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John Michael Best 1762 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1762

Birth Location: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony

Death Date: 24 April 1844

Death Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

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John Michael Best was born in 1762 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer. John Michael Best passed away in 1844 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Michael Best was born in 1762 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • John Michael Best passed away in 1844 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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John Best's Ancestors

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John Best
1762 – 1844
Birth Place: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713 – 1762
Palantine, Pfalzm Bayern, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717 – 1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Schäffer
1693 – 1756
Kusterdingen, Tubingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695 – 1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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John Best's Timeline

2 Records

1762
6 May 1762
Birth of John Michael Best in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony
1844
24 April 1844
Age 82
Death of John Michael Best in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1762
    Event Place: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1844
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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