Abraham Hershey^[1]

1740 - 1811  (71 years)

• Name	Abraham Hershey
  Birth	1740	Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Revolutionary War
  Death	12 Jun 1811	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Landis Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I19886	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Bollinger, Hackman, Miller, Lane, Kenege, Royer 1
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Christian Hershey,   b. 1692   d. 1745 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Esther Egli,   b. 1695   d. 1792 (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F11425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Groff Landis,   b. 9 Oct 1743, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Dec 1781, Roseville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	1763	Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	+ 1. Mary Hershey,   b. 12 Mar 1763, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Nov 1856, Williamsville, Erie County, New York, USA (Age 93 years)   2. Anna Hershey,   b. 23 Feb 1765, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Feb 1850, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)   3. Elizabeth Hershey,   b. 18 Sep 1766, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Dec 1832, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)   4. Benjamin Hershey,   b. 20 Oct 1766, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Nov 1815, Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 49 years)   5. Esther Hershey,   b. 1767, Pennsylvania, USA   6. Barbara Hershey,   b. 3 Mar 1769, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Dec 1828, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)   7. Catharine (Long) Hershey,   b. 13 Jul 1771, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Sep 1849, Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)   8. Abraham Landis Hershey,   b. 3 Mar 1774, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1839, Creswell, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)   9. Christian B Hershey,   b. 16 Jan 1777, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Aug 1853, Lisbon, Linn County, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years)   10. Andrew Greider Hershey,   b. 29 Jun 1778, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Apr 1868, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)   11. E Hershey,   b. 1781, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1781, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)   12. L Hershey,   b. 1781, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1781, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)   13. Rebecca Hershey,   b. 14 Apr 1781, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Nov 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Christian & Esther Egli Hershey. Father of Anna Hershey Frick who married John Herr Frick in 1786 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Also father of Esther, Catharine, Elizabeth, and Abraham Hershey. The following service info was found and submitted by Jim Wile # 48425137...... DAR Ancestor: # A054515 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE PENNSYLVANIA Service source: PENNSYLVANIA ARCH, 5th SER, VOL 7, P 865 with CAPT WEYBRIGHT, COL ROSS, 1782, MILITIA Son of Christian & Esther Egli Hershey. Father of Anna Hershey Frick who married John Herr Frick in 1786 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Also father of Esther, Catharine, Elizabeth, and Abraham Hershey. The following service info was found and submitted by Jim Wile # 48425137...... DAR Ancestor: # A054515 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE PENNSYLVANIA Service source: PENNSYLVANIA ARCH, 5th SER, VOL 7, P 865 with CAPT WEYBRIGHT, COL ROSS, 1782, MILITIA

  
  

• Sources

  [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1088354776/abraham-hershey-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Abraham Hershey&lt;br&gt;Birth names: Abraham HersheyRev. Abraham HersheyAbraham A Hershey&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1740 - Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Groff Landis - 1763 - Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 11 1811 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Burial: Hershey Family Cemetery, Manheim Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Christian Hershey</a>, <a>Esther Hershey (born Egli)</a>&lt;br&gt;Spouses: <a>Elizabeth Groff Hershey (born Landis)</a>, <a>Magdalena Landis</a>, <a>Anna or Hershey (born Miller)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Benjamin Hershey</a>, <a>Andrew Greider Hershey</a>, <a>Rebecca Hershey</a>, <a>Rev. Abraham Landis Hershey</a>, <a>L. Hershey</a>, <a>Anna Frick (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Mary Long (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Barbara No_ Spouse (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Elizabeth Erb (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Rev. Christian B. Hershey</a>, <a>Esther Hershey</a>, <a>E Hershey</a>, <a>Catherine Long (born Hershey)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Elizabeth Risser (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Barbara Hershey</a>, <a>Anna Elizabeth Herr (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Mary Neff (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Mary Barbara Herr (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Ada or Addah Erisman (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Christian Hershey</a>, <a>Esther Herr (born Hershey)</a>, <a>Benjamin Hershey</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116741236/abraham-hershey.