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62. John HERSHEY was born on 21 May 1772 in Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, PA.111 He died on 23 Nov 1850.111 He was buried in Hershey Men. Cem (Old). Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. Ordained as a deacon before 1806.
Had seven Children. John HERSHEY and Anna HORST were married on 20 Mar 1802.111

63. Anna HORST was born on 3 Oct 1778 in Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa..111 She died on 28 Aug 1861.111 She was buried in Hershey Men. Cem (Old). Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. These are not the parents of John Hollinger. Children were:

i.

Jacob HERSHEY53 was born on 9 Mar 1803 in Paradise Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.53 He died on 12 Jul 1883 in Paradise Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.53,112 Ordained to the ministry and served for 40 years.

Judith Scott includes the following information:
!Birth: IGI Film 470984, Page 2220, Ord. 2911

!Jacob was a lifelong farmer of Paradise Township, residing about one mile
south of Paradise on the farm that was passed down to Elias Hershey, his son.
Jacob was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite Church in 1842, and
remained in the work until the close of his life.

!Information taken from "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage", October 1996, p. 33.

Jacob's death date and his age at death were published in the New Era, Lancaster County, Penn sylvania.

ii.

Magdalena HERSHEY was born on 15 Aug 1804 in Lancaster Co, PA.53 She died on 4 Jul 1857.53

iii.

Nancy Ann HERSHEY was born on 22 Oct 1805.113 She died on 13 Sep 1885.113 She was buried in Weaverland Cem, E Earl Twp, Lanc Co, PA.

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iv.

Veronica HERSHEY.

v.

John HERSHEY was born on 1 Oct 1810 in Salisbury Twp. Lancaster Co, PA.53 He died on 19 Mar 1869 in Rohrerstown, Lancaster Co., PA.53,114 He was buried in Hershey Men. Cem (Old). Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. Ordained as a deacon in 1855. Killed at a railroad crossing while returning
home from spring conference at Rohrerstown. Preacher Samuel Wenger was found
on the cow-catcher uninjured and the horse was uninjured.

vi.

Benjamin HERSHEY was born on 12 Apr 1812 in Lancaster Co, PA.53 He died on 22 Feb 1875.53

vii.

Joseph HERSHEY was born on 20 Nov 1816.111 He died on 17 Jul 1891.111 He was buried in Hershey Men. Cem (Old). Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.