Nancy Strickler Frick

Brief Life History of Nancy Strickler

When Nancy Strickler Frick was born on 8 August 1800, in Sporting Hill, Rapho Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Martin Frick, was 32 and her mother, Maria Strickler, was 36. She married John Frantz Hershey on 19 February 1824, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 8 October 1853, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Frantz Hershey
1800–1857
Nancy Strickler Frick
1800–1853
Marriage: 19 February 1824
Anna Hershey
1826–1912
Martin Hershey
1829–1906
Elizabeth Hershey
1831–1882
Fannie F Hershey
1832–1900
Priscilla A Hershey
1834–1917
Lydia F Hershey
1836–1913
Menno Frick Hershey
1838–1904
Leah F Hershey
1840–1886
Maria Frick Hershey
1842–1917

Sources (3)

  • Nancy Hershey, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Nancy S Frick Hershey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nancy Hershey in entry for Fannie Hershey, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of any of the Low German variants of the personal name Friedrich .

Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named in the Swiss canton Aargau.

English: nickname from Middle English frik, frike (Old French frique, frisque) ‘brisk, lively, vigorous’. Compare modern English dialect frick ‘to move briskly’ and frig ‘to wriggle’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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