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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. | 31 | 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. |
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