Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph Lesher and Mary Smith




Husband Joseph Lesher 1 2

           Born: 13 Jan 1784 - Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Nov 1857 - near Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Lesher (1759-1839) 2 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Bosler (1763-1823) 2 4


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Fanny Lehman (1782-1827) 2 4



Wife Mary Smith 5 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Daniel Smith (      -      ) 4 6
         Mother: 



   Other Spouse: [Unk] Miller (      -      ) 5 6


Children
1 F Anna Lesher 6 7

           Born: 5 Dec 1829 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Aug 1850 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Reif (      -      ) 6


2 M Abraham Lesher 6 7

           Born: 31 Aug 1831 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1905
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susan Reiff (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 25 Nov 1852 8



General Notes: Husband - Joseph Lesher


He came to Franklin County, Pennsylvania, with his parents when he was twenty years old. After living on the Lesher homestead for a number of years he removed to a farm owned by his father on the Waynesboro road, two miles south of Chambersburg, where he was a farmer during the rest of his life. Like his father and grandfather he was a Mennonite.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 782, 880.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 507.

3 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 880.

4 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 782.

5 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 782, 881.

6 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 508.

7 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 881.

8 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 509.


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