Person:John Hershey (6)
John B. Hershey
b.11 Mar 1740/41 Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
d.4 Apr 1811 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Parents and Siblings
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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
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1764
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John B. Hershey
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 11 Mar 1740/41 Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage Abt 1764 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USAto Magdelena Hoover (Huber)
Religion[7] Bef 1791 HarrisburgMennonite Minister
Religion[6] 1791 United Brethren
Other[8] 1793 Beaver Creek, Washington, Maryland, USAMoved
Death[4] 4 Apr 1811 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Burial[5] Fahrney's Cem., Washington Co., Maryland

John was a Mennonite minister for a sort time and located with his family near present day Harrisburg. By 1791 he had transferred to the United Brethren Church. In 1793 he moved to Beaver Creek in Washington County, Maryland, where he continued as a minister in the United Brethren Church. Isaac, John's brother, also moved to Maryland at this same time along with some of both families.

References
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com
    Last Will and Testament of John Hershey probated in Washington Co., Maryland, on 16 May 1811 Last Will and Testament of Andrew Hershey in Lancaster Co., Penn, on 22 Mar 1792. This lists John as a son of Andrew.
  3. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com
    Birth: IGI Film 884591, Batch 7520402 93 IGI Film 1058052, Batch 7511302 20.
  4. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  5. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  6. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  7. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  8. ↑ Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
  9.   Judith Hart http://myancestralfile.com.
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