA. H e married (2) CATHERINE. She was born 1703 i n Germany.
Child of JOHANN KEYSER and ANNA is:
GEORGE SAMUEL? KEYSER, b. 1725, Anspach, Central Europe, Germany; d. 31 Oct 1775, Lunenburg.
Nova Scotia.
Children o f JOHANN KEYSER and CATHERINE are:
i i . JOHANN GEORGE? KEYSER, b. 1731, Hesse - Darmstadt, Germany.
i l i . THOMAS KAYSER KEYSER, b . 1741.
i v . ANNA MARGARETTA KEYSER, b. 1744, Hesse - Darmstadt, Germany.
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE SAMUEL? KEYSER (JOHANN MICHAEL') was born 1725 in Anspach, Central Europe, Germany, and
died 31 Oct 1775 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He married ANNA ELIZABETH KLASSEN 05 Nov 1753 i n
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. She was born 1735 in Groningen, Central Europe, Germany, and died 28 Aug 1805 in
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Children o f GEORGE K E Y S E R a n d ANNA K L A S S E N a r e :
3. i . JOHN MICHAEL KEYSER.
i i . JOHANNES JOHN CONRAD CASPER KEYSER, b. 03 Aug 1755.
i i i . BARBARA KEYSER.
i v . CHRISTINA BARBARA KEYSER, b . 1757.
V . JOHANN ADAM KEYSER, b. 23 Oct 1753.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN MICHAEL? KEYSER (GEORGE SAMUEL?, JOHANN MICHAEL') He married ANN MARGARETHA WEYLER
02 Sep 1777.
Child of JoHN KEYSER and ANN WEYLER is:
i . JOHN JACOB KEIZER, b. 22 Aug 1779, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; d. 08 Apr 1865, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Generation No. 4
4. JOHN JACOBA KEIZER (JOHN MICHAEL' KEYSER, GEORGE SAMUEL, JOHANN MICHAEL') was born 22 Aug
1779 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and died 08 Apr 1865 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He married (1) LUCY ROUAH
09 Sep 1806 in Chester, Nova Scotia. She was born 1785, and died 01 May 1815 in Chester, Nova Scotia. He
married (2) MARGARET GARRISON 26 Jan 1822, daughter of ABRAHAM GARRISON and EVA WAMBOLDT.
She was born 23 Jun 1797.
Children o f JOHN KEIZER and MARGARET GARRISON are:
5 .
6.
i . JOHN S.5 KEIZER, b. 22 Nov 1822, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; d. 01 Oct 1910.
ii. JAMES SAMUEL KEIZER, b. 10 Sep 1833, Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia; d. 20 Jun 1913, Hillside Cem, Port
Bickerton, Nova Scotia.
7 . iii.
GEORGE SAMUEL KEIZER, b. 30 Nov 1826, Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia.
i v.
WILLIAM HERBERT KEIZER, b. 23 Mar 1831, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; d. 22 May 1921, Donaldson,
Prince Edward Island.
9 . v . JOHN JOSEPH KEIZER, b. 24 May 1824, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.
AI Has so much potential that it's frightening!
Paul, It sure does.
So much new technology. It’s hard to keep up!
Yep, and I only tried three of them!!
There are some very good webinars for researching and translating German documents on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. I will look for a link to one of the free ones.
Okay, here's a free one: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/working-with-german-vital-records-you-find-on-myheritage/?category=places&subcategory=germany&free=1&sortby=newest
I have attended a couple because I'm hoping to find BMD information for my husband's Rudolf and Kaiser ancestors. One presenter uses Transkribus: https://www.transkribus.org/en/ai-text-recognition
Marci, I’m pretty good at my translation now after working with these records for the past three years. I had lots of help from the FB German translation group and then learned a lot on my own. Where are you Kaiser ancestors from? I have Kaiser ancestors in those German records I’ve been translating. My Kaisers are all Catholic so they are found in the Catholic church records. Chat with me if you want to. I’d love to know who your husband’s Kaisers are!
I will! Need to go to the laptop for that information.
At least Claude gave you an honest answer, hahaha.
Really! I felt like responding - "No kidding. Of course it's hard to read!!"
Here is the information my husband gleaned from the Nova Scotia archives. I am having fits trying to discern if John S. or James Samuel is in the line. I wish I could share it as a PDF. Hmm.
Descendants o f Johann Michael KEYSER
Generation N o . 1
1. JOHANN MICHAEL' KEYSER was born 1707 in Hesse - Darmstadt, Germany, and died 29 Jan 1775. He
married (1) ANNA. H e married (2) CATHERINE. She was born 1703 i n Germany.
Child of JOHANN KEYSER and ANNA is:
GEORGE SAMUEL? KEYSER, b. 1725, Anspach, Central Europe, Germany; d. 31 Oct 1775, Lunenburg.
Nova Scotia.
Children o f JOHANN KEYSER and CATHERINE are:
i i . JOHANN GEORGE? KEYSER, b. 1731, Hesse - Darmstadt, Germany.
i l i . THOMAS KAYSER KEYSER, b . 1741.
i v . ANNA MARGARETTA KEYSER, b. 1744, Hesse - Darmstadt, Germany.
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE SAMUEL? KEYSER (JOHANN MICHAEL') was born 1725 in Anspach, Central Europe, Germany, and
died 31 Oct 1775 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He married ANNA ELIZABETH KLASSEN 05 Nov 1753 i n
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. She was born 1735 in Groningen, Central Europe, Germany, and died 28 Aug 1805 in
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Children o f GEORGE K E Y S E R a n d ANNA K L A S S E N a r e :
3. i . JOHN MICHAEL KEYSER.
i i . JOHANNES JOHN CONRAD CASPER KEYSER, b. 03 Aug 1755.
i i i . BARBARA KEYSER.
i v . CHRISTINA BARBARA KEYSER, b . 1757.
V . JOHANN ADAM KEYSER, b. 23 Oct 1753.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN MICHAEL? KEYSER (GEORGE SAMUEL?, JOHANN MICHAEL') He married ANN MARGARETHA WEYLER
02 Sep 1777.
Child of JoHN KEYSER and ANN WEYLER is:
i . JOHN JACOB KEIZER, b. 22 Aug 1779, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; d. 08 Apr 1865, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Generation No. 4
4. JOHN JACOBA KEIZER (JOHN MICHAEL' KEYSER, GEORGE SAMUEL, JOHANN MICHAEL') was born 22 Aug
1779 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and died 08 Apr 1865 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He married (1) LUCY ROUAH
09 Sep 1806 in Chester, Nova Scotia. She was born 1785, and died 01 May 1815 in Chester, Nova Scotia. He
married (2) MARGARET GARRISON 26 Jan 1822, daughter of ABRAHAM GARRISON and EVA WAMBOLDT.
She was born 23 Jun 1797.
Children o f JOHN KEIZER and MARGARET GARRISON are:
5 .
6.
i . JOHN S.5 KEIZER, b. 22 Nov 1822, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; d. 01 Oct 1910.
ii. JAMES SAMUEL KEIZER, b. 10 Sep 1833, Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia; d. 20 Jun 1913, Hillside Cem, Port
Bickerton, Nova Scotia.
7 . iii.
GEORGE SAMUEL KEIZER, b. 30 Nov 1826, Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia.
i v.
WILLIAM HERBERT KEIZER, b. 23 Mar 1831, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; d. 22 May 1921, Donaldson,
Prince Edward Island.
9 . v . JOHN JOSEPH KEIZER, b. 24 May 1824, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.