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Mary Best 1817 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 14 Nov 1903

Death Location: , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Rickard

Mother: Sarah Strouse

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In 1817, Mary Best entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Conrad Rickard and Sarah Strouse. In 1880, Mary Best resided in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. Mary Best passed away in 1903 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Mary Best entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Conrad Rickard and Sarah Strouse.
  • In 1880, Mary Best resided in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Mary Best passed away in 1903 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Mary Best's Ancestors

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Mary Best
1817 – 1903
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Conrad Rickard
1785 – 1870
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Sarah Strouse
1795 – 1891
Reading, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Rickard
Elizabeth
David Strouse
1760 –
Itc, Page, Iowa, USA
Elizabeth Weiss
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Rickard
John Strauss
1737 – 1781
Elizabeth Brecht
1738 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Kraemer
1705 – 1742

Mary Best's Timeline

4 Records

1816
abt 1816
Birth of Mary Best in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1817
1817
Birth of Mary Best in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
1880
Age 63
Mary Best resided here in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1903
14 Nov 1903
Age 86
Death of Mary Best in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1816
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1203; Family History Film: 1255203; Page: 134D; Enumeration District: 094

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1203; Family History Film: 1255203; Page: 134D; Enumeration District: 094

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1903
    Event Place: , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

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