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Johan Nicholas Best 1769–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 July 1769

Birth Location: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 January 1845

Death Location: Slate Lick, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Best

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Children(s):

In 1769, Johan Nicholas Best entered the world in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Catherina Best. Johan Nicholas Best passed away in 1845 in Slate Lick, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1769, Johan Nicholas Best entered the world in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Catherina Best.
  • Johan Nicholas Best passed away in 1845 in Slate Lick, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Johan Best's Ancestors

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Johan Best
1769–1845
Birth Place: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1733–1823
, Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Catherina) Best
1742–1786
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johan (Wilhelm) Best
1713–1762
Switzerland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
George Hawk
1710–1798
, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharina
1712–
, , , Germany
Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm Baest
1680–1749
Anna Michael
1682–1749
Adam Schaeffer
1693–1756
Anna Weiland
1695–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Michael
1656–

Johan Best's Timeline

2 Records

1769
30 July 1769
Birth of Johan Nicholas Best in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
1845
10 January 1845
Age 76
Death of Johan Nicholas Best in Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 July 1769
    Event Place: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1845
    Event Place: Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slate Lick, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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