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John William Best 1823 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 18 January 1897

Death Location: Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Best

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Jane Cooper

Children(s): Robert Best, Mary Best, John Best, Esther Best, Eleanor Best, Jane Best, Charlotte Best, James Best, Hugh Best, Arthur Best, Sarah Best

John William Best was born in 1823 in near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John Best and Mary Walker. In 1871, John William Best resided in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario. In 1891, John William Best resided in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada. John William Best married Jane Cooper, and had children including Robert Henry Best, Mary Ann Best, John William Best, Esther Best, Eleanor Eliza Best, Jane Ann Best, Charlotte Best, James Archibald Best, Hugh Cooper Best, Arthur Wellington Best, Sarah Victoria Best. John William Best passed away in 1897 in Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John William Best was born in 1823 in near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John Best and Mary Walker.
  • In 1871, John William Best resided in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario.
  • In 1891, John William Best resided in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada.
  • John William Best married Jane Cooper, and had children including Robert Henry Best, Mary Ann Best, John William Best, Esther Best, Eleanor Eliza Best, Jane Ann Best, Charlotte Best, James Archibald Best, Hugh Cooper Best, Arthur Wellington Best, Sarah Victoria Best.
  • John William Best passed away in 1897 in Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Best
Birth Location: –
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Mary Walker
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jane Cooper
1830 – 1897
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Robert Best
1851 –
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Mary Best
1852 – 1918
Birth Location: –
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John Best
1854 – 1948
Birth Location: –
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Esther Best
1856 – 1914
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Best
1858 –
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Jane Best
1860 – 1950
Birth Location: –
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Charlotte Best
1862 – 1865
Birth Location: –
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James Best
1864 – 1946
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Hugh Best
1866 – 1942
Birth Location: –
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Arthur Best
1869 – 1945
Birth Location: Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Best
1870 – 1942
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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John Best's Ancestors

