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Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best 1748 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

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In 1748, Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best entered the world in Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony, born to Johan Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer. Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best passed away in 1793 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best entered the world in Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony, born to Johan Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best passed away in 1793 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Johan Best's Ancestors

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Johan Best
1748 – 1793
Birth Place: Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713 – 1762
Palantine, Pfalzm Bayern, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717 – 1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Schäffer
1693 – 1756
Kusterdingen, Tubingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695 – 1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Johan Best's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best in Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony
1793
1793
Age 45
Death of Johan Heinrich (Henry) Best in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Lehigh, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

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