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Raymond Stewart Best 1895–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1895

Birth Location: Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2 Mar 1939

Death Location: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Lewis Best

Mother: Margaret Neely

Spouse(s): Lillian Britton

Children(s): James Best

In 1895, Raymond Stewart Best entered the world in Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, born to Lewis Marchand Best And Margaret Margaret Jane Or Margaret C Maggie Best Neely. Raymond Stewart Best married Lillian F Britton, and had children including James Lambie Best. Raymond Stewart Best passed away in 1939 in O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Raymond Stewart Best entered the world in Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, born to Lewis Marchand Best And Margaret Margaret Jane Or Margaret C Maggie Best Neely.
  • Raymond Stewart Best married Lillian F Britton, and had children including James Lambie Best.
  • Raymond Stewart Best passed away in 1939 in O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Best
1856–1939
Birth Location: Sardis, Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
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Margaret Neely
1856–1930
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia or Parnassus, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
MN

Spouses(s)

Lillian Britton
1897–1988
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

James Best
1931–2017
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JB

Raymond Best's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Best
1895–1939
Birth Place: Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Parents
Lewis Marchand Best
1856–1939
Sardis, Franklin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Margaret (( Margaret Jane or Margaret C ) Maggie -Best-) Neely
1856–1930
Philadelphia, Philadelphia or Parnassus, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James (( Laragh or Tivaconway to Philadelphia and Alleghany & Westmoreland Counties Pennsylvania ) Neely ( PARENTAGE ? - INFERRED Y-DNA GROUP #3 - UNTESTED BRANCH) )
1826–
Laragh, Desertoghil Parish, Co Londonderry, Ireland
Jane (-Neely- McFetridge McFetrich) McFitrich
1825–1918
Laragh, Desertoghill Parish, Co. Londonderry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James )
1801–1867
Letitia KEERS
1805–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Raymond Best's Descendants

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Raymond (Stewart) Best (7 Oct 1895–2 Mar 1939) m. Lillian (F.) Britton (18 Mar 1897–Nov 1988)
  1. 1. James (Lambie) Best 1931–2017 m. Elizabeth (A "Betty") Foscari 1933–2019
    1. 1. David Best 1950–1978

Raymond Best's Timeline

2 Records

1895
7 Oct 1895
Birth of Raymond Stewart Best in Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1939
2 Mar 1939
Age 44
Death of Raymond Stewart Best in O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1939
    Event Place: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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