HERSHEY, Christian

1690 - 1745  (55 years)

• Name	HERSHEY, Christian
  Birth	1690
  Gender	Male
  Death	1745
  Person ID	I13774	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	HERSHEY, Christian,   b. 1667   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	GEUNDER, Anna Ode,   b. 1667   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1688
  Family ID	F6250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	EGLE, Esther,   b. 1690   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1712
  Children	1. HERSHEY, Anna   2. HERSHEY, Abraham   3. HERSHEY, Adah   4. HERSHEY, Anna Elizabeth   5. HERSHEY, Christian,   b. 1714   d. Yes, date unknown   6. HERSHEY, Mary,   b. 1716   d. Yes, date unknown   7. HERSHEY, Barbara,   b. 1718, Lancaster County, PA d. Yes, date unknown   8. HERSHEY, Elizabeth   9. HERSHEY, Esther,   b. 1720   d. Yes, date unknown   10. HERSHEY, Benjamin
  Family ID	F6249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  During the first Town of Amherst Board Meeting, April 6, 1819, Christian Hershey was elected one of three Assessors. Christian Hershey was 1 of 3 Commissioners of Common Schools. He became probably the largest land holder in the early days of Amherst. Within 50 years, his descendents owned 17 plots, totaling hundreds of acres within Williamsville alone.