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Elizabeth Bridget Best 1592–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1592

Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 November 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Abraham Shaw

Children(s): Susannah Byram, John Shaw

Elizabeth Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes. Elizabeth Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including John Weaver Shaw, Susannah Martha Byram. Elizabeth Bridget Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes.
  • Elizabeth Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including John Weaver Shaw, Susannah Martha Byram.
  • Elizabeth Bridget Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Elizabeth Best's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Best
1592–1638
Birth Place: Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Best
1553–1628
Ovenden, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace Boithes
1557–1628
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Best's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Bridget) Best (9 April 1592–2 November 1638) m. Abraham Shaw (2 January 1590–2 November 1638)
  1. 1. Susannah (Martha) Byram 1617–1700 m. Nicholas (Byram) Sr 1610–1688
    1. 1. Deliverance Byram 1644–1720 m. John Porter 1638–1717
      1. 1. Mary (Porter) 1663 1663–1746 m. William Pittee 1661–1728
        1. 1. Mary (Mercy Pittee\) Petty 1690–1756 m. David Holbrook 1690–1778
      2. 2. John Porter 1667–1723
      3. 3. Mary Porter 1662–1662
      4. 4. Nicholas Porter 1672–1770
      5. 5. Ruth Porter 1676–
      6. 6. Samuel Porter 1670–1725
      7. 7. Susanna Porter 1665–1761
      8. 8. Thomas Porter 1680–
    2. 2. Nicholas (Byram) II 1640–1727
  2. 2. John ('Weaver') Shaw 1630–1704

Elizabeth Best's Timeline

2 Records

1592
9 April 1592
Birth of Elizabeth Bridget Best in Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1638
2 November 1638
Age 46
Death of Elizabeth Bridget Best in Dedham, Norfolk, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1592
    Event Place: Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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