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  • Name: Joseph SCHENK
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 12 Oct 1779 in Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 27 Dec 1857 in Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John SCHENK Birth: 20 Jan 1740 in Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 10 Apr 1815 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Barbara HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1744 in Elizabeth Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1786

Family:
Marriage:
  • Veronica OBER on 17 Oct 1802 .m1
  • Veronica OBER Birth: 19 Jan 1784 in Rapho Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 23 Apr 1856 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Margaret SCHENK Birth: Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: After 1835
  2. Johannes SCHENK Birth: 2 Feb 1803 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 27 Oct 1804 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Jacob SCHENK Birth: 6 Jan 1805 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 6 Jan 1874
  4. Barbara SCHENK Birth: 16 Sep 1805 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 6 Oct 1871
  5. Elizabeth SCHENK Birth: 5 Apr 1807 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 8 Jun 1884
  6. Frances SCHENK Birth: 4 Nov 1812 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Apr 1887 in Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Joseph R SCHENK Birth: 23 Mar 1814 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 28 Jul 1893
  8. Mary SCHENK Birth: 13 Dec 1815 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 11 Aug 1892
  9. Magdalena SCHENK Birth: 2 Apr 1817 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Jan 1894
  10. Catherine SCHENK Birth: 19 Nov 1818 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 26 Mar 1883
  11. Rebecca SCHENK Birth: Abt 1819 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: Abt 1845
  12. Nancy SCHENK Birth: 27 Jan 1820 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Mar 1842 in Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  13. Sarah SCHENK Birth: 2 Nov 1824 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 18 Jan 1901
  14. Lydia SCHENK Birth: 2 Dec 1826 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 28 Jun 1907
  15. Susanna SCHENK Birth: 28 Feb 1829 in Buffalo Springs, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Death: 10 Aug 1915

Bibliography
  1. Shenk, Ellis, Harry Longenecker Shenk family, private email 7/8/2010. Author address ellisshenk at sprintmail dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ellis Shenk 7/8/2010].
  2. 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Ellis Shenk 7/8/2010, Mason HERSHEY p20],
place:
[Ref: Mason HERSHEY p20]
Buffalo Springs, Pennsylvania [Ref: Ellis Shenk 7/8/2010],
parents:
[Ref: Ellis Shenk 7/8/2010, Mason HERSHEY p20]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Mason HERSHEY p20],
place:
[Ref: Mason HERSHEY p20]
Sources with Information about marriage to Veronica OBER
date:
[Ref: Mason HERSHEY p20],
child:
[Ref: Ellis Shenk 7/8/2010]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Joseph SCHENK
          /-----Michael SCHENK
 /-----John SCHENK
|         \-----Anna RASSI
Joseph SCHENK
|                                                      /-----Andrew HIRSHI
|                                             /-----Andrew HIRSHI
|                                            |         \-----Barbli SCHENK
|                                    /-----Isaac HIRSHI
|                                   |         \-----Christina DANNER
|                           /-----Christian HERSHI
|                          |         \-----Elisabeth SCHMIDT
|                  /-----Hans HERSHI
|         /-----Christian HERSHEY
 \-----Barbara HERSHEY
         |         /-----Christian BOMBERGER
          \-----Barbara BOMBERGER
                   \-----Maria (BOMBERGER)



Descendants of Joseph SCHENK
1. Joseph SCHENK m. Veronica OBER
m. Veronica OBER father: Heinrich OBER mother: Veronica STAUFFER

2nd generation

8. Joseph R SCHENK m1. Elizabeth RISSER m2. Elizabeth BOWMAN
m. Elizabeth RISSER father: Peter Snyder RISSER mother: Elizabeth WITMER
m. Elizabeth BOWMAN

3rd generation

18. Peter K SCHENK m. Sarah KREIDER
m. Sarah KREIDER father: Tobias KREIDER

4th generation

24. Tobias K SHENK m. Emma LONGENECKER
m. Emma LONGENECKER father: Benjamin LONGENECKER

5th generation

29. Harry Longanecker SHENK m. Lovie I ENGEL
m. Lovie I ENGEL father: Franklin ENGLE mother: Katie Senora DRIES