Rev. Abraham Hershey

How are you related to Rev. Abraham Hershey?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Rev. Abraham Hershey

Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 12, 1811 (70-71)
Manheim Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Reverend Christian Stauffer Hershey and Esther Hershey
Husband of Elizabeth Groff Hershey
Father of Maria "Mary" Landis Long; Anna Frick; Elizabeth Erb; Esther Shoemaker (Hershey); Barbara Hershey and 5 others
Brother of Elizabeth Egli Reusser; Benedict Hershey; Anna Elizabeth Herr; Mary Maria Neff; Barbara Herr and 11 others

Managed by: William Martin Spaetzel
Last Updated:

About Rev. Abraham Hershey

Biography

Rev. Abraham Hershey was born in 1740 in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. His parents were Reverend Christian Stauffer Hershey and Esther Egle.

Abraham married Elizabeth Groff Landis in 1763 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Together they had the following children: Maria "Mary" Hershey; Elizabeth Hershey; Anna Hershey; Esther Hershey; Barbara Hershey; Catharine Hershey; Rev. Abraham Landis Hershey; Rev. Christian Hershey; Infant Hershey; Infant Twin Hershey.

He died on June 12, 1811 in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States and was buried after June 12, 1811 in Hershey Family Cemetery, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.


  • HERSHEY, ABRAHAM, DAR Ancestor #: A054515
  • Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE
  • Birth: CIRCA 1740
  • Death: ANTE 6-12-1811 MANHEIM TWP LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA
  • Service Description: 1) CAPT WEYBRIGHT, COL ROSS, 1782, MILITIA
  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree
view all 14

Rev. Abraham Hershey's Timeline

1740
1740
East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1763
March 29, 1763
Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1765
February 23, 1765
Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
September 18, 1765
Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1767
1767
Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1769
March 3, 1769
Manheim Township. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1771
July 13, 1771
Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1774
March 3, 1774
Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1777
January 16, 1777
Manheim Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States