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James Best 1926–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1926

Birth Location: Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada

Death Date: 26 March 2004

Death Location: Gambo, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Jerome Best

Mother: Mary Walsh

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James Best was born in 1926 in Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Jerome Best And Mary Gertrude Walsh. In 1945, James Best resided in Gambo, Bonavista North, Newfoundland, Canada. James Best passed away in 2004 in Gambo, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Best was born in 1926 in Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Jerome Best And Mary Gertrude Walsh.
  • In 1945, James Best resided in Gambo, Bonavista North, Newfoundland, Canada.
  • James Best passed away in 2004 in Gambo, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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James Best's Ancestors

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James Best
1926–2004
Birth Place: Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada
Parents
Jerome Best
1902–1967
Southern Harbour, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Mary (Gertrude) Walsh
1899–1990
Holyrood, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Stephen (Joseph Walsh) Sr
1869–1934
Holyrood, Newfoundland
Anastasia lewis
1869–1949
Holyrood Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada East, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Richard Walsh
1864–1885
James Lewis
1833–
Elizabeth Flood
1843–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Walsh
1839–1906
Ann Devine
1840–1919
John Flood
1815–1892
Catherine Fewer
1817–1861

James Best's Timeline

3 Records

1926
1926
Birth of James Best in Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada
Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada
1945
1945
Age 19
James Best resided here in Gambo, Bonavista North, Newfoundland, Canada
Gambo, Bonavista North, Newfoundland, Canada
2004
26 March 2004
Age 78
Death of James Best in Gander, Central Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Gander, Central Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Gambo, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Gambo, Bonavista North, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 2004
    Event Place: Gander, Central Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gambo, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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