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Johan Michael Best 1783–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1783

Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1867

Death Location: Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Unknown

Spouse(s): Sara Sheffer

Children(s):

The story of Johan Michael Best began in 1783 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. Johan Michael Best married Sara Ann Sheffer. Johan Michael Best passed away in 1867 in Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johan Michael Best began in 1783 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Johan Michael Best married Sara Ann Sheffer.
  • Johan Michael Best passed away in 1867 in Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Johan Best's Ancestors

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Johan Best
1783–1867
Birth Place: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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 Timeline

2 Records

1783
2 Apr 1783
Birth of Johan Michael Best in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1867
26 Jun 1867
Age 84
Death of Johan Michael Best in Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA
Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1783
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1867
    Event Place: Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA

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