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Johan Wilhelm Best 1779–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1779

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 12 Aug 1849

Death Location: Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Unknown

Spouse(s): Maria Everhardt

Children(s): Anna Best, Michael Best

Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1779 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Catherina Unknown. Johan Wilhelm Best married Maria Magdalena Everhardt, and had children including Anna Maria Best, Michael Best. Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1849 in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1779 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Catherina Unknown.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best married Maria Magdalena Everhardt, and had children including Anna Maria Best, Michael Best.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1849 in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Johan Best's Ancestors

Self
Johan Best
1779–1849
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1733–1823
Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Anna (Catherina) Unknown
1735–1786
Echterdingen, Stuttgart, Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Grandparents
Johan (Wilhelm) Best
1713–1762
Switzerland
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm Best
1676–1749
Anna Michael
1682–1749
Johann Schaeffer
1693–1756
Anna Weiland
1695–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Michael
1640–
Jacobus Schaeffer
1657–1714
Anna Mueck
1657–1709
Johann Weiland
1675–1743
Annen Stephan
1680–1739

Johan Best's Descendants

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Johan (Wilhelm) Best (9 Jan 1779–12 Aug 1849) m. Maria (Magdalena) Everhardt (7 Oct 1783–25 Apr 1865)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria) Best 1795–1845 m. William (John) Sherry 1798–1859
    1. 1. Salome Scherry 1828–1906 m. Conrad Hartman 1824–1899
      1. 1. Martin Hartman 1857–1928 m. Cleora (Bertha) Jones 1871–1910 m. Amanda UNKNOWN 1861–1883
        1. 1. Bertha (Blanche) Hartman 1897–1938 m. Charles (Walter) Confer 1895–1981
        2. 2. Orpha (Doretta) Hartman 1879–1935 m. John (Henry) Moyer 1878–1935 m. Eli Lily 1870–
        3. 3. Frederick (S.) Hartman 1882–1969 m. Bernice (May) Crozier 1887–1959
        4. 4. Edna Hartman 1890–
        5. 5. Earl (Isaac) Hartman 1895–1973 m. Ethel (Idella) Ion 1901–1987
      2. 2. Lawrence (L.) Hartman 1847–1917
      3. 3. Miocheal Hartman 1854–
      4. 4. Augusta Hartman 1862–
      5. 5. William (A) Hartman 1864– m. Mary (Arvilla) Painter 1857–1928
      6. 6. Lydia (A.) Hartman 1866–
      7. 7. Hanah Hartman 1868–
      8. 8. Leah Hartman 1871–
      9. 9. George Hartman 1872–
    2. 2. Johannes (William) Sherry 1826–1891 m. Hanna (Regina) HUBER 1824–1900
  2. 2. Michael Best 1815–1904 m. Lucy (Anna) Edinger 1817–1897

Johan Best's Timeline

2 Records

1779
9 Jan 1779
Birth of Johan Wilhelm Best in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1849
12 Aug 1849
Age 70
Death of Johan Wilhelm Best in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

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