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Johan Wilhelm Best 1713–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 November 1713

Birth Location: Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 24 Nov 1762

Death Location: Walnutport, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Wilhelm Baest

Mother: Anna Michael

Spouse(s): Anna Schaeffer

Children(s): John Best, Sybilla Best, Reuben Best, Barbara Best, Sibilla Best, John Best, Anna Best, George Best, Mary Best, John Best, Maria Best, Susanna Best, John Best, Johan Best

Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1713 in Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Wilhelm Baest And Anna Michael. Johan Wilhelm Best married Anna Susanna Schaeffer, and had children including Anna Maria Best, Barbara Best, George Best, Johan Wilhelm Best, John Henry Best, John Jacob Best, John Michael Best, John William Best, Maria Elizabeth Best, Mary Catherine Best, Reuben Best, Sibilla Best, Susanna Best, Sybilla Susanna Best. Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1762 in Walnutport, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1713 in Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Wilhelm Baest And Anna Michael.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best married Anna Susanna Schaeffer, and had children including Anna Maria Best, Barbara Best, George Best, Johan Wilhelm Best, John Henry Best, John Jacob Best, John Michael Best, John William Best, Maria Elizabeth Best, Mary Catherine Best, Reuben Best, Sibilla Best, Susanna Best, Sybilla Susanna Best.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1762 in Walnutport, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johan Best's Ancestors

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Johan Best
1713–1762
Birth Place: Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Wilhelm Baest
1680–1749
Palatinate, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna Michael
1682–1749
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
John Michael
1656–
Palatinate, , , Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johan Best's Descendants

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Johan (Wilhelm) Best (30 November 1713–24 Nov 1762) m. Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer (1717–1769)
  1. 1. John (Michael) Best 1761–1843
  2. 2. Sybilla (Susanna) Best 1758–1836
  3. 3. Reuben Best 1754–
  4. 4. Barbara Best 1754–1831
  5. 5. Sibilla Best 1752–1762
  6. 6. John (Henry) Best 1748–1793
  7. 7. Anna (Maria) Best 1745–1827
  8. 8. George Best 1743–
  9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Best 1743–1808
  10. 10. John (Jacob) Best 1739–
  11. 11. Maria (Elizabeth) Best 1738–1781
  12. 12. Susanna Best 1735–1796
  13. 13. John (William) Best 1733–1823
  14. 14. Johan (Wilhelm) Best 1733–1823 m. Anna (Catherina) Best 1742–1786
    1. 1. Johan (Nicholas) Best 1769–1845
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Anna) Best 1776–1841
    3. 3. John (Frederick) Best 1772–1773
    4. 4. John (Nicholas) Best 1769–1845
    5. 5. Cornelius Best 1763–1835
    6. 6. John (Michael) Best 1783–1867
    7. 7. Catherine Best 1781–1866
    8. 8. John (Henry) Best 1765–1846
    9. 9. John (William) Best 1779–1849 m. Mary (Magdalene) Everhard 1783–1865
      1. 1. Michael Best 1815–1904
      2. 2. Susan Best 1809–1875
      3. 3. John (George) Best 1804–1892
      4. 4. Catherine Best 1803–1849
      5. 5. Jeremiah Best 1822–1903 m. Anna (Carolina) Best 1825–1897
        1. 1. Harriet (Agnes) Dittman 1866–1924
        2. 2. Hattie Best 1866–1924
        3. 3. Carl (Friedrich) Best 1868–1958
        4. 4. Chas (F) Best 1868–
        5. 5. Wilhelm (J) Best 1867–
        6. 6. Anna (Carolina) Best 1864–1865
        7. 7. Mary Beck 1859–1929
        8. 8. Mary (Magdalene) Best 1859–1929
        9. 9. Ellen Best 1858–
        10. 10. Julianna Best 1857–1864
        11. 11. Charlotte Best 1856–
        12. 12. Mary Best 1854–
        13. 13. George (Washington) Best 1852–1931
        14. 14. George (Washington) Best 1852–1902
        15. 15. Elizabeth Best 1852–
        16. 16. Fiet Best 1849–1936
        17. 17. Fyette Best 1849–1936
        18. 18. Joel Best 1847–1933
        19. 19. Jacobus Best 1846–1937
        20. 20. Henrietta Agnes 1866–1924 m. David Dittman 1862–1945

Johan Best's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1713
    Event Place: Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1738; Page Number: 13.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1949.024; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1738; Page Number: 147.
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1738; Page Number: 13.
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1738; Page Number: 115.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia County, PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1762
    Event Place: Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnutport, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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