Self
John Best
1823 – 1897
Birth Place: near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
John Best
Mary Walker
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Best's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Best (1823 – 18 January 1897) m. Jane Cooper (1830 – 8 October 1897)
  1. 1. Robert (Henry) Best (1851 – ) m. Frances MacCallum
    1. 1. Robert (MacCallum) Best (1891 – 1971) m. Margaret (Isabel) Isaac (1893 – 1975)
      1. 1. Robert (Wallace) Best (1926 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes (1926 – )
        1. 1. Robert (David) Best (1952 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Andrew) Best (1955 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Best (1956 – )
        4. 4. John (David) Best (1959 – )
        5. 5. James (Stuart) Best (1962 – )
      2. 2. John (Cameron) Best (1934 – ) m. Carol Jane (1937 – )
    2. 2. William Best
    3. 3. Allen Best
    4. 4. Harry Best
    5. 5. Helen Best m. Norman Crisp
      1. 1. Beverly Crisp
        1. 1. Christopher
        2. 2. Wendy
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Best (1852 – 1918) m. William Runnings
    1. 1. Arthur Runnings ( – 1919)
    2. 2. James Runnings ( – 1924)
    3. 3. Gertrude Runnings ( – 1895)
    4. 4. Byron Runnings m. Marie Hall
      1. 1. Frances Runnings
      2. 2. James Runnings
    5. 5. Maud Runnings
  3. 3. John (William) Best (1854 – 1948) m. Hannah (Adelia) Gray (1862 – 1935)
    1. 1. Byron (Gray) Best (1891 – 1948) m. Hazel Groff (1888 – 1945)
      1. 1. Kathryn Best (1922 – ) m. Richard Myers
        1. 1. Kathy (Jo) Myers (1949 – ) m. Peter Vanderloo
        2. 2. Barbara (Lynn) Myers (1951 – )
    2. 2. Florence (Cooper) Best (1896 – 1958)
    3. 3. John (William) Best (1899 – 1973) m. Grace (Minerva) Finerty (1898 – 1963)
      1. 1. John (William) Best (1920 – ) m. Carol Jerow (1926 – )
        1. 1. Jacqueline (Sarah) Best (1948 – ) m. Robert Lamberty
      2. 2. Charles (Edmund) Best (1926 – ) m. Mildred (Irene) Pierce (1921 – )
        1. 1. James (Allan) Best (1939 – ) m. Carolyn Nelms
      3. 3. Donald (Arthur) Best (1927 – ) m. Betty Warren (1928 – )
        1. 1. Dorothy Best (1953 – )
        2. 2. Jonathon Best (1953 – ) m. Jeanette Fini
        3. 3. Lucy Best (1958 – )
        4. 4. Robert Best (1960 – )
    4. 4. Walter (Fraser) Best (1902 – ) m. Geraldine Valesko (1901 – )
      1. 1. James Best (1930 – ) m. Mary (Kay) Lamtz (1942 – )
        1. 1. Robert (James) Best (1973 – )
        2. 2. William Best (1973 – )
      2. 2. Jerome Best (1932 – ) m. Helen Kalander (1936 – )
        1. 1. Jennifer Best (1971 – )
        2. 2. Daniel (Jerome) Best (1973 – )
      3. 3. Gene Best (1935 – ) m. Gayle Bowen (1940 – )
        1. 1. Walter Best (1970 – )
    5. 5. Marion (Woodward) Best (1906 – )
  4. 4. Esther Best (1856 – 1914) m. William Fraser (1855 – 1933)
    1. 1. Jean Fraser (1882 – 1968) m. Henry Sethney (1882 – 1958)
      1. 1. Walter Sethney (1912 – ) m. Rose (Marie) Koss (1918 – )
        1. 1. John (Walter) Sethney m. Patricia Slack
        2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Sethney
        3. 3. Barbara (Jean) Sethney
      2. 2. Esther Sethney (1915 – ) m. James (Forrest) Griffith (1911 – )
        1. 1. James (Henry) Griffith (1952 – ) m. Valerie Barofsky
        2. 2. Julie (Ann) Griffith (1957 – )
    2. 2. Sadie Fraser (1889 – 1965)
    3. 3. Harry Fraser (1892 – 1939) m. Marian Gage
      1. 1. Elizabeth Fraser m. J (W) Kenney
        1. 1. Thomas Kenney
        2. 2. Kathy Kenney
        3. 3. James Kenney
    4. 4. Helen Fraser (1896 – 1962) m. Norman Starrett
      1. 1. Norman Starrett m. Gloria
        1. 1. Beth Starrett
        2. 2. Portia Starrett
        3. 3. Greg Starrett
        4. 4. Catherine Starrett
      2. 2. Nancy Starrett m. George Marks m. Jim Robb
        1. 1. Andy Robb
        2. 2. Jon Robb
        3. 3. Elizabeth Robb
  5. 5. Eleanor (Eliza) Best (1858 – ) m. TBD Pettit
  6. 6. Jane (Ann) Best (1860 – 1950) m. Herbert Wilcox (1865 – 1946)
    1. 1. Charles (Herbert) Wilcox (1891 – 1959) m. LuVerne Beal (1893 – 1959) m. Frances Binder
