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Maria Elizabeth Best 1738–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1738

Birth Location: Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 Mar 1781

Death Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Wilhelm Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

Spouse(s): John (Scherri), John Sherry

Children(s): Anna Scherri

Maria Elizabeth Best was born in 1738 in Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada, the child of Wilhelm Best And Anna Susanna Schaeffer. Maria Elizabeth Best married John H Sherry, John Peter Sherry Scherri, and had children including Anna Catherine Scherri. Maria Elizabeth Best passed away in 1781 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Maria Elizabeth Best was born in 1738 in Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada, the child of Wilhelm Best And Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • Maria Elizabeth Best married John H Sherry, John Peter Sherry Scherri, and had children including Anna Catherine Scherri.
  • Maria Elizabeth Best passed away in 1781 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Best's Ancestors

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Maria Best
1738–1781
Birth Place: Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Wilhelm Best
1713–1762
Switzerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
WILHELM BAEST
1680–1749
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
ANNA MICHAEL
1682–1749
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Hans (Adam) Schaeffer
1693–1756
Germany
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695–1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Sebastian Baest
1650–
John Michael
1656–1720
Joana Carter
1656–
Jacobus Shaeffer
1657–1714
Anna Mueck
1657–1709
Johann Weiland
1675–1743
Anna Stephan
1680–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Conrad Schaeffer
1623–1666
Elizabetha Schlauchin
1627–1678
Hans Muck
1635–1683
ANNA Muck
1639–1668

Maria Best's Descendants

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Maria (Elizabeth) Best (1 Aug 1738–1 Mar 1781) m. John (Peter Sherry) (Scherri) (1735–) m. John (H.) Sherry (abt 1865–1927-11-22)
  1. 1. Anna (Catherine) Scherri 1773–1786 m. John (George) Altman 1771–1824
    1. 1. John Altman 1790–1854 m. Olivia Flowers 1791–1849 m. Martha Stone 1798–1858
      1. 1. John (Wilson) Altman 1819–1885 m. Sarah ("Sallie" Jane) Hitt 1828–1895
        1. 1. John (James) Altman 1851–1905 m. Cora (Lockard) Altman 1852–1925
        2. 2. William (Alfred) Altman 1846–1923
        3. 3. Sarah (J. "Sallie") Altman 1848–1907
        4. 4. Nathaniel (Green) Altman 1856–1906
        5. 5. Mary (Magdalene) Altman 1853–1856
      2. 2. Rachel Altman 1812–1884
      3. 3. Nathan Altman 1825–1906
      4. 4. Nancy Altman 1822–1898
      5. 5. James Altman 1837–
      6. 6. William Altman 1813–1892
      7. 7. William Altman 1813–1856
      8. 8. Henry (A.) Altman 1816–1869
      9. 9. Olive Altman 1832–
      10. 10. James (Henry) Altman 1815–1837
      11. 11. William ALTMAN 1813–1856
      12. 12. William Altman 1814–1858
      13. 13. James Altman 1837–
      14. 14. William Altman 1813–1892
      15. 15. Nathan Altman 1817–1880
      16. 16. Nancy Altman 1822–1898
      17. 17. William Altman 1813–1868
      18. 18. William Altman 1813–1892
      19. 19. Calvin (T) Altman 1839–1863

Maria Best's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1 Aug 1738
Birth of Maria Elizabeth Best in Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada
Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada
1781
1 Mar 1781
Age 43
Death of Maria Elizabeth Best in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1738
    Event Place: Winter Gallery, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1781
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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