The chesley Surname
chesley Name Meaning and History
- English: habitational name from a place in Kent named Chesley, from the Old English personal name Cæcca + Old English leah ‘woodland clearing’.
- Possibly an Americanized form of German Schüssler (see Schuessler).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| William P. Chesley |
 NLDBoston
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| John A Chesley b. Illinois |
klmiketa
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| info on father | carolyn chesley | 1 |
| CHESLEY Josephine 1887-1984 |
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| Chesley/Davis | Kenneth Davis | 2 |
| George Chesley, NH > RI> California |
sandrabordelon
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| Picture of Chesley coat of arms | Sara Spencer Radcliffe | 24 |
| John Chesley (1805-1867) of Rochester, NH |
ramckee1
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| Isaac Chelsey of NH |
cummins_1
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| Harry L. Chesley born 1860 WV died post 1930 Wash Co., PA son of Isaac Chesley |
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