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Edward Earl Best 1924–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1924

Birth Location: Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 27 Mar 1998

Death Location: Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Leslie Surname)

Mother: Gertrude Bishop

Spouse(s): Shirley Parsons

Children(s): Douglas Best, Edward Best, William Best

Edward Earl Best was born in 1924 in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Leslie Owen Bishop Used Best As Surname And Gertrude Laura Leslie Rossiter Bishop. Edward Earl Best married Shirley Doreen Parsons, and had children including Charles Best, Douglas Earl Best, Edward Eugene Best, Fred Best, Gary Richard Best, Kenneth Michael Best, William J Best. Edward Earl Best passed away in 1998 in Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Edward Earl Best was born in 1924 in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Leslie Owen Bishop Used Best As Surname And Gertrude Laura Leslie Rossiter Bishop.
  • Edward Earl Best married Shirley Doreen Parsons, and had children including Charles Best, Douglas Earl Best, Edward Eugene Best, Fred Best, Gary Richard Best, Kenneth Michael Best, William J Best.
  • Edward Earl Best passed away in 1998 in Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Best's Ancestors

Self
Edward Best
1924–1998
Birth Place: Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Leslie Owen Bishop (used Best as Surname)
1896–1964
Wallbrook Kings Co Nova Scotia
Gertrude (Laura ( Leslie ) Rossiter *) Bishop
1891–
Alma, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Obed Best
1877–1944
Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
May Porter
1877–1932
Prospect, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Best's Descendants

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Edward (Earl) Best (abt 1924–27 Mar 1998) m. Shirley (Doreen) Parsons (31 Mar 1929–17 Oct 1999)
  1. 1. Douglas (Earl) Best 1948–2008
  2. 2. Edward (Eugene) Best 1949–1949
  3. 3. William (J) Best –1969

Edward Best's Timeline

4 Records

1924
abt 1924
Birth of Edward Earl Best
None
1928
24 Mar 1928
Age 4
Birth of Edward Earl Best in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
1947
1947
Age 23
Birth of Edward Earl Best
None
1998
27 Mar 1998
Age 74
Death of Edward Earl Best
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1928
    Event Place: Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1924
    Record Source: New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1998
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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