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Catherine Best 1748–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1748

Birth Location: Stuyvesant Tells, New York

Death Date: 14 May 1843

Death Location: Etuyvesant Tells, New York

Father: Johann Sharp

Mother: -Eva Schneider

Spouse(s): Johann Rockefeller

Children(s): George Rockefeller

The story of Catherine Best began in 1748 in Stuyvesant Tells, New York. Catherine Best married Johann Philip Alsdorf Rockefeller, and had children including George Rockefeller. Catherine Best passed away in 1843 in Etuyvesant Tells, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Best began in 1748 in Stuyvesant Tells, New York.
  • Catherine Best married Johann Philip Alsdorf Rockefeller, and had children including George Rockefeller.
  • Catherine Best passed away in 1843 in Etuyvesant Tells, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Sharp
1710–1781
Birth Location: East Camp, Albany, New York, British America
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-Eva Schneider
1712–1780
Birth Location: West Camp, Dutchess, NY(?)
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Spouses(s)

Johann Rockefeller
1746–1813
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, NY, USA
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Children(s)

George Rockefeller
1789–1845
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States
GR

Catherine Best's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Best
1748–1843
Birth Place: Stuyvesant Tells, New York
Parents
Johann Peter Sharp
1710–1781
East Camp, Albany, New York, British America
-Eva Schneider
1712–1780
West Camp, Dutchess, NY(?)
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Best's Descendants

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Catherine Best (11 Jun 1748–14 May 1843) m. Johann (Philip (Alsdorf)) Rockefeller (1746–13 May 1813)
  1. 1. George Rockefeller 1789–1845 m. Elizabeth Rockefeller 1792–1821
    1. 1. Hiram Rockefeller 1814–1874 m. Amanda Rockefeller 1822–1900
      1. 1. Wellington Rockefeller 1851–1911 m. Alice Miller 1851–
        1. 1. Edward (Miller) Rockefeller 1874–1929 m. Sarah Rockefeller 1875–1942
        2. 2. Hiram (Wellington) Rockefeller 1877–1940
        3. 3. Mabel (Alice) Rockefeller 1873–1956 m. Clarence (E.) Snyder 1871–1953
        4. 4. Blanche Rockefeller 1885–1913
      2. 2. Crawford (Hiram Rockefeller) Sr 1840–1918
        1. 1. Edith Rockefeller 1862–1863
        2. 2. Elva Rockefeller 1864–1936
        3. 3. Homer (P.) Rockefeller 1866–1922 m. Jennie Miller 1869–1948
        4. 4. Herbert (L.) Rockefeller 1869–1912
        5. 5. Margaret (E.) Moore 1872–1956 m. Horace (Jacob) Moore 1874–1931
        6. 6. Emma Rockefeller-Finger 1874–1963
        7. 7. Crawford (Hiram Rockefeller) Jr. 1878–1969 m. Ella (M.) Ashley 1878–1950
        8. 8. Abram (J.) Rockefeller 1881–1971 m. Lettie (Emma) Coons 1882–1945
        9. 9. Tracy (Osborn) Rockefeller 1883–1963 m. Nina (H.) Lynk 1891–1977
      3. 3. Jonas Rockefeller 1842–1913
      4. 4. Catherine (Elizabeth) Rockefeller 1843–1883
      5. 5. Henrietta Rockefeller 1846–1928 m. Henry (C) Coon 1843–1906
        1. 1. Isaac (E) Coon 1871–1903
        2. 2. Elsie Snyder 1884–1963 m. Ezra (Cornelius) Snyder 1888–1964
        3. 3. Martin (H) Coons 1875–1956
        4. 4. Luther Coons 1879–1956
        5. 5. Olivia Cross 1888–1920
        6. 6. Franklin Coons 1872–1960
      6. 6. Hattie Fingar 1861–1929

Catherine Best's Timeline

2 Records

1748
11 Jun 1748
Birth of Catherine Best in Stuyvesant Tells, New York
Stuyvesant Tells, New York
1843
14 May 1843
Age 95
Death of Catherine Best in Etuyvesant Tells, New York
Etuyvesant Tells, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1748
    Event Place: Stuyvesant Tells, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1843
    Event Place: Etuyvesant Tells, New York
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