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Joseph Best 1840–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1840

Birth Location: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 Jan 1929

Death Location: Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Best

Mother: Margaret Wadsworth

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Joseph Best was born in 1840 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James B Best And Margaret Wadsworth. Joseph Best passed away in 1929 in Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Best was born in 1840 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James B Best And Margaret Wadsworth.
  • Joseph Best passed away in 1929 in Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Joseph Best's Ancestors

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Joseph Best
1840–1929
Birth Place: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James B Best
1816–1908
Donegal Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Wadsworth
1815–1886
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Wadsworth
1772–1861
Joppa, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Maria Decker
1775–1840
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wadsworth
1746–1821
Mary Wiley
1747–1813
Cornelius Decker
1744–1802
Grietjen Brink
1752–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wadsworth
1718–1760
Rebecca Passmore
1720–1750
Matthew Wiley
1730–
Kesiah
1705–
Broer Decker
1701–1777
Annetje VanEtten
1701–1747
Jan Brink
1727–
Grietjen Wolfin
1725–

Joseph Best's Timeline

2 Records

1840
29 Dec 1840
Birth of Joseph Best in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1929
7 Jan 1929
Age 89
Death of Joseph Best in Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 000001-003000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 000001-003000

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