Michael Kasler was born 1758 in the province of Hess, Germany. He immigrated to America ca. 1866 as a Hessian soldier. Michael married Susanna Minkler sometime prior to the year 1788. They lived in Vermont and were the parents of three known children. Descendants lived in Ohio, Vermont, Michigan, West Virginia and elsewhere.

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