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Name: Christian HERSHEY
Sex: M
Birth: 1692 ^b
Death: 1745 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania ^d

Parents:

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

Mother:

Adelheid STAUFFER

Family:
Marriage:

Esther EGLI .^m1
Esther EGLI Death: 1792

Children:

Elizabeth HERSHEY Birth: 1714 in Friedelsheim, Germany
Anna HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1717 in Friedelsheim, Germany
Barbara HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1719
Mary HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1720 in Friedelsheim, Germany
Esther HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1723 in Friedelsheim, Germany
Ady HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1728 in Friedelsheim, Germany
Christian HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1731 Death: 4 Jan 1824 in Heidelberg Twp, York Co, Pennsylvania
Abraham HERSHEY Birth: 1740 Death: 1811 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Benjamin HERSHEY Birth: 1741 Death: 1807

Bibliography

Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book, Volume 2, A Continuing Saga, Ronks, PA: Groff History Assiciates, 1997. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best GROFF p[0-9]*].
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]*].
Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol III. Provo, UT: author, 1999. NYPL APK 01-2370v3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p[0-9]*].
Groff, Clyde L, Walter B Groff, Jane Evans Best, The Groff Book, Ronks, PA: Groff History Associates, 1985. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCL GROFF 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209, Mason HERSHEY p9],
parents:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209, Mason HERSHEY p9]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209, Mason HERSHEY p9]; abt 1745 [Ref: Best GROFF p91],
place:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209]; Lancaster Co Pennsylvania [Ref: Mason HERSHEY p9]

Sources with Information about marriage to Esther EGLI

names:: [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209, Mason HERSHEY p9],
child:: [Ref: Best GROFF p91, Best GROFF p92, Davis Emigrants v1p210, GroffCL GROFF p54, GroffCL GROFF p56, Mason HERSHEY p10]

Research Notes:
1739: emigrated to America, arrived on "Robert & Alice" on 3 Sep 1739 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209]

settled in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, PA [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p209]

children and their spouses are namded in deed Z-121 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210]

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

Descendants of Christian HERSHEY

1. Christian HERSHEY m. Esther EGLI

m. Esther EGLI father: Abraham EGLI

2+ Elizabeth HERSHEY m. Peter RISSER

3 Anna HERSHEY m. Samuel HERR

4 Barbara HERSHEY m. Abraham NEFF

5 Mary HERSHEY m. David HERR

6 Esther HERSHEY m. Henry HERR

7 Ady HERSHEY m. Jacob ERISMAN

8+ Christian HERSHEY m1. Barbara HERR m2. Magdalena Heistand KAUFFMAN

9+ Abraham HERSHEY m. Elizabeth LANDIS

10+ Benjamin HERSHEY m. Katherine LANDIS

2nd generation