Birth11 Mar 1741, Conestoga, Lancaster Co.,PA
Death4 Apr 1811, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
BurialFahrney’s Cemetery, Washington Co., MD
Occupationminister
ReligionMennonite
Misc. Notes
Last Will and Testament of John Hershey probated in Washington Co., Maryland,
on 16 May 1811
Last Will and Testament of Andrew Hershey in Lancaster Co., Penn, on 22 Mar
1792. This lists John as a son of Andrew.
John was a Mennonite minister for a sort time and located with his family near
present-day Harrisburg. By 1791 he had transferred to the United Brethren
Church. In 1793 he moved to Beaver Creek in Washington County, Maryland, where
he continued as a minister in the United Brethren Church. Isaac, John's
brother, also moved to Maryland at this same time along with some of both
families.
Spouses
Birth16 Dec 1744
Death16 Jan 1808, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
BurialFahrney’s Cemetery, Washington Co., MD
Marriageabt 1764, Lancaster County, PA