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Jacob Hershey 1792–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1792

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Cross Roads Meeting House Cemetery, Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Father: Christian Hershey

Mother:

Spouse(s): Catharine Witmer

Children(s): Nancy Hershey

Jacob Hershey was born in 1792 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the child of Christian Hershey And Barbara. Jacob Hershey married Catharine Witmer, and had children including Barbara Hershey, Catherine Hershey, Elizabeth Witmer Hershey, Fannie Hershey, Fanny, Jacob Hershey, Joseph Hershey, Mary Hershey, Nancy W Hershey, Susan Hershey. Jacob Hershey passed away in 1841 in Cross Roads Meeting House Cemetery, Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Jacob Hershey was born in 1792 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the child of Christian Hershey And Barbara.
  • Jacob Hershey married Catharine Witmer, and had children including Barbara Hershey, Catherine Hershey, Elizabeth Witmer Hershey, Fannie Hershey, Fanny, Jacob Hershey, Joseph Hershey, Mary Hershey, Nancy W Hershey, Susan Hershey.
  • Jacob Hershey passed away in 1841 in Cross Roads Meeting House Cemetery, Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Hershey's Ancestors

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Jacob Hershey
1792–1841
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Christian Hershey
1771–
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Christian Hershey
1750–
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Christian Hershey
1730–1825
Barbara Herr
–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Hersche
1692–1745
Esther Egle
1690–1792

Jacob Hershey's Descendants

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Jacob Hershey (19 May 1792–1841) m. Catharine Witmer (1791–1863)
  1. 1. Nancy (W.) Hershey 1824–1911 m. Henry (H. Metzler) Sr. 1820–1880
    1. 1. Samuel (H.) Metzler 1861–1933
    2. 2. Annie Metzler 1867–1948
    3. 3. Phares (H.) Metzler 1864–1931
    4. 4. Isaac (H.) Metzler 1857–1920
    5. 5. Jacob (H.) Metzler 1855–1898
    6. 6. Henry (H. Metzler) Jr. 1853–1919
    7. 7. Elizabeth (H.) Metzler 1851–1932
    8. 8. John Metzler 1849–1923
    9. 9. Fanny (H.) Metzler 1847–1884
    10. 10. Christian (H.) Metzler 1846–1949
    11. 11. Mary (Ann) Metzler 1844–1917

Jacob Hershey's Timeline

2 Records

1792
19 May 1792
Birth of Jacob Hershey in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1841
1841
Age 49
Death of Jacob Hershey in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1792
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cross Roads Meeting House Cemetery, Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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