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Mary Ellen Best 1827 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1827

Birth Location: White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn

Death Date: 7 February 1912

Death Location: Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA

Father: William Best

Mother: Rachel MCAFEE

Spouse(s): William Haslett

Children(s): James Haslett, Male Haslett, Infant Haslett, Andrew HASLETT, Robert Haslett, John Haslett, William Haslett, Charles Haslett

The story of Mary Ellen Best began in 1827 in White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn. In 1870, Mary Ellen Best resided in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Mary Ellen Best married William Haslett, and had children including James Dunlap Haslett, Male Haslett, Infant son Haslett, Andrew D HASLETT, Robert Nixon Haslett, John Alexander Haslett, William Best Haslett, Charles Lyon Haslett. Mary Ellen Best passed away in 1912 in Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ellen Best began in 1827 in White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn.
  • In 1870, Mary Ellen Best resided in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • Mary Ellen Best married William Haslett, and had children including James Dunlap Haslett, Male Haslett, Infant son Haslett, Andrew D HASLETT, Robert Nixon Haslett, John Alexander Haslett, William Best Haslett, Charles Lyon Haslett.
  • Mary Ellen Best passed away in 1912 in Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Best
1800 – 1844
Birth Location: , Sussex, New Jersey, USA
WB
Rachel MCAFEE
1805 – 1831
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RM

Spouses(s)

William Haslett
1820 – 1889
Birth Location: Derry Twp, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
WH

Children(s)

James Haslett
1848 – 1933
Birth Location: Bertrand Twp, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
JH
Male Haslett
1849 – 1849
Birth Location: Bertrand Twp., Berrien, Michigan, USA
MH
Infant Haslett
1849 – 1849
Birth Location: Bertrand Twp., Berrien, Michigan, USA
IH
Andrew HASLETT
1850 – 1850
Birth Location: Bertrand Twp., Berrien, Michigan, USA
AH
Robert Haslett
1851 – 1926
Birth Location: Bertrandth Berrien County, Michigan
RH
John Haslett
1853 – 1932
Birth Location: Bertrand Twp., Berrien, Michigan
JH
William Haslett
1855 – 1944
Birth Location: Berrien County, Michigan, USA
WH
Charles Haslett
1860 – 1939
Birth Location: Bertrand, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
CH

Mary Best's Ancestors

Self
Mary Best
1827 – 1912
Birth Place: White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
Parents
William Best
1800 – 1844
, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Rachel MCAFEE
1805 – 1831
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Best
1759 – 1839
Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
Mary Hass
1767 – 1822
Germany
Great-Grandparents
John Best
1759 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Best
1730 – 1790

