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Johann Jacob Best 1782–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1782

Birth Location: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1864

Death Location: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johannes Best

Mother: Maria Odenwelder

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Johann Jacob Best was born in 1782 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johannes John Best And Maria Elizabeth Odenwelder. Johann Jacob Best passed away in 1864 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Johann Jacob Best was born in 1782 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johannes John Best And Maria Elizabeth Odenwelder.
  • Johann Jacob Best passed away in 1864 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Johann Best's Ancestors

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Johann Best
1782–1864
Birth Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johannes "John" Best
1742–1823
Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (Elizabeth) Odenwelder
1754–1815
Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Philip) Odenwelder
1720–1795
Weinheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Rentz
1719–1779
Zell, Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Odenwelder
1690–1724
Anna FRULTLINGER
1695–1763
Hans Rentz
1695–1735
Anna Buhler
1701–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hanß Odenwälders
1670–
Anna Stalders
1680–1740
Martin Rentz
1655–1726
Anna Eiting
1658–1747

Johann Best's Timeline

3 Records

1782
15 Jan 1782
Birth of Johann Jacob Best in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1782
24 Mar 1782
Johann Jacob Best was baptized in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1864
22 Nov 1864
Age 82
Death of Johann Jacob Best in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1782
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1782
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

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