Kammala wannan jumla: An haifi Kersten a Maastricht a ranar 19 ga Janairu 1789. Ya yi aiki na wasu shekaru a matsayin malamin Helenanci a makarantar sakandare a birnin. A cikin 1821 ya zama editan jaridar yau da kullun "Courrier de la Meuse", mallakar Dieudonné Stas. Katolika ta hanyar imani, a cikin
Juyin Juya Halin Belgium Kersten ya kasance memba na Kungiyar Tsarin Mulki a Liège wanda ya haɗu da Katolika da Liberal adawa da gwamnatin William I na Netherlands. A cikin 1834 ya bar "Courrier de la Meuse" don ƙaddamar da nasa bita na kowane wata, "Journal historique et littéraire". Ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin mai bugawa da bugawa, musamman na littattafan liturgical. Ya mutu a Liège a ranar 5 ga Janairu 1865.