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Maria Barbara Best 1754–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jul 1827

Death Location: Old Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Father: Johan Best

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

Spouse(s): Frederick Kleppinger, John Klippinger, George Clippinger

Children(s):

In 1754, Maria Barbara Best entered the world in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom, born to Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Susanna Schaeffer. Maria Barbara Best married Frederick Kleppinger, George Clippinger, John George Klippinger. Maria Barbara Best passed away in 1827 in Old Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Maria Barbara Best entered the world in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom, born to Johan Wilhelm Best And Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • Maria Barbara Best married Frederick Kleppinger, George Clippinger, John George Klippinger.
  • Maria Barbara Best passed away in 1827 in Old Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johan Best
1713–1762
Birth Location: Switzerland
JB
Anna Schaeffer
1717–1769
Birth Location: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
AS

Spouses(s)

Frederick Kleppinger
1749–1802
Birth Location: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, British America
FK
John Klippinger
1745–1820
Birth Location: North Wales, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
JK
George Clippinger
1781–1839
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
GC

Children(s)

Maria Best's Ancestors

Self
Maria Best
1754–1827
Birth Place: Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713–1762
Switzerland
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johan (Wilhelm) Baest
1676–1749
Palatinate, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Maria) Michael
1682–1749
Palatinate, Bayern, Germany
Johann (Adam) Scheffer
1693–1756
OF,THALEISCHWEIL,RHINELAND-PFALZ,BAVARIA
Anna (Margaret) Weiland
1695–1770
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Anthoni Boesch
1645–1691
Anna Michael
1646–1712
John Michael
1656–1736
Anna Berchtold
1660–1737
Jacob Schaefer
1657–1714
Anna Mueck
1657–1709
Johann Weiland
1675–1743
Anna Stephen
1680–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Best's Timeline

3 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Maria Barbara Best in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom
Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom
1824
Sep 1824
Age 70
Death of Maria Barbara Best in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1827
Jul 1827
Age 73
Burial of Maria Barbara Best in Old Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Old Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Lehigh Township, Northampton, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1824
    Event Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1827
    Event Place: Old Association Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania
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