Individual Details
Joseph Hershey Senior
(20 Nov 1816 - 11 Jul 1891)
Events
| Birth | 20 Nov 1816 | , Lancaster, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1839 | Frances "Fannie" Hartman | | ||
| Death | 11 Jul 1891 | , Lancaster, PA |  | | |
| Burial | , Lancaster, PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Frances "Fannie" Hartman (1819 - 1894) |
| Child | John Hershey (1839 - 1852) |
| Child | Annie Hershey (1841 - 1929) |
| Child | Henry H. Hershey (1842 - 1916) |
| Child | Moses Hershey (1843 - 1930) |
| Child | Lydia Hartman Hershey (1845 - 1928) |
| Child | Catherine Hershey (1847 - 1918) |
| Child | Joseph Hershey Junior (1848 - 1852) |
| Child | Fannie Hershey (1850 - 1936) |
| Child | Magdalena Hershey (1853 - 1925) |
| Child | Elizabeth Elizabeth Hershey (1855 - 1930) |
| Child | Margaret Hershey (1857 - 1857) |
| Child | Amos H. Hershey (1858 - 1933) |
| Child | Amanda Hershey (1863 - 1957) |
| Father | Johannes B. Hershey Senior (1772 - 1850) |
| Mother | Anna Horst (1778 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Jacob Hershey Reverend (1803 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Magdalena Hershey (1804 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Nancy Ann Hershey (1805 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Veronica "Fannie" Hershey (1808 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Johannas "John" Hershey Junior (1810 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Hershey (1812 - 1875) |
Notes
Death
Henry Hershey listed 17 July as Joseph Hershey's death date.Burial
Joseph Hershey, Sr. was buried in either the Hershey Mennonite Cemetery in New Milltown or in the Hershey Church Old Cemetery in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. They may be the same place, but with slightly different names.Endnotes
1. Strite, Russell B. and James Lester Strite., Descendants of Andrew C. Strite (Gettysburg, PA: Russell B. Strite, 2000. James Strite's E-mail: jlstrite@yahoo.com).
2. Hershey, J. Eby, Family Record of Martin R. and Sue L. Eby Hershey (Intercourse, PA: J. Eby Hershey, 1990), page 9.
3. Strite, Russell B. and James Lester Strite., Descendants of Andrew C. Strite (Gettysburg, PA: Russell B. Strite, 2000. James Strite's E-mail: jlstrite@yahoo.com).