Mary Best's Descendants

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Mary (Ellen) Best (8 Sep 1827 – 7 February 1912) m. William Haslett (22 Mar 1820 – 11 Jun 1889)
  1. 1. James (Dunlap) Haslett (30 May 1848 – 12 March 1933) m. Martha Beck
  2. 2. Male Haslett (08 Aug 1849 – 09 Aug 1849)
  3. 3. Infant (son) Haslett (8 AUG 1849 – 9 AUG 1849)
  4. 4. Andrew (D) HASLETT (17 Jun 1850 – 13 Dec 1850)
  5. 5. Robert (Nixon) Haslett (4 Nov 1851 – 28 May 1926)
  6. 6. John (Alexander) Haslett (28 December 1853 – 25 Aug 1932) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Blake (16 Apr 1854 – 8 Feb 1947) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Blake (16 Apr 1854 – 8 Feb 1947)
    1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Haslett (8 Jul 1876 – 13 Aug 1951)
    2. 2. Emma (Dott) Haslett (8 Dec 1877 – 20 Apr 1973)
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Haslett (23 Apr 1882 – 30 Mar 1965)
    4. 4. Bessie (Jane) Haslett (March 1888 – 9 Jun 1953) m. Ward (Wilson) Smith (30 Apr 1885 – Jul 1968) m. Ward (Wilson) Smith (30 Apr 1885 – Jul 1968)
      1. 1. Ronald (Haslett) Smith (2 Aug 1907 – 24 Jun 1981)
    5. 5. Erma (Maud) Haslett (9 Apr 1894 – 16 Nov 1981)
    6. 6. Minnie (Belle) Haslett (8 Jul 1876 – 13 Aug 1951)
    7. 7. Emma (Dott) Haslett (8 Dec 1877 – 20 Apr 1973)
    8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Haslett (23 Apr 1882 – 30 Mar 1965)
    9. 9. Erma (Maud) Haslett (9 Apr 1894 – 16 Nov 1981)
  7. 7. William (Best) Haslett (July 28, 1855 – 1944) m. Sarah (Margaret (Maggie)) Ashbrook (Feb 1863 – Aug 1936)
    1. 1. Alice (May) Haslett (July 1880 – 23 October 1906) m. Willard (Henry) Broceus (9 Apr 1877 – 31 Dec 1950) m. George (Herbert) Batchelor (abt 1878 – 20 Oct 1960) m. George (Herbert Batchelor) Batchelor
      1. 1. Mildred Broceus (June 25, 1900 – Dec. 24, 1977)
      2. 2. Herbert (Nathan) Batchelor (26 September 1906 – 14 December 1973)
      3. 3. Helen Riffer
    2. 2. Iva (Ellen) Haslett (abt 1884 – 12 May 1966) m. Edward Riffer (abt 1879 – 25 December 1967)
      1. 1. Helen (Mae) Riffer (28 Dec 1905 – 11 Jul 1990) m. Leonard (James) Wood (5 Aug 1900 – 17 Jun 1982)
        1. 1. Wanda (Mae) Wood (13 Aug 1923 – 21 Jun 1995) m. Chester (Dominic (Marzec)) March (16 Aug 1914 – 8 May 1985)
    3. 3. Bernice Haslett (12 March 1889 – 19 December 1980) m. Paul (Francis) DeWitt (27 March 1885 – 19 July 1947) m. Paul (Francis) DeWitt (27 Mar 1885 – 19 Mar 1947) m. Otis (Samuel) Mittan (2 May 1887 – 04 Feb 1961)
      1. 1. Claude (William) Dewitt (25 October 1908 – 9 October 1976) m. Irene (Elizabeth) Imhoff (3 March 1911 – 4/7/86)
        1. 1. James (A De) Witt (abt 1939 – )
      2. 2. Evelyn (Bernadine) DeWitt (abt 1911 – 15 Oct 1999) m. William (Harold) Storm (6 Sep 1910 – 26 Oct 1989)
        1. 1. Karen (Lou) Storm (21 Aug 1940 – 1 Oct 2005) m. Charles (D) Lamb (9 Jan 1937 – ) m. Francis (W) Weir (1935 – ) m. Francis (Wayne) Weir (5 Feb 1935 – 27 June 2020)
      3. 3. Paul (Haslett) DeWitt (abt 1913 – 16 May 2003) m. Hortense (Louise) Haworth (16 Sep 1913 – 03 Sep 1997)
        1. 1. Paul (("Pat") Haworth) DeWitt (1 Jan 1942 – ) m. Cathline Dewitt
        2. 2. Michael DeWitt
      4. 4. Donnabelle DeWitt (12 Aug 1915 – 5 Jun 2002) m. Louis (Earl) Stover (30 Apr 1919 – 26 Jul 1997) m. Herbert (Denis) Bare (2-28-1904 – 20 Nov 1974) m. George (Franklin) Lashmit (11 Jan 1910 – 9 Jul 1982) m. Baker m. Louis (Earl) Stover
        1. 1. Dorlea Stover (10 Apr 1936 – 8 Nov 1988)
        2. 2. Margaret (Elouise) Stover (17 Apr 1938 – 17 Apr 1938)
      5. 5. Margaret (Ella) DeWitt (24 Sep 1918 – 14 Jan 2003) m. Charles (John Renkes) Jr (25 Oct 1913 – 18 October 1974) m. Virgil (Clifford) Todd (9 Oct 1915 – 5 Sep 1978) m. William (Newlin) Kelly (1928-06-20 – 2008-06-22) m. Hymie Ford m. David Larkin m. Paul Dreyer m. Paul Dreyer m. David Larkin
        1. 1. Charlotte (Joan) Renkes (abt 1939 – 20 Apr 2020) m. Walter (Dallas) Laisure (25 Feb 1935 – 5 Jun 1995)
        2. 2. Timothy (DeWitt) Todd (November 27, 1950 – ) m. Kathryn (Marie) Claymiller (9 Dec 1949 – ) m. Noemi (Aransado) Tatoy (11/28/1977 – )
      6. 6. Raymond (Odell De) Witt (5 Nov 1921 – 31 May 2006) m. Mildred (Annette) VanderVen (13 Feb 1922 – 21 Sep 2008) m. Doris (Jean) Tressler (13 Jun 1936 – 21 Oct 2006)
        1. 1. Nancy (Rae) Dewitt (Jan 1947 – ) m. Jerry (Ronald) Sain
        2. 2. Cathy (Ann) Dewitt (abt 1947 – ) m. Denis (Richard) Anderson (abt 1946 – )
        3. 3. Mary (E.) DeWitt (20 Apr 1951 – ) m. Jack (Lee) Smallwood (30 Jul 1947 – 20 Mar 2021)
        4. 4. Dana (A De) Witt (abt 1970 – ) m. Jacqueline (S.) Carr
        5. 5. Lee (De) Witt
        6. 6. Carol Otteson
      7. 7. Rexford (Orin De) Witt (1921 – 26 Nov 1921)
    4. 4. Claude (Leroy) HASLETT (Nov 1890 – 2 Jun 1981)
    5. 5. William (Earl) Haslett (Sept. 20, 1892 – 30 Aug 1979)
  8. 8. Charles (Lyon) Haslett (26 February 1860 – 10 Apr 1939) m. Ellena (T.) Thomas (Oct 1868 – 21 DEC 1947)
    1. 1. Nora (Elma) Haslett (6 Aug 1883 – 10 Jan 1920) m. Roy (Charles) Hubbard (14 May 1876 – 30 June 1966)
      1. 1. Oral (Marjorie) Hubbard (3 DEC 1908/1996 – 7 FEB 1996) m. Arthur (Mansfield) Hokanson (2 September 1907 – 23 FEB 1998)
        1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Hokanson (3 Mar 1940 – )
    2. 2. Oral (May) Haslett (6 May 1889 – 1 Feb 1988)

Mary Best's Timeline

6 Records

1827
8 Sep 1827
Birth of Mary Ellen Best in White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
1828
08 Sep 1828
Age 1
Birth of Mary Ellen Best in White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
1870
1870
Age 43
Mary Ellen Best resided here in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Mary Ellen Best resided here in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 83
Mary Ellen Best resided here in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1912
7 February 1912
Age 85
Death of Mary Ellen Best in Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1828
    Event Place: White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 109D; Enumeration District: 004
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M593_663; Page: 118A; Family History Library Film: 552162
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1374651
    [5] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 51; Film Description: 1894 Alcona - 1894 Houghton
    [6] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1827
    Event Place: White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M593_663; Page: 118A; Family History Library Film: 552162

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 109D; Enumeration District: 004

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1374651

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bertrand Township
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 51; Film Description: 1894 Alcona - 1894 Houghton

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1912
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
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