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Ruth Carrie Violet Best 1901–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1901

Birth Location: Merasheen, Newfoundland

Death Date: 19 May 1991

Death Location: Santa Ana, California

Father: Samuel Best

Mother: Elizabeth Sinyard

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In 1901, Ruth Carrie Violet Best entered the world in Merasheen, Newfoundland, born to Samuel Best And Elizabeth Lillian Sinyard. Ruth Carrie Violet Best passed away in 1991 in Santa Ana, California.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Ruth Carrie Violet Best entered the world in Merasheen, Newfoundland, born to Samuel Best And Elizabeth Lillian Sinyard.
  • Ruth Carrie Violet Best passed away in 1991 in Santa Ana, California.

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Ruth Best's Ancestors

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Ruth Best
1901–1991
Birth Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland
Parents
Samuel Best
1852–1924
Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Elizabeth (Lillian) Sinyard
1871–1966
New Harbor, T. B., Newfoundland, Canada
Grandparents
George Best
1801–1880
Henstridge Ash, Somersetshire, England
Ruth Lockyer
1812–
Isle Valen, Placentia Bay, Nfld, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George Dowding
–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Best's Timeline

2 Records

1901
15 Jun 1901
Birth of Ruth Carrie Violet Best in Merasheen, Newfoundland
Merasheen, Newfoundland
1991
19 May 1991
Age 90
Death of Ruth Carrie Violet Best in Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1901
    Event Place: Merasheen, Newfoundland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1991
    Event Place: Santa Ana, California

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