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George Best 1743 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony

Death Date: 24 Nov 1762

Death Location: Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

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George Best was born in 1743 in Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer. George Best passed away in 1762 in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony.

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Biography

  • George Best was born in 1743 in Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • George Best passed away in 1762 in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony.

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George Best's Ancestors

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George Best
1743 – 1762
Birth Place: Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713 – 1762
Palantine, Pfalzm Bayern, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717 – 1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Schäffer
1693 – 1756
Kusterdingen, Tubingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695 – 1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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George Best's Timeline

2 Records

1743
1743
Birth of George Best in Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony
Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony
1762
24 Nov 1762
Age 19
Death of George Best in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1762
    Event Place: Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colony

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