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Name: Benjamin HERSHEY
Sex: M
Birth: 1696 in Friedelsheim, Germany ^b
Death: 29 Jul 1789 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania ^d

Parents:

Father:
Christian HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1664 in Canton Bern, Switzerland Death: 1729

Mother:

Adelheid STAUFFER

Family:
Marriage:

Mary (HERSHEY) on 1 .^m1
Mary (HERSHEY)

Children:

Maria HERSHEY Death: 1780
Elizabeth HERSHEY
Mary HERSHEY
Magdalena HERSHEY
Christian HERSHEY Birth: 21 Feb 1719 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 21 Nov 1782 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Ann Elizabeth HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1728
Benjamin HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1730 Death: 1812

Marriage:

Magdalena ROHT on 2 .^m2
Magdalena ROHT

Bibliography

Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol I. Provo, UT: author, 1995. LMHS Ref E184.M45.D3 1995 v1. LDS Film#1573238#15. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007956425 images 739-959. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p[0-9]*].
Ellis, Franklin, History of Lancaster County. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883. M-LH UMI LH571. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288388. Volume 2 available at http://archive.org/details/historyoflancast02elli Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p[0-9]*].
Hostetter, Richard L, Descendents of Jacob and Anna Hostetter of Engleside, Lancaster County, PA. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1984. LMHS CS71.H8311 1984. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HostetterRL HOSTETTER p[0-9]*].
Mason, Floyd R, Hershey Family Tree of Pennsylvania. Bridgewater, VA: author, 2002. NYPL APV (Hershey) 05-3375. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mason HERSHEY p[0-9]*].
Sider, E Morris, More than Names: A Story of John and Barbara Martin. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, unk. JSMB 929.273 M364s Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sider MARTIN p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p9],
place:: [Ref: Mason HERSHEY p9],
parents:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p9]; Christian HERSHEY & Oade ___ [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p868]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p9],
place:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary (HERSHEY)

date:: first marriage of Benjamin [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p10],
names:: Benjamin HERSHEY & Mary ___ [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p10]

Sources with Information about marriage to Magdalena ROHT

date:: second marriage of Benjamin [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p10],
names:: [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p868]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

children:: Benjamin, Elizabeth (Landes), and Mary (Neff) [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p868]

Research Notes:
Mennonite Preacher [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p868]
Mennonite Bishop [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210]

Pedigree of Benjamin HERSHEY
                                     /-----Andrew HIRSHI
                            /-----Andrew HIRSHI
                           |         \-----Barbli SCHENK
                   /-----Isaac HIRSHI
                  |         \-----Christina DANNER
          /-----Christian HERSHI
         |         \-----Elisabeth SCHMIDT
/-----Christian HERSHEY
Benjamin HERSHEY
|         /-----Daniel STAUFFER
\-----Adelheid STAUFFER

Descendants of Benjamin HERSHEY

1. Benjamin HERSHEY m1. Mary (HERSHEY) m2. Magdalena ROHT

m. Mary (HERSHEY)

2+ Maria HERSHEY m1. Jacob MUSSER m2. Benedicht MELLINGER

3 Elizabeth HERSHEY

4+ Mary HERSHEY m. Christian BRUBAKER

5 Magdalena HERSHEY m. Christian BRUBAKER

6+ Christian HERSHEY m1. Barbara HOSTETTER m2. Anna HERNLEY

7+ Ann Elizabeth HERSHEY m1. Jacob HOSTETTER m2. Henry WEAVER

8 Benjamin HERSHEY m. Magdalena STAUFFER

m. Magdalena ROHT father: Ulrich ROHT

2nd generation

2. Maria HERSHEY m1. Jacob MUSSER m2. Benedicht MELLINGER