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Barbara Bomberger Hershey 1744–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2 Apr 1788

Death Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Father: Christian Hersche

Mother:

Spouse(s): Johannes Sr.

Children(s): Joseph Schenk

The story of Barbara Bomberger Hershey began in 1744 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Barbara Bomberger Hershey married Johannes John Schenck Sr, and had children including Joseph Hershey Schenk. Barbara Bomberger Hershey passed away in 1788 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Bomberger Hershey began in 1744 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  • Barbara Bomberger Hershey married Johannes John Schenck Sr, and had children including Joseph Hershey Schenk.
  • Barbara Bomberger Hershey passed away in 1788 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Hersche
1705–1771
Birth Location: Palatinate, Allemagne
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Spouses(s)

Johannes Sr.
1740–1814
Birth Location: Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Schenk
1779–1857
Birth Location: Heidelberg Township, Lebanon, PA
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Barbara Hershey's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Hershey
1744–1788
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Parents
Christian Hersche
1705–1771
Palatinate, Allemagne
Grandparents
Anna (Ode) Geunder
1671–1741
Appenzell, Appenzell-Inner Rhoden, Switzerland
Hans (Johann Hershey) Hersche
1670–
Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Philipp Guenter
1639–1696
Franz Hersche
1639–1696
Engel Darig
1641–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Hirscy\Hersche\Hirschi
1615–1684
Elizabeth Schmidt
1620–1677
Andreas Darig
1615–1678
Engel Darig
1620–1642

Barbara Hershey's Descendants

1.
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Barbara (Bomberger) Hershey (1744–2 Apr 1788) m. Johannes ((John) Schenck) Sr. (20 Jan 1740–10 Apr 1814)
  1. 1. Joseph (Hershey) Schenk 1779–1857 m. Veronica ((Fanny)) Ober-Shenk 1784–1856
    1. 1. Francis (Veronica) Schenk 1812–1887 m. Samuel Kettering 1808–1885
      1. 1. Veronica ("Franny") Kettering 1840–1902 m. John (Segrist) Sprecher 1837–1918
        1. 1. Anna (Mary) Long 1861–1919 m. Simon (S.) Long 1854–1928
        2. 2. Samuel (Frederick) Sprecher 1865–1935
        3. 3. Harvey Sprecher 1869–1869
      2. 2. Mary Kettering 1832–1921
      3. 3. Joseph Kettering 1833–1894
      4. 4. Jacob (S.) Kettering 1837–1918
      5. 5. Rebecca Kettering 1842–1919
      6. 6. Samuel (Kettering) jr 1843–1925
      7. 7. John (Shenk) Kettering 1845–1915
      8. 8. Lydia Kettering 1848–1936
      9. 9. Philip Kettering 1850–1927
      10. 10. Henry Kettering 1851–1902
      11. 11. Amanda Kettering 1853–1928
      12. 12. Elizabeth Kettering 1858–1924
      13. 13. Samuel Kettering 1835–1837

Barbara Hershey's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Barbara Bomberger Hershey in Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1788
2 Apr 1788
Age 44
Death of Barbara Bomberger Hershey in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1788
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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