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                  <text>DR.

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JOHN B.
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HERSHEY::::
Jo.fill! B.

H ï¿½!'_shey

bo r n i n t he Toi:rn:c;h-in
.,,. Bert-i
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His f:=i the-r, ;::i 1'"'a t-i ve of Lancaster Conntv, P enn ï¿½ vl 7.'1ni ri, VP s ho-r.,.., Nov. 1 / +i-..,
., :impf'I
CRP!e to CanaCla with the g-rrinnf:::ithpr of 0111'"' snbiect, :::i:_so ....;:
, '7'7( ,
Be n'ma-i ri_ in 179.5.
who bro11ght, with him h-is f!:Jmilv of' five s0 ..... s, Y\;:!7'1Pr"
Christian, Abranr; Benja:min, Henry n.nd .John, :::ina settlec1 Oll1 +hp 111-;ï¿½.,.,,,.,.,P
River about four miles below the Internat-ior1ï¿½1 B r i n g e .
'T'hf' ancest-rv 0P+f's
back to Svi tzerland where in 170?, And.,.,e1 Hershey uï¿½ s born. P"e h;:in. +o 10ï¿½Â·â€¢0
his native land on acconnt of bejng pP.rsir11terl for h-is :religi o ,.., . 'T'r1ï¿½s
noble y o 1 m g man not be:ing will-inf' to forego h"s cnnv-i,-.t-ions of c0nsr- ï¿½ P ,.., 0P
chose rather to leave his native land, ;:inti fo-r ï¿½. tir11e -r-.oo'k 11n h-is ï¿½1")n'ï¿½"
on the banks of the river rhi ne j n F:r1nr::-P. Fror1 the.,.,e in l '71 o , \ip 0ï¿½1"1P +o
A.rnerica and settled in Lancaste:r Conntv, pÂ·pnnsyl 'l2ni0 '-'herp fo1' +v0 o.,.,
Tri 17qt:; ;::iï¿½ nrp\r-io11ï¿½1,r st.ri+Pr,
three generations lived, the descenoants.
Benjamin the granqfather, jmig-r,g+efl to Ccin:::id::i b-r-i11g1,,.,g w-i+h h"rn h-'s -r..,.,,,.,,.,..
of five sons. Dr. Â·B. our s11h,iect. is l=i.,..,geJv self_ ed11c:::ihï¿½a, ;:inn -r,..,n'YYl
extensive reading and close 1.P l-'catï¿½on to sï¿½nay, he an;:il5f'iefl hir1'1ï¿½elf
for the practise of :merlicine. Foy&gt; rr1any :reri,..,s he h;:is follol-ler1 the n"'lÂ·"F cp
of his profession, m,g_king a sned al ty of ï¿½n-ri11r t.he n:i sease of' r-ï¿½Â·n,...e ....
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His success in this direction , has ganecl fo-r him a 1,ride non 1 l-:i.,.,ï¿½hr ,
much so that people from c'liffe,..,ent states, 8.nn C;:inan:::i ;:i-re coriHn11:::i11ï¿½r r-n"'
sul ting him in regard to the drear) fli sease. H:i s svste"l"! of t..,.,Pr:i.tr1'1en+ , PSï¿½Â­
H-i s son .John entially his own, is wonrlerfully s11ccessf11l in rn.amr cr:tses.
.l.J.ershey, educate.rl in +.he Â·:nï¿½+i .._ ,,t.;o n s l")T C a n::irh
B
ana the TTn-i +P0 fÂ·t.::i+es
-pr+i e med-iï¿½-rnf': ï¿½ï¿½ri .; "' M u 1 o r- ;:i + p ï¿½ _,,.., the
received his license to
...,ity of Buffalo. He is ;:isso 0 -' , tea 'Â·r"'+i., hiï¿½ fat.her in the snf&gt;r'i;:il t-rp;::itMp""Â·r
cancer.
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JOHN GRAYBIEL

b-.-

1809.

burr;
o:f Michael &amp;
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lï¿½a:cy(f!rsheï¿½r)

G :ra ybi el

�MARY GRAYBIEL

:

dght. of Michael &amp; Mary (Hershey)
b. 1811- d. 1834.
marr.

Edward Lee sr. ist

wife.

bur. Oakwood Cemetery Reebe's Bay â€¢

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JIICHAEL GRAYBIEL:

b.

1815.

bu:rr;
son of Michael &amp; lary{
moved to C'&amp;lifo:rnia,.'

marr;

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d.

S'ophia s-imonCfs

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He:rshey'

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no.

5.

BARBARA

GRAYBIEL:

1818-

'bu.rY;
d8ht. of Michael lt Maï¿½!fe.ra&gt;hey)
marr; .tbraham School'ey:
moved to Cleveland

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no.

6.

CATHARINE' G RAYBIEL;

b.

1821-

burr;
dght. of Miehael BC
m.a rr; John Mï¿½ldon.
in 1847.

Ha.ey(S:e rs he

�have

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no

listing

on

Catherine her husband

oï¿½

children.

��Clilild ren of HENRY 1.786-

1.860 &amp; MARY ( HOUSX) HERSHEY 1796-1857.

1. ELIL:ABETH HERSHEY2.

Catharine HERSHEY

3. BENJAMIN HERSHEY

1814- 1884.
18151817-

4. HENRY

HERSHEY

1819- 1921

5. HENRY'.

HERSHEY

1821- 18 67

6. FREDERICK HERSHEY

1824- 1864

7. GEORGE

HERSHEY

1826- 190?

8 â€¢ JOHN

HERSF.EY

1829- 1900

9. .ili.c.rgaret HERSREY

1831- 1895

10.

MARY-

HERSHEY

1834- 1891

11.

SARAH

HERSHEY

1837-

12. DAVID

HERSHEY

1840- 1876

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