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Johan Wilhelm Best 1713–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1713

Birth Location: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 24 Nov 1762

Death Location: Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Wilhelm Baest

Mother: Anna Michael

Spouse(s): Anna Schaeffer

Children(s): Anna Best

Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1713 in Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Wilhelm Baest And Anna Michael. Johan Wilhelm Best married Anna Susanna Schaeffer, and had children including Anna Maria Elizabeth Best. Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1762 in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1713 in Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Wilhelm Baest And Anna Michael.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best married Anna Susanna Schaeffer, and had children including Anna Maria Elizabeth Best.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1762 in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilhelm Baest
1680–1749
Birth Location: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
WB
Anna Michael
1682–1749
Birth Location: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
AM

Spouses(s)

Anna Schaeffer
1717–1769
Birth Location: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
AS

Children(s)

Anna Best
1738–1781
Birth Location: Aboard the Winter Galley
AB

Johan Best's Ancestors

Self
Johan Best
1713–1762
Birth Place: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Wilhelm Baest
1680–1749
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna Michael
1682–1749
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Sebastian (Besch\ Baest \) Best
1648–1690
Fluorn, Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Barbara Ahe
1655–1679
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Johann Michel
1656–1719
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna Berchtold
1660–1737
Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Andreas Fluorn
1624–1679
Anna (Best)
1630–1698
Jacob Ahe
1625–
Catharina Frücher
1606–1655
Johann Betzer
1623–1665
Maria Betzin
1628–1665
Hans Berchtold
1621–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HannB "Best"
1605–1675
Anna Vogelsberg
1606–1651
Jacob Kummichs
1612–1630
Georg Frücher\Frueeh
1584–
Barbara name)
1585–
Christoph Michel
1588–
Adelheid Almen
1601–

Johan Best's Descendants

1.
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Johan (Wilhelm) Best (30 Nov 1713–24 Nov 1762) m. Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer (1717–1769)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria Elizabeth) Best 1738–1781 m. John (Petr) Scherri 1735–1827
    1. 1. Anna (Catherine) Scherri 1773–1859 m. John (George) Altman 1771–1847
      1. 1. John (W.) Altman 1790–1854 m. OLIVIA Flowers 1791–1849 m. Martha Stone 1798–1858
        1. 1. nancy altman 1819–1898 m. Thomas (F) POOL 1815–1891

Johan Best's Timeline

2 Records

1713
30 Nov 1713
Birth of Johan Wilhelm Best in Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1762
24 Nov 1762
Age 49
Death of Johan Wilhelm Best in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1713
    Event Place: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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