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Reese was born on May 24, 1879 in York country, Pennsylvania on an agricultural and dairy farm.
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Reese married Blanche Edna (Hyson) Reese on August 1, 1900.
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Reese moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1917
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Reese built the Reese Candy Company by 1923
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Reese built a new house and a new factory for the growth of his buisness
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Reese invented the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in 1928
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Blanche had 16 children by 1928
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by 1935 Reese was a sucess and burnt all his morgages
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during World War 2 Reese had to discontinue his lines
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Reese died of a heart attack on May 16, 1956 in West Plam, Florida, 8 days before his 77th birthday
