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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

Father: Robert Best

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): Robert McKnight, William Casmey

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

Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best was born in 1827 in Ireland, the child of Robert Best and Sarah. Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best married Robert McKnight, William Casmey, and had children including Arabella E. McKnight, John James McKnight, Phillip McKnight, Phoebe "Jane" McKnight, Olive McKenzie McKnight, Ester Casmey, John Casmey. Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best passed away in 1914 in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best was born in 1827 in Ireland, the child of Robert Best and Sarah.
  • Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best married Robert McKnight, William Casmey, and had children including Arabella E. McKnight, John James McKnight, Phillip McKnight, Phoebe "Jane" McKnight, Olive McKenzie McKnight, Ester Casmey, John Casmey.
  • Sarah Marguerite "Margaret" Best passed away in 1914 in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota.

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Sarah Best's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Best
1827 – 1914
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Robert Best
Ireland
Sarah
Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 (1 Jan 1849 – 23 Sep 1937) m. Robert Schultz (8 Apr 1849 – 16 Oct 1917) m. Unknown
    1. 1. Lillia (Ann) Shultz (1870 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Shultz (1872 – )
    3. 3. Hannah Schultz (26 Jan 1879 – 31 Oct 1958)
    4. 4. Esther (M.) Shultz (4 Jul 1879 – 4 Jan 1916)
    5. 5. Olive (A. "Ollie") Shultz (15 Aug 1882 – 16 Jul 1950) m. John (A.) Kline (May 1877 – )
    6. 6. Eliza (Jane "Jannie") Shultz (3 Sep 1883 – 17 Nov 1963) m. Samuel (James) Acheson (10 Sep 1883 – 9 Oct 1960)
    7. 7. Phoebe (Adeline) Shultz (16 Jul 1886 – 17 Jan 1971)
    8. 8. Emeline Shultz (Aug 1888 – )
    9. 9. Suella ("Ellie") Kline (Nov 1890 – )
    10. 10. William ("Will") McKnight (bef 1868 – ) m. Bertha Gunderson (abt 1868 – )
      1. 1. James McKnight (aft 1898 – )
      2. 2. Russel McKnight (aft 1900 – )
  2. 2. John (James) McKnight (1850 – )
  3. 3. Phillip McKnight (1851 – )
  4. 4. Phoebe ("Jane") McKnight (15 Jun 1853 – 12 Jul 1937)
  5. 5. Olive (McKenzie) McKnight (9 Jul 1855 – 6 Feb 1928)
  6. 6. Ester Casmey (1862 – 23 Feb 1948)
  7. 7. John Casmey (1869 – )

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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