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Bridget Best 1592–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): ABRAHAM SHAW

Children(s): Martha Shaw

Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes. Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Martha Shaw. Bridget Best passed away in 1636 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes.
  • Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Martha Shaw.
  • Bridget Best passed away in 1636 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Bridget Best's Ancestors

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Bridget Best
1592–1636
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1552–1622
Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grace Boithes
1557–1595
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget Best (9 Apr 1592–1636) m. ABRAHAM SHAW (5 January 1590–2 November 1638)
  1. 1. Martha Shaw 1632–1698 m. Ensign (Nicholas) Byram 1620–1688 m. Thomas Vinson 1628–
    1. 1. Abraham Byam 1644–1732 m. Sarah (Sary Ony or) Ong 1667–1717
      1. 1. Isaac Byam 1691–1778 m. Mary Cowdery 1689–1760
        1. 1. John Byam 1730–1813 m. Sarah Blanchard 1738–1828

Bridget Best's Timeline

6 Records

1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, York, England
Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, York, England
1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Holdsworth,yorkshire
Holdsworth,yorkshire
1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
1635
1635
Age 43
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1636
1636
Age 44
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1649
1649
Age 57
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, York, England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Holdsworth,yorkshire
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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