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James Best 1825–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JUL 1825

Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 NOV 1887

Death Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Father: Abraham Best

Mother: Ann Bennetts

Spouse(s): Anna Hambly

Children(s): Mary Best, Elizabeth Best, William Best, William Best, Charles Best, Samuel Best, Reuben Best, Louisa Best, Joseph Best, Emma Best

The story of James Best began in 1825 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In 1841, James Best resided in St Stephen, Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kin. James Best married Anna Hambly, and had children including Charles Hagar Best, Elizabeth Ann Gaigie Best, Emma Jane Best, Joseph James Best, Louisa Carolina Best, Mary Levina Best, Reuben Richard Sturtridge Best, Samuel Thomas Best, William John Hambly Best, William Robert Best. James Best passed away in 1887 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James Best began in 1825 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
  • In 1841, James Best resided in St Stephen, Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kin.
  • James Best married Anna Hambly, and had children including Charles Hagar Best, Elizabeth Ann Gaigie Best, Emma Jane Best, Joseph James Best, Louisa Carolina Best, Mary Levina Best, Reuben Richard Sturtridge Best, Samuel Thomas Best, William John Hambly Best, William Robert Best.
  • James Best passed away in 1887 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

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James Best's Ancestors

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James Best
1825–1887
Birth Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Abraham Best
1804–1877
St Stephens, Cornwall, England
Ann Bennetts
1807–1887
St Stephen, Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Abraham Best
1762–1838
St Stephens, Cornwall, England
Jane Snell
1764–1839
St Stephens, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Snell
1739–1819
Jane Martin
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Best's Descendants

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James Best (25 JUL 1825–10 NOV 1887) m. Anna Hambly (12 SEP 1825–15 DEC 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (Levina) Best 1863–1938
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann Gaigie) Best 1858–1934
  3. 3. William (John Hambly) Best 1857–1932
  4. 4. William (Robert) Best 1864–1933
  5. 5. Charles (Hagar) Best 1870–1870
  6. 6. Samuel (Thomas) Best 1868–1930 m. Margaret Willcott 1870–1967
    1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Best 1901–2001
      1. 1. Rodney Swan 1941–1996
    2. 2. Charles (Milton) Best 1891–1964
    3. 3. James (Clayton) Best 1894–1985
  7. 7. Reuben (Richard Sturtridge) Best 1868–1879
  8. 8. Louisa (Carolina) Best 1871–1878
  9. 9. Joseph (James) Best 1862–1935
  10. 10. Emma (Jane) Best 1865–1878

James Best's Timeline

3 Records

1825
25 JUL 1825
Birth of James Best in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1841
6 JUN 1841
Age 16
James Best resided here in St Stephen, Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
St Stephen, Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1887
10 NOV 1887
Age 62
Death of James Best in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1825
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Class: HO107; Civil Parish: St Stephen (in Brannel); County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 6; Page: 15; Line: 20; GSU roll: 241268.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
    Event Place: St Stephen, Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Class: HO107; Civil Parish: St Stephen (in Brannel); County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 6; Page: 15; Line: 20; GSU roll: 241268.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1887
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

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