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Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best 1680–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: circa 1680

Birth Location: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1749

Death Location: Palatine, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany

Father: Sebastian Besch

Mother: Barbara Best

Spouse(s): Anna Michael, Anna Best

Children(s): Johan Jr

The story of Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best began in 1680 in Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best married Anna Maria Michael, Anna Paulsen Best, and had children including Johan Wilhelm Best Jr. Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best passed away in 1749 in Palatine, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best began in 1680 in Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best married Anna Maria Michael, Anna Paulsen Best, and had children including Johan Wilhelm Best Jr.
  • Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best passed away in 1749 in Palatine, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sebastian Besch
1648–1690
Birth Location: Fluorn, Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
SB
Barbara Best
1639–1690
Birth Location: Horrheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
BB

Spouses(s)

Anna Michael
1682–1762
Birth Location: Weisenheim am Berg, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
AM
Anna Best
1682–1749
Birth Location: Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
AB

Children(s)

Johan Jr
1713–1762
Birth Location: Switzerland, Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
JJ

Wilhelm Best's Ancestors

Self
Wilhelm Best
1680–1749
Birth Place: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Sebastian Besch
1648–1690
Fluorn, Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Barbara (Adelhelm) Best
1639–1690
Horrheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Andreas (Besch Busch Burger zu) Fluorn
1624–1679
Fluorn, Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Kümmichs Kummichs Besch) (Best)
1630–1698
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Cunradt (Jacob) Adelhelm
1598–1655
Horrheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Catharina (Frücher) Adelhelm
1606–1655
Horrheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilhelm Best's Descendants

1.
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Wilhelm (Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \) Best (circa 1680–1749) m. Anna (Maria) Michael (1682–24 Nov 1762) m. Anna (Paulsen) Best (1682–1749)
  1. 1. Johan (Wilhelm Best) Jr 1713–1762 m. Anna (Susanna Weiland SCHAEFFER Best) Lobaugh 1717–1769 m. Susanna (Catherine) Schaffer 1717–1787
    1. 1. Susanna (Best (DB - 6th) ggm) 1735–1796 m. Christian ("The Pioneer" Lauffer (DB - 6th) ggf) 1723–1796
      1. 1. Anna (Maria "Mary" Lauffer (DB - 5th) ggm) 1763–1837 m. Johann (Phillipus" Phillip Wentzel (DB - 5th) ggf) 1739–1818
        1. 1. Christena Wentzel 1782–1845 m. Johannes ("John") Steiner 1778–1861

Wilhelm Best's Timeline

2 Records

1680
circa 1680
Birth of Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best in Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1749
1749
Age 69
Death of Wilhelm Besch Baest Besch \ Baest \ Best in Palatine, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Palatine, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: circa 1680
    Event Place: Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Palatine, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
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