    2. 2. Louise (Best) Wilcox (1900 – ) m. Paul (William) Ward (1893 – )
      1. 1. Charles (Seabury) Ward (1929 – ) m. Elaine Ropiak
        1. 1. Charlaine (Louise) Ward (1955 – )
        2. 2. Alden (Seabury) Ward (1961 – )
        3. 3. Daniel (Wilcox) Ward (1964 – )
        4. 4. Thomas (Wilcox) Ward (1967 – )
      2. 2. Bruce (Wilcox) Ward (1931 – ) m. Barbara (Eligh) Sheppard
        1. 1. Scott (Sheppard) Ward (1960 – )
        2. 2. Sandra (Wilcox) Ward (1963 – )
        3. 3. Deborah (Anne) Ward (1965 – )
  7. 7. Charlotte Best (1862 – 1865)
  8. 8. James (Archibald) Best (1864 – 1946) m. Lillian (Jane) Salt (1879 – 1955)
    1. 1. Vanita (Jane) Best (1897 – 1915)
    2. 2. Merle Best (1898 – 1957)
    3. 3. Dean Best (1901 – 1945) m. Levo Kilgore
      1. 1. James (Stanley) Best (1923 – )
      2. 2. Harold (Fay) Best
    4. 4. Marjorie Best (1906 – ) m. Harold Holdman (1902 – )
      1. 1. Phyllis (Jane) Holdman (1928 – ) m. Paul Moore (1922 – )
        1. 1. Melinda (Jane) Moore (1950 – ) m. Gary (A) Dick (1950 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (Paul) Moore (1958 – )
        3. 3. Peter (Benjamin) Moore (1960 – )
      2. 2. Benjamin (Francis) Holdman (1931 – ) m. Nora (Lee) Temple (1934 – )
        1. 1. Pamela (Jane) Holdman (1956 – )
        2. 2. Victoria (Lee) Holdman (1957 – )
        3. 3. Robyn (Celeste) Holdman (1960 – )
        4. 4. Christopher (Benjamin) Holdman (1961 – )
  9. 9. Hugh (Cooper) Best (1866 – 1942) m. Christine Johnson
    1. 1. Harold Best m. TBD TBD
      1. 1. TBD Best
    2. 2. James Best ( – 1930)
  10. 10. Arthur (Wellington) Best (24 Jun 1869 – 8 Jul 1945) m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Harder (25 Mar 1883 – 22 Dec 1946)
    1. 1. Hester (Elizabeth) Best (9 Dec 1905 – 9 Apr 1995) m. Gordon (Dymond) Smith (21 Apr 1904 – 7 Jul 1972)
      1. 1. Gordon Smith (1932 – ) m. Miriam (J) Parker (1934 – )
        1. 1. Scott Smith (1959 – )
        2. 2. Charlotte Smith (1961 – )
      2. 2. Jeannette (Hester) Smith (11 November 1935 – ) m. Thomas (Henry) Davis (1930 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Davis (1957 – )
        2. 2. Tammy Davis (1959 – )
        3. 3. Pamela (Christine) Davis (22 Jul 1962 – ) m. Kelly (Gene) See (5 Dec 1961 – )
        4. 4. Eric Davis (1964 – )
      3. 3. Barbara (Elizabeth) Smith (24 Apr 1940 – ) m. William (Henry) Stoner (25 Jul 1939 – )
        1. 1. Kenneth Stone (27 June 1960 – ) m. Lisa (Rae) Holt m. Annette (Selena) Parsons (30 Jul 1964 – )
        2. 2. Kathryn (Elizabeth) Stoner (13 Mar 1962 – ) m. Mauricio (Ricardo) Quesada-Avedano (10 Jul 1962 – )
    2. 2. Grace (E) Best (2 Jul 1908 – 1 Dec 1979) m. Carl Feurer (1910 – 1968)
      1. 1. Carole Feurer (1937 – ) m. Peter Nelson (1936 – ) m. Charles Franz (1937 – )
        1. 1. Kathleen (Ann) Franz (1960 – )
        2. 2. Charles Franz (1961 – )
        3. 3. James (Byron) Franz (1963 – )
      2. 2. Virginia Feurer (1940 – )
  11. 11. Sarah (Victoria) Best (1870 – 1942) m. J (J) McAllister

John Best's Timeline

4 Records

1823
1823
Birth of John William Best in near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1871
abt 1871
Age 48
John William Best resided here in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario
Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario
1891
1891
Age 68
John William Best resided here in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada
Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada
1897
18 January 1897
Age 74
Death of John William Best in Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6343; Family No: 69
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario; Roll: C-9994; Page: 20; Family No: 73
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario; Roll: C-9994; Page: 20; Family No: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6343; Family No: 69

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1897
    Event Place: Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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