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Maria Barbara Best 1754–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Mar 1831

Death Location: Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johan Jr

Mother: Anna Schaeffer

Spouse(s): Frederick Kleppinger

Children(s): John Clippinger

In 1754, Maria Barbara Best entered the world in Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johan Wilhelm Best Jr And Anna Susanna Schaeffer. Maria Barbara Best married Frederick Kleppinger, and had children including John Clippinger. Maria Barbara Best passed away in 1831 in Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Maria Barbara Best entered the world in Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johan Wilhelm Best Jr And Anna Susanna Schaeffer.
  • Maria Barbara Best married Frederick Kleppinger, and had children including John Clippinger.
  • Maria Barbara Best passed away in 1831 in Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johan Jr
1713–1762
Birth Location: Switzerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
JJ
Anna Schaeffer
1717–1769
Birth Location: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
AS

Spouses(s)

Frederick Kleppinger
1746–1802
Birth Location: Tulpehocken, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
FK

Children(s)

John Clippinger
1784–1864
Birth Location: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
JC

Maria Best's Ancestors

Self
Maria Best
1754–1831
Birth Place: Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best Jr
1713–1762
Switzerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Susanna) Schaeffer
1717–1769
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Wilhelm (Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \) Best
1680–1749
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria or Catharina) MICHAEL
1682–1762
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Johann (Adam) Schäffer
1693–1756
Sponheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Sebastian Besch
1648–1690
Barbara Best
1639–1690
Johann Mickel
1656–1736
Anna Berchtold
1657–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Betzer
1623–1665
Maria Frutinger
1628–1665

Maria Best's Descendants

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Maria (Barbara) Best (1754–3 Mar 1831) m. Frederick Kleppinger (6 Feb 1746–16 Mar 1802)
  1. 1. John Clippinger 1784–1864 m. Margaret Hoover 1789–1828
    1. 1. John Clippenger 1809–1844 m. Anna (Maria) Smith 1820–1889
      1. 1. Martha (Lydia) Clippenger 1833–1894 m. George (W) Hatfield 1822–1908
        1. 1. Sarah (Katherine) Hatfield 1875–1940 m. Louis (Napoleon) Milam 1860–1925
        2. 2. Annie Hatfield 1857–
        3. 3. Martha (Jenny) Hatfield 1860–1930
        4. 4. Ida (B.) Hatfield 1864–1950
        5. 5. Levi Hatfield 1868–
        6. 6. Ellen (Alberta) Hatfield 1873–1938
        7. 7. Henry Hatfield 1858–
        8. 8. David Hatfield 1857–1938
      2. 2. Mary (M. Clippinger) Wolf 1839–
      3. 3. John Clippinger 1840–

Maria Best's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Maria Barbara Best in Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1831
3 Mar 1831
Age 77
Death of Maria Barbara Best in Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Lehigh Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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