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Johann Wilhelm Best 1733–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Beaver Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

Spouse(s): Anna Haag, Anna Hawk

Children(s):

The story of Johann Wilhelm Best began in 1733 in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Johann Wilhelm Best married Anna Catherine Haag, Anna Catherine Hawk, Anna Catherine Kustler. Johann Wilhelm Best passed away in 1823 in Beaver Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Wilhelm Best began in 1733 in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Johann Wilhelm Best married Anna Catherine Haag, Anna Catherine Hawk, Anna Catherine Kustler.
  • Johann Wilhelm Best passed away in 1823 in Beaver Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Johann Best's Ancestors

Self
Johann Best
1733–1823
Birth Place: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713–1762
Switzerland
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johan (Wilhelm) Baest
1676–1749
Palatinate, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Maria) Michael
1682–1749
Palatinate, Bayern, Germany
Johann (Adam) Scheffer
1693–1756
OF,THALEISCHWEIL,RHINELAND-PFALZ,BAVARIA
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695–1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Anthoni Boesch
1645–1691
Anna Michael
1646–1712
John Michael
1656–1736
Anna Berchtold
1660–1737
Jacob Schaefer
1657–1714
Anna Mueck
1657–1709
Johann Weiland
1675–1743
Anna Stephen
1680–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Best's Timeline

3 Records

1733
1733
Birth of Johann Wilhelm Best in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1754
1754
Age 21
Johann Wilhelm Best was christened in Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1823
1823
Age 90
Death of Johann Wilhelm Best in Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaver Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States

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