Joseph Sherk

• Chronicle: Notes and sources about Joseph Sherk and Cathrina Forney

• Birth: 1712, Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
• Death: between 30 June 1770 and 4 August 1770, West Hempfield Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• Father: Casper Schürch
• Mother: Verena Burkhart

• Partner: Cathrina Forney
  
• Δ Child: Joseph Sherk Born: December 1734, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⇒
• + Child: Jacob Sherk Born: about 1735, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⇒
• Δ Child: Mary Sherk Born: 1737, Hempfield Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⇒
•   Child: Catherine Sherk Born: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⇒
• Δ Child: John Sherk Born: 1738, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⇒
•   Child: Anna Sherk
•   Child: Magdalena Martha Sherk Born: 1740, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
•   Child: Barbara Sherk Born: 1742
+ Our research indicates that this child is Robert's ancestor.
Δ Robert has a DNA match with a person whose tree suggests that this child is the person's ancestor.

Ancestors of Joseph Sherk

Descendants of Joseph Sherk

• 1 Joseph Sherk
= Cathrina Forney
• 2 Joseph Sherk
= Susanna Strickler Marriage: April 1755
• 3 Joseph Sherk
• 3 John Sherk
• 3 Christian Sherk ⇒
• 2 Jacob Sherk
= Mary Lichty Marriage: 28 February 1763, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• 3 Mary Sherk ⇒
• 3 Susanna Sherk ⇒
• 3 Joseph Sherk ⇒
• 3 Jacob Sherk ⇒
• 3 John Sherk ⇒
• 3 David Sherk
• 3 Christian Sherk
• 2 Mary Sherk
= Christian Erb Marriage: 1756, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• 3 Maria Erb ⇒
• 3 Anna Nancy Erb
• 2 Catherine Sherk
= Martin Huber
• 3 Joseph Hoover
• 3 Isaac Hoover
• 3 David Hoover
• 3 Christian Hoover
• 3 Mary Hoover
• 3 Catharine Hoover
• 3 Hoover ⇒
• 2 John Sherk
= Barbara Huber
• 3 Mary Shirk ⇒
• 3 John Shirk
• 2 Anna Sherk
• 2 Magdalena Martha Sherk
• 2 Barbara Sherk