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Joseph H Best 1844 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01/05/1844

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 24/04/1915

Death Location: Ontario, Canada

Father: John Best

Mother: Esther Sefton

Spouse(s): Catherine Irwin

Children(s): Mary Best

In 1844, Joseph H Best entered the world in Ireland, born to John Best and Esther Sefton. Joseph H Best married Catherine Irwin, and had children including Mary Ann Best. Joseph H Best passed away in 1915 in Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Joseph H Best entered the world in Ireland, born to John Best and Esther Sefton.
  • Joseph H Best married Catherine Irwin, and had children including Mary Ann Best.
  • Joseph H Best passed away in 1915 in Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Best's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Best
1844 – 1915
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Best
1795 – 1881
Ireland
Esther Sefton
1802 – 1881
Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Best's Descendants

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Joseph (H) Best (01/05/1844 – 24/04/1915) m. Catherine Irwin (01/12/1844 – 15/07/1925)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Best (21/07/1867 – 1950) m. Fred Cole (abt 1875 – ) m. 'Sandy' (Alexander James) Merrylees (15 October 1862 – 23 Feb 1904)
    1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Merrylees (16 Apr 1893 – 19 Nov 1968) m. Annie (Maude) Greenman (12 Mar 1892 – 20 Nov 1978)
      1. 1. James (Morris) Merrylees (20/06/1924 – 18 February 2006) m. Kathleen Wright (27/07/1927 – 12 Aug 2021)
        1. 1. Mina (Jean Merrylees) (Gibbs) (14/03/1951 – )
    2. 2. James (Percival) Merrylees (8 Sep 1895 – 5 Nov 1918)

Joseph Best's Timeline

3 Records

1844
01/05/1844
Birth of Joseph H Best in Ireland
Ireland
1865
14 Mar 1865
Age 21
Joseph H Best was married in Grey, Ontario, Canada
Grey, Ontario, Canada
1915
24/04/1915
Age 71
Death of Joseph H Best in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01/05/1844
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Grey, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24/04/1915
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

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