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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: Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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Spouse(s): Jane Cooper

Children(s): Arthur Best, Robert Best, Mary Best, John Best, Esther Best, Eleanor Best, Jane Best, Charlotte Best, James Best, Hugh 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 Arthur Wellington Best, Charlotte Best, Eleanor Eliza Best, Esther Best, Hugh Cooper Best, James Archibald Best, Jane Ann Best, John William Best, Mary Ann Best, Robert Henry Best, Sarah Victoria Best. John William Best passed away in 1897 in Wallaceburg, 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 Arthur Wellington Best, Charlotte Best, Eleanor Eliza Best, Esther Best, Hugh Cooper Best, James Archibald Best, Jane Ann Best, John William Best, Mary Ann Best, Robert Henry Best, Sarah Victoria Best.
  • John William Best passed away in 1897 in Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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John Best
1823–1897
Birth Place: near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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John Best's Descendants

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John (William) Best (1823–18 January 1897) m. Jane Cooper (1830–8 October 1897)
  1. 1. Arthur (Wellington) Best 1869–1945 m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Harder 1883–1946
    1. 1. Hester (Elizabeth) Best 1905–1995 m. Gordon (Dymond) Smith 1904–1972
    2. 2. Grace (E) Best 1908–1979 m. Carl Feurer 1910–1968
  2. 2. Robert (Henry) Best 1851–
    1. 1. Robert (MacCallum) Best 1891–1971 m. Margaret (Isabel) Isaac 1893–1975
      1. 1. Robert (Wallace) Best 1926– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes 1926–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Best 1852–1918
    1. 1. Gertrude Runnings –1895
    2. 2. James Runnings –1924
    3. 3. Arthur Runnings –1919
  4. 4. 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–
    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–
      2. 2. Charles (Edmund) Best 1926– m. Mildred (Irene) Pierce 1921–
    4. 4. Walter (Fraser) Best 1902– m. Geraldine Valesko 1901–
    5. 5. Marion (Woodward) Best 1906–
  5. 5. 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–
      2. 2. Esther Sethney 1915– m. James (Forrest) Griffith 1911–
    2. 2. Sadie Fraser 1889–1965
    3. 3. Harry Fraser 1892–1939
    4. 4. Helen Fraser 1896–1962
  6. 6. Eleanor (Eliza) Best 1858–
  7. 7. Jane (Ann) Best 1860–1950 m. Herbert Wilcox 1865–1946
    1. 1. Charles (Herbert) Wilcox 1891–1959 m. LuVerne Beal 1893–1959
    2. 2. Louise (Best) Wilcox 1900– m. Paul (William) Ward 1893–
  8. 8. Charlotte Best 1862–1865
  9. 9. 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
      1. 1. James (Stanley) Best 1923–
    4. 4. Marjorie Best 1906– m. Harold Holdman 1902–
  10. 10. Hugh (Cooper) Best 1866–1942
    1. 1. James Best –1930
  11. 11. Sarah (Victoria) Best 1870–1942

John Best's Timeline

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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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