Hershey, Henry H.

1829 - 1904  (75 years)

• Name	Hershey, Henry H.  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	4 Jan 1829	Derry Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  LifeSketch	Father of Milton S. Hershey
  FSID	KNKM-WH9  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Name	Henry B. Hershey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Residence	Between 1850 and 1900	Derry Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Derry Township (east part),
  Death	18 Feb 1904	Hershey, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12]
  Burial	Aft 18 Feb 1904	Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21]
  	Hershey Cemetery,
  Person ID	I113550	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Hershey, Jacob Frantz,   b. 22 Sep 1802, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 May 1877, Cornwall, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hershey, Nancy Ann,   b. 22 Jan 1808, Paradise, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Sep 1869, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Jan 1828	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F63942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Snavely, Veronica Buckwalter,   b. 4 Sep 1835, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Mar 1920, Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1856	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
  Children	1. Hershey, Milton Snavely,   b. 13 Sep 1857, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Oct 1945, Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hershey, Sarena,   b. 12 Apr 1862, Hershey, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Mar 1867, Derry Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hershey, Emma,   b. 29 Jul 1853, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Dec 1906 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F63941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jan 1829 - Derry Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Derry Township (east part), - Between 1850 and 1900 - Derry Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 15 Jan 1856 - Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 18 Feb 1904 - Hershey, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Hershey, Henry LDS 20260106GHLn- Henry H Hershey Male 4 January 1829 – 18 February 1904 • KNKM-WH9

  
  

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TNG ID: I113550

FSID: KNKM-WH9