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Mary Ann Best 1867 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21/07/1867

Birth Location: , , Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1950

Death Location: Gore Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada

Father: Joseph Best

Mother: Catherine Irwin

Spouse(s): Fred Cole, 'Sandy' Merrylees

Children(s): Joseph Merrylees, James Merrylees

The story of Mary Ann Best began in 1867 in , , Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann Best married Fred Cole, 'Sandy' Alexander James Merrylees, and had children including Joseph Alexander Merrylees, James Percival Merrylees. Mary Ann Best passed away in 1950 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ann Best began in 1867 in , , Ontario, Canada.
  • Mary Ann Best married Fred Cole, 'Sandy' Alexander James Merrylees, and had children including Joseph Alexander Merrylees, James Percival Merrylees.
  • Mary Ann Best passed away in 1950 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Best
1844 – 1915
Birth Location: Ireland
JB
Catherine Irwin
1844 – 1925
Birth Location: Slingo, Ireland
CI

Spouses(s)

Fred Cole
1875 –
Birth Location: England
FC
'Sandy' Merrylees
1862 – 1904
Birth Location: North Easthope, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
'M

Children(s)

Joseph Merrylees
1893 – 1968
Birth Location: Gordon, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
JM
James Merrylees
1895 – 1918
Birth Location: Gordon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
JM

Mary Best's Ancestors

Self
Mary Best
1867 – 1950
Birth Place: , , Ontario, Canada
Parents
Joseph H Best
1844 – 1915
Ireland
Catherine Irwin
1844 – 1925
Slingo, Ireland
Grandparents
John Best
1795 – 1881
Ireland
Esther Sefton
1802 – 1881
Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
Nicholas Irwin
1800 – 1871
Ireland
Mary Raycroft
1806 –
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Best's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann) Best (21/07/1867 – 1950) m. Fred Cole (abt 1875 – ) m. 'Sandy' (Alexander James) Merrylees (15 October 1862 – 23 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Merrylees (16 Apr 1893 – 19 Nov 1968) m. Annie (Maude) Greenman (12 Mar 1892 – 20 Nov 1978)
    1. 1. James (Morris) Merrylees (20/06/1924 – 18 February 2006) m. Kathleen Wright (27/07/1927 – 12 Aug 2021)
      1. 1. Mina (Jean Merrylees) (Gibbs) (14/03/1951 – )
        1. 1. Sherri Gibbs (06/11/1973 – )
  2. 2. James (Percival) Merrylees (8 Sep 1895 – 5 Nov 1918)

Mary Best's Timeline

2 Records

1867
21/07/1867
Birth of Mary Ann Best in , , Ontario, Canada
, , Ontario, Canada
1950
1950
Age 83
Death of Mary Ann Best in Gore Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
Gore Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21/07/1867
    Event Place: , , Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gore Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
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