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John Best 1587 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1587

Birth Location: Halifax Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Bef. Mar 1627

Death Location: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace (Best)

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Children(s):

John Best was born in 1587 in Halifax Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best and Grace E Boithes (Best). John Best passed away in 1627 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Best was born in 1587 in Halifax Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best and Grace E Boithes (Best).
  • John Best passed away in 1627 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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John Best's Ancestors

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John Best
1587 – 1627
Birth Place: Halifax Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1553 – 1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grace (E Boithes) (Best)
1557 – 1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Henricus Beste\Best
1528 – 1572
Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Margarita\Mawde (?) (Beste\Best)
1531 – 1573
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
John Boithes\Booth
1526 – 1568
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Isabella (Swift) (Boithes)
1531 – 1557
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Brereton
1501 – 1551
Johanna (Best)
1505 – 1545
George Boithes\Booth
1499 – 1569
Agnes (Boithes\Booth)
1503 –
Richard Swift
1502 – 1582
Margaret (Swift)
1511 – 1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Boithes\Booth
1449 – 1513
Dorothy (Boithes\Booth)
1462 – 1504
Richard Redenbaugh-Wheelock
1480 – 1572
Jane (Redenbough-Wheelock)
1485 – 1557

John Best's Timeline

2 Records

1587
10 Mar 1587
Birth of John Best in Halifax Yorkshire, England
Halifax Yorkshire, England
1627
Bef. Mar 1627
Age 40
Death of John Best in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Halifax Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. Mar 1627
    Event Place: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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