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Jacob Best 1716–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 27 Mar 1788

Death Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States

Father: Jacob Bäst

Mother: Anna Bitzer

Spouse(s): Catharina 1717

Children(s): Conrad Best, Jacob Best

The story of Jacob Best began in 1716 in West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA. Jacob Best married Catharina Barringer 1717, and had children including Conrad Best, Jacob Best. Jacob Best passed away in 1788 in Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Best began in 1716 in West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA.
  • Jacob Best married Catharina Barringer 1717, and had children including Conrad Best, Jacob Best.
  • Jacob Best passed away in 1788 in Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Bäst
1693–1759
Birth Location: Schönbach, Aichach-Friedberg, Bayern, Germany
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Anna Bitzer
1693–1759
Birth Location: Altstadt, Bad Kissingen, Bayern, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Catharina 1717
1717–1747
Birth Location: Greene County, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Conrad Best
1742–1785
Birth Location: Red Hook, "Reyn Beeck", Dutchess, New York, USA
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Jacob Best
1741–1783
Birth Location: Loonenburgh, Greene, NY
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Jacob Best's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Best
1716–1788
Birth Place: West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Jacob Bäst
1693–1759
Schönbach, Aichach-Friedberg, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Christina) Bitzer
1693–1759
Altstadt, Bad Kissingen, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Johan (Hermann) Betzer
1669–1716
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elsa (Maria) Frantz
1666–1716
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Peter Betzer
1650–1677
Ann Zimmermann
1650–1677
Johannes Brandt
1640–1669
Sophia Albrecht
1640–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
DANIEL BITZER
1620–1666
Anna Stertzer
1616–1669
Johannes Zimmerman
1620–1688
Barbara List
1622–1694

Jacob Best's Descendants

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Jacob Best (1716–27 Mar 1788) m. Catharina (Barringer) 1717 (1717–29 Sep 1747)
  1. 1. Conrad Best 1742–1785 m. Catarina Diel 1755–1785
    1. 1. Catherine Stenebery 1774–1860 m. Cornelius Steenberg 1770–1840
      1. 1. Hannah (Annatje) Steenbergh 1796–1868 m. Jonas LeRoy 1795–1873
        1. 1. Caroline (Le) Roy 1835–1904 m. Edward Cole 1828–1884
  2. 2. Jacob Best 1741–1783

Jacob Best's Timeline

2 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Jacob Best in West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
1788
27 Mar 1788
Age 72
Death of Jacob Best in Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States
Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States
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