Individual Details
Benjamin Hershey
(1741 - 29 Oct 1820)
Benjamin Hershey inherited the Manheim Township property of his father, Preacher Christian Hershey, Jr. He moved to Canada in 1795.
Events
| Birth | 1741 | East Hempfield, Lancaster, PA | |||
| Marriage | 11 May 1762 | Catherine Landis | |||
| Death | 29 Oct 1820 | Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada |  |  | |
| Burial | McAffee Cemetery, Fort Erie, Welland, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Landis (1747 - 1815) |
| Child | Christian Hershey (1768 - 1845) |
| Child | Abraham Hershey (1770 - 1856) |
| Child | Benjamin Landis Hershey (1776 - 1831) |
| Child | Henry Hershey (1786 - 1860) |
| Child | John Hershey (1786 - 1864) |
| Child | Esther Hershey (1774 - 1815) |
| Child | Catherine Hershey ( - ) |
| Child | Maria Hershey ( - ) |
| Child | Barbara Hershey (1771 - 1840) |
| Child | Rudolph Hershey (1793 - 1833) |
| Father | Christian Hershey Junior ( - 1745) |
| Mother | Esther Egli ( - 1792) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth Hershey (1714 - 1786) |
| Sibling | Anna Elizabeth Hershey ( - 1779) |
| Sibling | Maria Hershey (1721 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Esther Hershey ( - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Christian Hershey III (1730 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Abraham Hershey (1740 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Barbara Hershey ( - 1805) |
Notes
Death
Benjamin Hershey died in 1807, according to a source I cannot recall.Endnotes
1. Allan Garber, To God Alone The Honor: The Pioneer Mennonite Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 2019), 303.
2. Find A Grave, "," database, (: accessed ), Benjamin W. Hershey at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208573633/benjamin-w-hershey.