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Catherine "Kate" Best 1833–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1833

Birth Location: Columbia County, New York, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1917

Death Location: Potter, Yates County, New York, United States of America

Father: JOHANNES Best

Mother: Elisabeth Best

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Catherine "Kate" Best was born in 1833 in Columbia County, New York, USA, the child of Johannes Best And Elisabeth Best. In 1850, Catherine "Kate" Best resided in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA. In 1860, Catherine "Kate" Best resided in Jerusalem, Branchport, Yates, New York, USA. Catherine "Kate" Best passed away in 1917 in Potter, Yates County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine "Kate" Best was born in 1833 in Columbia County, New York, USA, the child of Johannes Best And Elisabeth Best.
  • In 1850, Catherine "Kate" Best resided in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA.
  • In 1860, Catherine "Kate" Best resided in Jerusalem, Branchport, Yates, New York, USA.
  • Catherine "Kate" Best passed away in 1917 in Potter, Yates County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Best's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Best
1833–1917
Birth Place: Columbia County, New York, USA
Parents
JOHANNES Best
1797–1870
Germantown, Columbia, NY
Elisabeth Best
1815–1807
Columbia, New York, United States
Grandparents
Petrus (G) Best
1763–1835
Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
Elizabeth Minkler
1768–1827
Camp Queensbury, Columbia County, New York, USA
Peter Dinehart
1780–1844
Copake, Columbia, New York, United States
MARGARET Bechtel
1774–1865
Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
JACOB Best
1730–
ANNATJE Taat
1734–
Josiah Minkler
1700–1740
ANNA Schneider
1701–1740
Wilhelm Deinhard
1731–1810
Anatje Althuysen
1744–1800
Christophel Bechtel
1760–
Christina Buys
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Best
1690–1759
Anna Dietrichin
1693–1759
Johann Schneider
1660–1713
Wilhelm Deinhard
1683–1736
Maria Wille
1683–1735
Thomas Bechtel
1748–
Christina Hagedorn
1740–
Rudolph Buys
1730–1794
Catharina Vordlandt
1740–1772

Catherine Best's Timeline

5 Records

1833
19 Nov 1833
Birth of Catherine "Kate" Best in Columbia County, New York, USA
Columbia County, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Catherine "Kate" Best resided here in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Catherine "Kate" Best resided here in Jerusalem, Branchport, Yates, New York, USA
Jerusalem, Branchport, Yates, New York, USA
1875
1 June 1875
Age 42
Catherine "Kate" Best resided here in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
1917
22 Nov 1917
Age 84
Death of Catherine "Kate" Best in New York, USA
New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1833
    Event Place: Columbia County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, 1875
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jerusalem, Yates, New York; Roll: M653_885; Page: 659; Family History Library Fil
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Jerusalem, Yates, New York; Roll: 618; Page: 49a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Jerusalem, Yates, New York; Roll: 618; Page: 49a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Branchport, Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jerusalem, Yates, New York; Roll: M653_885; Page: 659; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1875
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1875

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1917
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Potter, Yates County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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