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                  <text>A.

4.

MARY HERSHEY

b.

1782. d.

dght.
marr.

of

1876.

Benjamin Hershey &amp; Catherine.

Michael Graybiel

..-..

( 1776- 1856) 1806 â€¢

lived Marshville
bur.

Children of

Mary ï¿½ Michael

1. Benjamin Graybiel

Graybiel:::

1807marr.

2. John Graybiel

Barton

1809marr.

I
I
I

3 Mary Graybiel

1811- 1834.
Edward Lee Sr.

marr.
bur.

I

4. Michael Grayb ie l

Oakwood Cemetery Reebe's

Barbara Graybiel

ay.

Sophia Simonds

,

California.

1818marr.

6. Catherine Graybiel

,_

1815marr.

5.

,..,

Abraham Schooley: Cleveland.

1821-.
marr.

John Moldonin

18Lt.?.

�A.7.

HENRY HERSHEY

:

1786 d. 1860
son of Benjamin ï¿½ Ca t herine.

b.

burr.

Hershey Cemetery:

Centralia,

Fort Erie.

marr. Mery House( 1796- 1857)
hurried: Hershey Cemetery: oentrelia.

Children oif Henry &amp; Mï¿½ry::
1.

ELIZABETH

:Â·

-

181 4 .

b.

' ma.rr.

ï¿½

2.

Cathï¿½ine

b.

d. 1884.
George Sherk.Sept. 19/ 1837

18 1 5
d.
Abraham Sherk.

marr.

3.

Benjamin

b. 1817 d.
marr. Susan

4.

Henry

b. 1819 d. '.
died .RS child.

,-: '.)(.

Henry

n.

1821 d. 1867.
Cla.rissa Bowen.
Caroline
Good.
2nd.

marr.

.

b.

Frederick

7 .14.

Geor6e

ï¿½

8 .,.:

ï¿½

b.1824 a. 1864.
marr.

b.

John

b.

182 6 a. 1907.
Sarah Bullock

1834. d. 1 8919

marr.

11.iG

Sarah

b.

David

1837 . a.
D.B. Sherk.

b. 184 0 d.
unmarried:

------ï¿½---ï¿½-ï¿½---------------ï¿½-----

HENRY HERS HEY

b. H.S,A.

66 yrs.

Mary

56 yrs.

Elizabeth

38 yrs.

Catherine

36 yrs.

John

23 yrs.

Margaret

20 yrs.

Md"y

18 yrs.

?

-

Peter Learn Jr.

marr.

lï¿½ â€¢'f

JaÂ·n6-1852

6-l.7/1851

1829. a. 1900
Cha ri t y Ann VanAlstine

b. 1831 d. 1895 â€¢
m&amp;r:r. John BaÂ·xter.
b.

2-18Â·37

â€¢

rna:rr.

Matry

FES:&gt;

Elizabeth Foreme:n

marr.

e.x. Marearet
10. '(

Fort "Erie.

Sarah

15 yrs.

David

12 yrs.

1876.
sugeon.
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Cc=; o ï¿½ tJS

â€¢

�2. e! ohn C. HERSHEY:

1796-11856

(

WilloughbyO

( 1786-1843}

son of Christian
burT:
marr:

CHILDREN OF JOHN

Anna. Lapp

C. &amp; _t\J\TM

( LAPP )

(

1795-

1864)

HERSHEY:

1820-

1852

,..2.MARY

1821- 1910

,.3. ABRAHAM

1822-

4.

Christoy.iher

1824

/'

ï¿½5Â· ELIZABETH

1826- 1858 .

1&lt;-6 BENJAUIN

1829-

'f 7.

JOS'.EPH

1831-

"8.

PETER

1833- 1867

9. JACOBI
.,.10. MARTHA

18351837- 1908.

&amp; Mary.

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