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Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best 1827–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1827

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1914

Death Location: Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota

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Spouse(s): Robert McKnight, William Casmey

Children(s): Arabella McKnight, John McKnight, Olive McKnight, Phoebe McKnight, Phillip McKnight, John Casmey, Ester Casmey

In 1827, Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best entered the world in Ireland, born to Robert Best And Sarah. Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best married Robert Mcknight, William Casmey, and had children including Arabella E Mcknight, Ester Casmey, John Casmey, John James Mcknight, Olive Mckenzie Mcknight, Phillip Mcknight, Phoebe Jane Mcknight. Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best passed away in 1914 in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best entered the world in Ireland, born to Robert Best And Sarah.
  • Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best married Robert Mcknight, William Casmey, and had children including Arabella E Mcknight, Ester Casmey, John Casmey, John James Mcknight, Olive Mckenzie Mcknight, Phillip Mcknight, Phoebe Jane Mcknight.
  • Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best passed away in 1914 in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Robert McKnight
1831–1857
Birth Location: Ireland
RM
William Casmey
1807–1889
Birth Location: Ireland
WC

Children(s)

Arabella McKnight
1849–1937
Birth Location: Hinchenbrook, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
AM
John McKnight
1850–
Birth Location: Trenton, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
JM
Olive McKnight
1855–1928
Birth Location: Hinchinbrook, Frontenac, Ontario, Canado
OM
Phoebe McKnight
1853–1937
Birth Location: Sidney, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
PM
Phillip McKnight
1851–
Birth Location: Trenton, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
PM
John Casmey
1869–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
JC
Ester Casmey
1862–1948
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
EC

Sarah Best's Ancestors

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Sarah Best
1827–1914
Birth Place: Ireland
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Sarah Best's Descendants

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Sarah (Marguerite "Margaret") Best (May 1827–8 Apr 1914) m. Robert McKnight (abt 1831–abt 1857) m. William Casmey (1807–16 Apr 1889)
  1. 1. Arabella (E.) McKnight 1849–1937 m. Robert Schultz 1849–1917
    1. 1. William ("Will") McKnight 1868– m. Bertha Gunderson 1868–
      1. 1. Russel McKnight 1900–
      2. 2. James McKnight 1898–
    2. 2. Hannah Schultz 1879–1958
    3. 3. Suella ("Ellie") Kline 1890–
    4. 4. Emeline Shultz 1888–
    5. 5. Phoebe (Adeline) Shultz 1886–1971
    6. 6. Eliza (Jane "Jannie") Shultz 1883–1963 m. Samuel (James) Acheson 1883–1960
    7. 7. Olive (A. "Ollie") Shultz 1882–1950 m. John (A.) Kline 1877–
    8. 8. Esther (M.) Shultz 1879–1916
    9. 9. Margaret Shultz 1872–
    10. 10. Lillia (Ann) Shultz 1870–
  2. 2. John (James) McKnight 1850–
  3. 3. Olive (McKenzie) McKnight 1855–1928
  4. 4. Phoebe ("Jane") McKnight 1853–1937
  5. 5. Phillip McKnight 1851–
  6. 6. John Casmey 1869–
  7. 7. Ester Casmey 1862–1948

Sarah Best's Timeline

2 Records

1827
May 1827
Birth of Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best in Ireland
Ireland
1914
8 Apr 1914
Age 87
Death of Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota
Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1827
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota
    Record Source: Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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