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Edmund Best 1872–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1872

Birth Location: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 30 Nov 1955

Death Location: Tack's beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Sarah Reid

Mother: George FILof1stC3xR

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The story of Edmund Best began in 1872 in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Edmund Best passed away in 1955 in Tack's beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Best began in 1872 in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  • Edmund Best passed away in 1955 in Tack's beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Edmund Best's Ancestors

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Edmund Best
1872–1955
Birth Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
Sarah Ann Reid
1846–1896
Sound Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
George (Best Jr.) FILof1stC3xR
1838–1924
Isle Valen, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Grandparents
George Best
1801–1880
Henstridge Ash, Somersetshire, England
Ruth Lockyer
1813–1885
Isle Valen , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George adoptive]
1762–1836
Martha (Best)
1780–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georges Dowding
1720–1783
Ann Neil
1726–1798

Edmund Best's Timeline

2 Records

1872
Feb 1872
Birth of Edmund Best in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1955
30 Nov 1955
Age 83
Death of Edmund Best in Tack's beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Tack's beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1872
    Event Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1955
    Event Place: Tack's beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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