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Mary E. Best 1851–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1851

Birth Location: Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York

Death Date: 15 May 1891

Death Location: Naples, Ontario, New York, USA

Father: JOHANNES Best

Mother: Elisabeth Best

Spouse(s): William Polmanteer

Children(s): Lena Polmanteer, Harley Polmanteer, Warner Polmateer, Arthur Polmanteer, Florance Polmanteer, Alma Polmanteer, Berne Polmanteer, Ethel Polmanteer, William Polmanteer

The story of Mary E. Best began in 1851 in Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York. Mary E. Best married William Henry Polmanteer, and had children including Alma C Polmanteer, Arthur Garfield Polmanteer, Berne Polmanteer, Ethel A Polmanteer, Florance May Polmanteer, Harley Lavern Polmanteer, Lena Ola Polmanteer, Warner Moore Polmateer, William Willie P Polmanteer. Mary E. Best passed away in 1891 in Naples, Ontario, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary E. Best began in 1851 in Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York.
  • Mary E. Best married William Henry Polmanteer, and had children including Alma C Polmanteer, Arthur Garfield Polmanteer, Berne Polmanteer, Ethel A Polmanteer, Florance May Polmanteer, Harley Lavern Polmanteer, Lena Ola Polmanteer, Warner Moore Polmateer, William Willie P Polmanteer.
  • Mary E. Best passed away in 1891 in Naples, Ontario, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHANNES Best
1797–1870
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, NY
JB
Elisabeth Best
1815–1807
Birth Location: Columbia, New York, United States
EB

Spouses(s)

William Polmanteer
1850–1898
Birth Location: Naples, Ontario, New York
WP

Children(s)

Lena Polmanteer
1885–1965
Birth Location: Cohocton, Steuben Co., New York
LP
Harley Polmanteer
1875–1926
Birth Location: Ingleside, Steuben, New York, USA
HP
Warner Polmateer
1877–1962
Birth Location: Ingleside, Steuben, New York, USA
WP
Arthur Polmanteer
1879–1951
Birth Location: Ingleside, Steuben, New York, USA
AP
Florance Polmanteer
1888–1975
Birth Location: Naples, Ontario, New York, USA
FP
Alma Polmanteer
1889–1968
Birth Location: Ingleside, Steuben, New York, USA
AP
Berne Polmanteer
1877–
Birth Location: New York
BP
Ethel Polmanteer
1882–1884
Birth Location: Ingleside, Steuben, New York, USA
EP
William Polmanteer
1874–1941
Birth Location: Cohocton, Mapleview Cemetery
WP

Mary Best's Ancestors

Self
Mary Best
1851–1891
Birth Place: Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York
Parents
JOHANNES Best
1797–1870
Germantown, Columbia, NY
Elisabeth Best
1815–1807
Columbia, New York, United States
Grandparents
Petrus (G) Best
1763–1835
Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
Elizabeth Minkler
1768–1827
Camp Queensbury, Columbia County, New York, USA
Peter Dinehart
1780–1844
Copake, Columbia, New York, United States
MARGARET Bechtel
1774–1865
Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
JACOB Best
1730–
ANNATJE Taat
1734–
Josiah Minkler
1700–1740
ANNA Schneider
1701–1740
Wilhelm Deinhard
1731–1810
Anatje Althuysen
1744–1800
Christophel Bechtel
1760–
Christina Buys
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Best
1690–1759
Anna Dietrichin
1693–1759
Johann Schneider
1660–1713
Wilhelm Deinhard
1683–1736
Maria Wille
1683–1735
Thomas Bechtel
1748–
Christina Hagedorn
1740–
Rudolph Buys
1730–1794
Catharina Vordlandt
1740–1772

