Milton+Hershey

Milton Hershey was born on September 13, 1857. His mother was Fanny Hershey and his father was Henry Hershey, his younger sister was named Serena. He lived with his parents 40 miles away from Gettysburg. As a boy he liked to make candy. When he was 19 he set up a taffy business in Philadelphia but he failed. Then he created a recipe for milk chocolate and sold his first Hershey bar in 1900. Milton got married May of 1898 in New York City. He married a woman named Catherine and they started a school for boys. Milton Hershey died on October 13 1945. Catherine then died in March of 1950.

Burford,Betty. //Chocolate by Hershey.//Minneapolis