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Martha Best 1848–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1848

Birth Location: Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada

Death Date: 10 Jan 1907

Death Location: Burin Newfoundland Canada

Father: George Best

Mother: Ruth Lockyer

Spouse(s): Albert Hollett

Children(s): Ernest Hollett, Alberta Hollett, Winnifred Hollett

Martha Best was born in 1848 in Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada, the child of George Best And Ruth Lockyer. Martha Best married Albert Hollett, and had children including Alberta Jessie Hollett, Ernest Hollett, Winnifred Hollett. Martha Best passed away in 1907 in Burin Newfoundland Canada.

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Biography

  • Martha Best was born in 1848 in Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada, the child of George Best And Ruth Lockyer.
  • Martha Best married Albert Hollett, and had children including Alberta Jessie Hollett, Ernest Hollett, Winnifred Hollett.
  • Martha Best passed away in 1907 in Burin Newfoundland Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Martha Best's Ancestors

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Martha Best
1848–1907
Birth Place: Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada
Parents
George Best
1801–1880
Henstridge Ash, Somersetshire, England
Ruth Lockyer
1812–
Isle Valen, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada
Grandparents
George Dowding
–1836
Milborne Port, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Best's Descendants

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Martha Best (about 1848–10 Jan 1907) m. Albert Hollett (30 Jul 1843–19 Mar 1877)
  1. 1. Ernest Hollett 1875–1889
  2. 2. Alberta (Jessie) Hollett 1877–1952 m. George (A) Bartlett 1875–1941
    1. 1. Ethel (K) Bartlett 1900–
    2. 2. Fredrick (J) Bartlett 1903–
    3. 3. Albert (R) Bartlett 1905–
    4. 4. George (R) Bartlett 1906–
  3. 3. Winnifred Hollett 1874–1941 m. Joseph (Robert) Day 1866–1916
    1. 1. William (Frederick) Day 1904–1997 m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Sadie)) Mansfield 1906–1987
      1. 1. MARION (JOYCE) DAY 1927–2019
      2. 2. Eleanor (Marie) Day 1932–2013
    2. 2. Jessie (Marion) Day 1896–1897
    3. 3. Albert (Ernest) Day 1899–1965
    4. 4. Eleanor (Ada) Day 1900–1990
    5. 5. Mary (Helena) Day 1902–

Martha Best's Timeline

4 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Martha Best in Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1848
about 1848
Birth of Martha Best in Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada
Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada
1907
10 Jan 1907
Age 59
Death of Martha Best in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
1907
10 Jan 1907
Age 59
Death of Martha Best in Burin Newfoundland Canada
Burin Newfoundland Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1848
    Event Place: Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Burin Newfoundland Canada

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