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Bi.i4JAM!N aHERr:� born Feb. 16, 1796, died Dec . 19, 1873
and
ESTHER HERSHEY, born Oct. Se 1801, died July
who w®re ma:r:rhd at i!@rt Erie. O:ata:riog in 18%0.
10�
1819
Benjamin Sherle li T'ed on a farm on the west side of the Point Abino road
about l Sil<t fr<* Lake ii.rieo Hb son Chrieti�n later occupied this farm and
his qrandlion John e111b.bUshed the Point Abblo Dairy on this property.
It is
no longe� C!Wned by their demcenc:la.nts.
The father of Be11jamin wu Michael She:dc who came. to Ontario fran LflnÂ
He !Settled on the east side of the P o i nt
ca•ter CQ'W\ty, Penna. �ut 1790.
11.b:!.no road lhout -f 1111.il<i from the Lak.e. He had eiqht children bes ides
Btimjamin as shown in the Appendix of this qenGQloqy.
the daughter of Christian Hershey of Willouqhby
Th.bl feu:m was along the Niagara Partway.
E�ther lienhey was
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Michael Sherlt's b:roth•r& Casper &ad Joseph alao came from Lancaster
hrma. to Oli\tar:l.o about 1790, Caspar eettlinq N,,(Sherbtoh and Joseph near
liitahen@r.. Other Shorke also moved to Ontai'io from Penna. at about this time
or somewhat later . Scn.e of their an cestors had come to Ame ri ca from SwitzerÂ
land about 1730. The name has had coneiderable va riat i on of s pe lling in
America.
Philadelphia
record,. uf pa a s enqer
lists
of i.llllliqrant ships include, in
the indi'Viduals own hand writing, the signatures of UH Sohurch qd Udry
Sohurch who sailed on the ship }iortonhouae from Rotterdam and Deal and
ar:rhed i,n Philadelphia August 23, 1728 with .about 200 ot her immigrants.
There were also many descendants in Lancaster County of Ulrich She:di:
born in.1665 in Bern Switzerl1nd, later moved to Basle and came tC1>
America with 6 eon s and 2 dauqhten in 1729.
He acquired about 2000 acres
of land and one of his descenc:la.nts, Alqe r H, Shi rk:, tichoc eek, Penn&., sti 11
owns a considerable part of this' land and bes the original crown deed issued
many yea:rs before the USA obtained ital independence from England.
w}\owas
As maw. be noted in the appendix PeterSherli:: (Brother of Benjam�n Sherk:)·
had 11 sons and 4 dauqhterei.. Some of them all!lo had larqe families and :l.t is
readily apparent that �Y J*)t:lle now in Ontario �th the fMlily name ot
Sherk e,:re but distantly, if at all, related to th e Benjamin She:ik: · fem.Hy
recorded herein.
It i• evident that canplete data is not available for
the Benja.min Sherk family and we have used (Records na) to
reoorc:I$ a.re not currently available to us.
some branches of
indicate the
It it!!I planned to iuue the qeneQ.logy in its preaent form and have it
available for the Benjamin Sherk reun ion to be held August 20, 1966 at Brocks
It is hoped that s ubsequent infonaation may be suppl i ed
MonUllent, Ontario.
poaeibly in the form of an annual supplement if then are enough interested
relatives and volunt#ers.
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!Ms infomation has bee'1 largely compiled by Mrs Corinne (SheD: ) Sahe
R.R.ll, Port Colborn• from inform.&tion related to her by her parents.and
the Family Bibl e , nW!lerous tambstonea and cemeteries etc •••
re a ves,
The print
erk was respalasible for the editinq of this qenealoc;w.
Wilfrid
was taken from an old tin type (photo of Benjamin and Esther Sherk by Don
If ve have erred '. in reoordirq it please ••nd corrections (or add
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info�tion) to the Secretary of the Benj&lllin Sherk Rwunion.
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Benjamin �rk'a tather':s a¢ brothers' families ire sllc>lm belO.-J but no
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Louis McDermott Collection
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Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area.
Description
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