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Joseph Best 1840–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1840

Birth Location: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 29 Jul 1920

Death Location: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: George Best

Mother: Ruth Lockyer

Spouse(s): Phoebe Collett

Children(s): Matilda Best, Anna Best, Albert Best

Joseph Best was born in 1840 in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of George Best And Ruth Lockyer. Joseph Best married Phoebe Collett, Triphena Aka Thyphana Adams, and had children including Albert Best, Anna Margaret Best, Matilda Best. Joseph Best passed away in 1920 in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • Joseph Best was born in 1840 in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of George Best And Ruth Lockyer.
  • Joseph Best married Phoebe Collett, Triphena Aka Thyphana Adams, and had children including Albert Best, Anna Margaret Best, Matilda Best.
  • Joseph Best passed away in 1920 in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Joseph Best's Ancestors

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Joseph Best
1840–1920
Birth Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
George Best
1801–1880
Henstridge Ash, Somersetshire, England
Ruth Lockyer
1812–
Isle Valen, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada
Grandparents
George Dowding
–1836
Milborne Port, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Best's Descendants

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Joseph Best (24 Jul 1840–29 Jul 1920) m. Phoebe Collett (03 Feb 1843–24 Sep 1926)
  1. 1. Matilda Best 1889–
  2. 2. Anna (Margaret) Best 1887–1958
  3. 3. Albert Best 1879–1942

Joseph Best's Timeline

2 Records

1840
24 Jul 1840
Birth of Joseph Best in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1920
29 Jul 1920
Age 80
Death of Joseph Best in Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1840
    Event Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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