Person:Andrew Hershey (2)

m. Abt 1689
  1. Christian HerscheAbt 1692 - 1745
  2. Benjamin Hersche1696 - 1789
  3. Anna Elizabeth Hersche1698 - 1754
  4. Andrew Hershey1702 - 1792
m. 1725
  1. Catharine Hershey
  2. Adli (Odie) Hershey
  3. Christian Hershey1729/30 - 1806
  4. Maria (Mary) Hershey1730 - 1798
  5. Benjamin (Bentz) Hershey1734 - 1817
  6. Andrew Hershey1735 - 1806
  7. John B. Hershey1740/41 - 1811
  8. Jacob Hershey1742 - 1825
  9. Isaac Hershey1745 - 1814
  10. Henry HersheyBet 1746 & 1748 - 1838
  11. Peter Hershey1763 - 1819
Facts and Events
Name Andrew Hershey
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 1702 Canton, Appenzell, Switzerland
Other[5] 1702 PalatinateTravel
Residence[6][15] 1709 Friedelsheim, Germany
Immigration[7][16] 1719 , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage 1725 , Chester, Pennsylvania, USAto Mary Catharine
Other[8][17] 1733 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USAland Property
Death[3][4] 1792 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Other? 1792 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USAAlt. Death

HERSHEY FAMILY. Andrew Hershey was born in Switzerland in the year 1702, and moved with his father to the Palatinate. In the year 1719 he and his brother Benjamin sailed for America and settled in Lancaster county. His brother Christian also came to America, settling in Lancaster in 1739. The three brothers were each of them chosen ministers in the Mennonite church. Andrew (lied in the year 1792, aged ninety years. He left twelve children, viz.: Christian, Andrew, John, Benjamin, Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Henry, Catharine, Maria and Odti.

References
  1. Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  2. By Alexander Harris. A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublishe. (Published 1872 E. Barr & Co.)
    Page 306.
  3. Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  4. By Alexander Harris. A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublishe. (Published 1872 E. Barr & Co.)
    Page 306.
  5. By Alexander Harris. A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublishe. (Published 1872 E. Barr & Co.)
    Page 306.
  6. Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  7. By Alexander Harris. A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublishe. (Published 1872 E. Barr & Co.)
    Page 306.
  8. Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  9.   Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com
    Richard Warren Davis, Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, 949.4 W2d.
  10.   Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com
    IGI 884591, Batch 7520402.
  11.   Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  12.   Richard Warren Davis. Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners CALN: 949.4 W2d.
  13.   GEDCOM file imported on 9 May 2003.
    Andrew was a minister in the Mennoite Church. The Last Will and Testament of Andrew Hershey lists his wife and children. The Last Will and Testament of Andrew Hershey lists his wife and children. IGI 884591, Batch 7520402 Marriage.
  14.   By Alexander Harris. A biographical history of Lancaster County: being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublishe. (Published 1872 E. Barr & Co.)
    Page 306.
  15. In the 1709 Friedelsheim, Germany Congregation, Andrew is listed as 7 years of age. He is here with his family.
  16. That part of Chester County is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  17. Andrew purchased land in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, near Salunga in 1733.