Mary Best's Descendants

1.
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Mary (E.) Best (17 Dec 1851–15 May 1891) m. William (Henry) Polmanteer (9 Dec 1850–18 Feb 1898)
  1. 1. Lena (Ola) Polmanteer 1885–1965 m. Lynn (Hill) Graves 1882–1971
    1. 1. Winona Graves 1911–2004 m. Leo (Duane) Graves 1906–1977
      1. 1. 1950–1981
    2. 2. Marguerite (E) Elliott 1918–2011 m. Jackson (G.) Elliott 1919–2004
      1. 1. Jacqueline (Louise) Elliott 1951–2024 m. Thomas (Charles) Austin 1950–2015
  2. 2. Harley (Lavern) Polmanteer 1875–1926 m. Ida (Eleanor) Benjamin 1876–1905
  3. 3. Warner (Moore) Polmateer 1877–1962
  4. 4. Arthur (Garfield) Polmanteer 1879–1951 m. Mabel (Alice) Manahan 1879–1937
    1. 1. Gladys (Marie) Polmanteer 1904–1906
    2. 2. William Palmanteer 1899–1978 m. Gladys (Marion) Fay 1902–1989
      1. 1. Joyce (Fay) Palmanteer 1931–1997 m. Donald (Charles Shearer) Shearer 1930–2012
      2. 2. June ('Polly') Polmanteer 1926–2011 m. Edward (Keith) Nobles 1923–1995 m. Lorren (A.) Waghorn 1912–1996
    3. 3. Elsie (Charlotte) Polmanteer 1907–1974
    4. 4. Gorden (F.) Polmanteer 1901–1971
  5. 5. Florance (May) Polmanteer 1888–1975 m. Gilbert (Tiffany) Gowin 1883–1958
    1. 1. Karl (Laverne) Gowin 1911–1976 m. Marjorie (Ellen) German 1910–1991
    2. 2. Robert (Wilford) Gowin 1917–2007 m. Elizabeth Bosworth 1920–2003
  6. 6. Alma (C) Polmanteer 1889–1968 m. Norris (James) Fisher 1884–1951
    1. 1. Doris (Marie) Fisher 1914–2007 m. James (A) Cleland 1912–1994
    2. 2. 1929–1989 m. Virginia (Emma) Swift 1931–2004
  7. 7. Berne Polmanteer 1877–
  8. 8. Ethel (A.) Polmanteer 1882–1884
  9. 9. William (Willie P.) Polmanteer 1874–1941 m. CORA (Estelle Van) Dusen 1874–1959
    1. 1. Blanche (Van Dusen) Polmanteer 1903–1961 m. Edward (Slauson) Robinson 1903–1988
      1. 1. Cora (Elizabeth) Robinson 1931–2018 m. Solomon (Jacob (Sol)) Riveles 1930–1991
    2. 2. Willma (Louise) Polmanteer 1902–1991 m. Clinton (Guy) Martin 1899–1976
      1. 1. Ellen (Mae) Martin 1923–2012 m. Elwyn Small 1920–1983
        1. 1. Lynn (Frances) Small 1946–1995
        2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Small 1948–2017
      2. 2. William (Guy) Martin 1933–2008
      3. 3. Jeane (Louise) Martin 1922–2018

Mary Best's Timeline

11 Records

1851
7 Dec 1851
Birth of Mary E. Best in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
1851
17 Dec 1851
Birth of Mary E. Best in Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York
Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York
1851
17 Dec 1851
Birth of Mary E. Best in Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York
Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York
1855
1855
Age 4
Mary E. Best resided here in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Mary E. Best resided here in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States
1865
1865
Age 14
Mary E. Best resided here in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Mary E. Best resided here in Gorham, Ontario, New York, USA
Gorham, Ontario, New York, USA
1875
1 June 1875
Age 24
Mary E. Best resided here in Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA
Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Mary E. Best resided here in Naples, Ontario, New York, United States
Naples, Ontario, New York, United States
1891
15 May 1891
Age 40
Death of Mary E. Best in Naples, Ontario, New York, USA
Naples, Ontario, New York, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Mary E. Best resided here in Naples, Ontario, New York, USA
Naples, Ontario, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Naples, Ontario, New York; Roll: 909; Page: 349c; Enumeration District: 130
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Naples, Ontario, New York; Roll: 909; Family History Film: 1254909; Page: 349C; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 0301.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York; Roll: M593_1065; Page: 201B
    [4] New York, State Census, 1855
    [5] New York, State Census, 1865
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York; Roll: M653_885; Page: 659; Image: 233; Family History Library Film: 803885

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York; Roll: M653_885; Page: 659; Image: 233; Family History Library Film: 803885

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York; Roll: M593_1065; Page: 201B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1875
    Event Place: Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1875

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Naples, Ontario, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Naples, Ontario, New York; Roll: 909; Page: 349c; Enumeration District: 130
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Naples, Ontario, New York; Roll: 909; Family History Film: 1254909; Page: 349C; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 0301.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Naples, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1891
    Event Place: Naples, Ontario, New York, USA
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