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Johan Wilhelm Best 1733–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: , Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Beaver City, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

Spouse(s): Anna Best

Children(s): Johan Best, Elizabeth Best, John Best, John Best, Cornelius Best, John Best, Catherine Best, John Best, John Best

Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1733 in , Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Susanna Schaeffer. In 1790, Johan Wilhelm Best resided in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Johan Wilhelm Best married Anna Catherina Best, and had children including Catherine Best, Cornelius Best, Elizabeth Anna Best, Johan Nicholas Best, John Frederick Best, John Henry Best, John Michael Best, John Nicholas Best, John William Best. Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1823 in Beaver City, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1733 in , Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • In 1790, Johan Wilhelm Best resided in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best married Anna Catherina Best, and had children including Catherine Best, Cornelius Best, Elizabeth Anna Best, Johan Nicholas Best, John Frederick Best, John Henry Best, John Michael Best, John Nicholas Best, John William Best.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1823 in Beaver City, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johan Best's Ancestors

Self
Johan Best
1733–1823
Birth Place: , Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713–1762
Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Wilhelm Baest
1680–1749
Palatinate, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna Michael
1682–1749
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Adam Schaeffer
1693–1756
Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695–1770
Palatinate, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
John Michael
1656–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johan Best's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Frances Dittman 1893–
        2. 2. Dettman 1885–1935 m. Cora Ditman 1890–1960
        3. 3. Russell (Coulter) Dittman 1908–1990 m. Lelia Dittman 1907–
        4. 4. George (Washington) Dittman 1898–1968 m. Estella (F) Dittman 1900–1959
        5. 5. Ida (Leona) Dittman 1893–1987
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Dittman 1890–1975

Johan Best's Timeline

5 Records

1733
1733
Birth of Johan Wilhelm Best in , Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
, Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1790
1790
Age 57
Johan Wilhelm Best resided here in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
1810
1810
Age 77
Johan Wilhelm Best resided here in Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania
Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania
1820
1820
Age 87
Johan Wilhelm Best resided here in Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
1823
1823
Age 90
Death of Johan Wilhelm Best in Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: , Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M637_9; Page: 262; Image: 0038.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 53; Page: 508; Image: 198.00.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: Richland, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M33_114; Page: 14; Image: 30.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia County, PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaver City, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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