Milton S. Hershey

Milton

Sep 13, 1857

Milton Hershey was born on a farm that his great grandparents built in 1826. Milton was born 31 years later in 1857.

School for Hershey

Sep 4, 1862

Milton Hershey starter school in 1862. He had 8 years of education but he attended 7different schools. He attended 7 different schools because Milton moved alot. Milton stopped his formal education after the 4th grade.

HERSHEY CHOCOLATE COMPANY!

Apr 17, 1895

The Hershey chocolate company produced chocolate and cocoa for flavoring and coating Hershey's own caramels. The first recorded sale of Hershey's chocolate was on April 17, 1895

Catherine Sweeney

May 25, 1898

When Milton was on a trip to James Town New York, he met Catherine Sweeney. She was 26 when they met. They ended up getting maried in New York City on May 25, 1898.

Catherines death

Feb 8, 1915

Cathrerin died in 1915. She died because of an unknown illness. After her death Milton always carried a picture of her.

Milton's death

Oct 29, 1945

Sadly, Milton S. Hershey died in 1945.