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Walter Russell Best 1895–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1895

Birth Location: Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia

Death Date: 3 NOV 1970

Death Location: Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Best

Mother: Alice Best

Spouse(s): Ella Spencer

Children(s):

Walter Russell Best was born in 1895 in Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia, the child of Thomas Best And Alice Best. Walter Russell Best married Ella May Spencer, and had children including Coralyn Best. Walter Russell Best passed away in 1970 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Walter Russell Best was born in 1895 in Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia, the child of Thomas Best And Alice Best.
  • Walter Russell Best married Ella May Spencer, and had children including Coralyn Best.
  • Walter Russell Best passed away in 1970 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Children(s)

Walter Best's Ancestors

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Walter Best
1895–1970
Birth Place: Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia
Parents
Thomas Best
1859–1895
Lower Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Alice Best
1867–
Kings County, Nova Scotia
Grandparents
George (E.) Best
1826–1913
Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lydia (Ann) Martin
1836–1917
Avonport (Lower Horton), Kings County, NS, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Best
1802–
Rebecca Reid
1806–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Reed
1764–1842
Catherine Barnaby
1773–1842

Walter Best's Timeline

2 Records

1895
7 Sep 1895
Birth of Walter Russell Best in Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia
Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia
1970
3 NOV 1970
Age 75
Death of Walter Russell Best in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1895
    Event Place: Hartville, Hants County, Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1970
    Event Place: Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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