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Bruce Cornell Best 1942–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1942

Birth Location: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 4 July 2004

Death Location: Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Cornelius Best

Mother: Madeline Pearcy

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In 1942, Bruce Cornell Best entered the world in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America, born to Cornelius Bruce Best And Madeline J Pearcy. Bruce Cornell Best passed away in 2004 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1942, Bruce Cornell Best entered the world in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America, born to Cornelius Bruce Best And Madeline J Pearcy.
  • Bruce Cornell Best passed away in 2004 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Bruce Best's Ancestors

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Bruce Best
1942–2004
Birth Place: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Cornelius Bruce Best
1915–1974
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Madeline (J) Pearcy
1917–2015
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Theo Best
1850–
North Carolina
Bettie (Anne Holmes (Best)) *
1879–
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
William (Arthur) Pearcy
1878–1941
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (E (of RobertR)) Hayes
1881–1967
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Arrow Best
1830–
Emaline
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bruce Best's Timeline

2 Records

1942
14 March 1942
Birth of Bruce Cornell Best in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
2004
4 July 2004
Age 62
Death of Bruce Cornell Best in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America
Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1942
    Event Place: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 2004
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America

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