Jacob Hershey and Anna McCreary

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Husband Jacob Hershey ¹

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           Born: 19 Jul 1803 1
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           Died: 10 May 1872 1
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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Catherine Wolet (      -      ) 1

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Wife Anna McCreary ¹

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           Born: 4 Mar 1811 1
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         Father: William McCreary (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Smith (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Rebecca Hershey ¹

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           Born: 23 Mar 1833 1
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         Spouse: James Saam (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: William Ford (      -      ) 1

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2 F Catherine Hershey ¹

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           Born: 20 Nov 1834 1
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         Spouse: Robert Fisher (      -      ) 1

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3 F Mary Hershey ¹

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           Born: 3 Oct 1836 1
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         Spouse: Absalom Bowser (      -      ) 1

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4 M Jacob Hershey ^{1 2}

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           Born: 11 Feb 1839 - Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Mary Eliza Ashbaugh (1847-1880) 1 2
           Marr: 26 Nov 1863 1 2

         Spouse: Rebecca Naley (1845-      ) 1
           Marr: 19 Apr 1883 1

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5 F Sarah Hershey ³

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           Born: 1 Aug 1841 3
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           Died: Aft 1906
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         Spouse: John D. Fulton (1827-1905) 3
           Marr: 28 Oct 1874 4

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6 F Lydia Hershey ¹

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           Born: 25 Jun 1843 1
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           Died: 27 Dec 1865 1
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7 M Joseph Hershey ¹

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           Born: 24 Aug 1845 1
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           Died: 26 Oct 1845 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 M John Hershey ¹

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           Born: 24 Nov 1846 1
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           Died: 7 Jan 1853 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 M William Hershey ^{5 6 7}

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           Born: 12 Feb 1849 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 5
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           Died: Bef 1918
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         Spouse: Sarah M. "Sallie" Leffler (      -Aft 1918) 7 8
           Marr: 4 Jul 1871 5

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10 F Theresa Hershey ¹

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           Born: 5 Mar 1852 1
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           Died: 19 Sep 1854 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Hershey

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His father was the first of the name of this branch of the family to come to America, emigrating from Germany, and settling in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

He followed the occupation of farming throughout the active years of his business career, was a member of the German Reformed church, and a Republican in politics.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 458.

2 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 36.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 458, 610.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 610.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 579.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 192, 458.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1091.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 192.