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William Best 1800 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1800

Birth Location: , Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 12 October 1844

Death Location: Granger, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Father: John Best

Mother: Mary Hass

Spouse(s): Rachel MCAFEE, Ruth Best

Children(s): Mary Best, Martha BEST, John BEST, Sarah Best, William Best

The story of William Best began in 1800 in , Sussex, New Jersey, USA. In 1830, William Best resided in White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania, USA. William Best married Rachel MCAFEE, Ruth Best, and had children including Mary Ellen Best, Martha J BEST, John A BEST, Sarah E Best, William R Best. William Best passed away in 1844 in Granger, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Best began in 1800 in , Sussex, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1830, William Best resided in White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Best married Rachel MCAFEE, Ruth Best, and had children including Mary Ellen Best, Martha J BEST, John A BEST, Sarah E Best, William R Best.
  • William Best passed away in 1844 in Granger, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Best
1759 – 1839
Birth Location: Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Mary Hass
1767 – 1822
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Rachel MCAFEE
1805 – 1831
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ruth Best
1816 – 1860
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Mary Best
1827 – 1912
Birth Location: White Deer Twp Union Co, Penn
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Martha BEST
1829 – 1852
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John BEST
1831 – 1893
Birth Location: White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Best
1839 – 1869
Birth Location: White Deer, Union Co, Pennsylvania
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William Best
1843 – 1892
Birth Location: , St Joseph, Indiana, USA
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William Best's Ancestors

Self
William Best
1800 – 1844
Birth Place: , Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Best
1759 – 1839
Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
Mary Hass
1767 – 1822
Germany
Grandparents
John Best
1759 – 1839
New Providence, Union, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Best
1730 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Best's Descendants

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William Best (27 Mar 1800 – 12 October 1844) m. Rachel MCAFEE (22 Aug 1805 – 03 Feb 1831) m. Ruth Best (1816 – 1860)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Best (8 Sep 1827 – 7 February 1912) m. William Haslett (22 Mar 1820 – 11 Jun 1889)
    1. 1. James (Dunlap) Haslett (30 May 1848 – 12 March 1933) m. Martha Beck
    2. 2. Male Haslett (08 Aug 1849 – 09 Aug 1849)
    3. 3. Infant (son) Haslett (8 AUG 1849 – 9 AUG 1849)
    4. 4. Andrew (D) HASLETT (17 Jun 1850 – 13 Dec 1850)
    5. 5. Robert (Nixon) Haslett (4 Nov 1851 – 28 May 1926)
    6. 6. John (Alexander) Haslett (28 December 1853 – 25 Aug 1932) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Blake (16 Apr 1854 – 8 Feb 1947) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Blake (16 Apr 1854 – 8 Feb 1947)
      1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Haslett (8 Jul 1876 – 13 Aug 1951)
      2. 2. Emma (Dott) Haslett (8 Dec 1877 – 20 Apr 1973)
      3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Haslett (23 Apr 1882 – 30 Mar 1965)
      4. 4. Bessie (Jane) Haslett (March 1888 – 9 Jun 1953) m. Ward (Wilson) Smith (30 Apr 1885 – Jul 1968) m. Ward (Wilson) Smith (30 Apr 1885 – Jul 1968)
        1. 1. Ronald (Haslett) Smith (2 Aug 1907 – 24 Jun 1981)
      5. 5. Erma (Maud) Haslett (9 Apr 1894 – 16 Nov 1981)
      6. 6. Minnie (Belle) Haslett (8 Jul 1876 – 13 Aug 1951)
      7. 7. Emma (Dott) Haslett (8 Dec 1877 – 20 Apr 1973)
      8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Haslett (23 Apr 1882 – 30 Mar 1965)
      9. 9. Erma (Maud) Haslett (9 Apr 1894 – 16 Nov 1981)
    7. 7. William (Best) Haslett (July 28, 1855 – 1944) m. Sarah (Margaret (Maggie)) Ashbrook (Feb 1863 – Aug 1936)
      1. 1. Alice (May) Haslett (July 1880 – 23 October 1906) m. Willard (Henry) Broceus (9 Apr 1877 – 31 Dec 1950) m. George (Herbert) Batchelor (abt 1878 – 20 Oct 1960) m. George (Herbert Batchelor) Batchelor
        1. 1. Mildred Broceus (June 25, 1900 – Dec. 24, 1977)
        2. 2. Herbert (Nathan) Batchelor (26 September 1906 – 14 December 1973)
        3. 3. Helen Riffer
      2. 2. Iva (Ellen) Haslett (abt 1884 – 12 May 1966) m. Edward Riffer (abt 1879 – 25 December 1967)
        1. 1. Helen (Mae) Riffer (28 Dec 1905 – 11 Jul 1990) m. Leonard (James) Wood (5 Aug 1900 – 17 Jun 1982)
      3. 3. Bernice Haslett (12 March 1889 – 19 December 1980) m. Paul (Francis) DeWitt (27 March 1885 – 19 July 1947) m. Paul (Francis) DeWitt (27 Mar 1885 – 19 Mar 1947) m. Otis (Samuel) Mittan (2 May 1887 – 04 Feb 1961)
        1. 1. Claude (William) Dewitt (25 October 1908 – 9 October 1976) m. Irene (Elizabeth) Imhoff (3 March 1911 – 4/7/86)
        2. 2. Evelyn (Bernadine) DeWitt (abt 1911 – 15 Oct 1999) m. William (Harold) Storm (6 Sep 1910 – 26 Oct 1989)
        3. 3. Paul (Haslett) DeWitt (abt 1913 – 16 May 2003) m. Hortense (Louise) Haworth (16 Sep 1913 – 03 Sep 1997)
        4. 4. Donnabelle DeWitt (12 Aug 1915 – 5 Jun 2002) m. Louis (Earl) Stover (30 Apr 1919 – 26 Jul 1997) m. Herbert (Denis) Bare (2-28-1904 – 20 Nov 1974) m. George (Franklin) Lashmit (11 Jan 1910 – 9 Jul 1982) m. Baker m. Louis (Earl) Stover
        5. 5. Margaret (Ella) DeWitt (24 Sep 1918 – 14 Jan 2003) m. Charles (John Renkes) Jr (25 Oct 1913 – 18 October 1974) m. Virgil (Clifford) Todd (9 Oct 1915 – 5 Sep 1978) m. William (Newlin) Kelly (1928-06-20 – 2008-06-22) m. Hymie Ford m. David Larkin m. Paul Dreyer m. Paul Dreyer m. David Larkin
        6. 6. Raymond (Odell De) Witt (5 Nov 1921 – 31 May 2006) m. Mildred (Annette) VanderVen (13 Feb 1922 – 21 Sep 2008) m. Doris (Jean) Tressler (13 Jun 1936 – 21 Oct 2006)
        7. 7. Rexford (Orin De) Witt (1921 – 26 Nov 1921)
      4. 4. Claude (Leroy) HASLETT (Nov 1890 – 2 Jun 1981)
      5. 5. William (Earl) Haslett (Sept. 20, 1892 – 30 Aug 1979)
    8. 8. Charles (Lyon) Haslett (26 February 1860 – 10 Apr 1939) m. Ellena (T.) Thomas (Oct 1868 – 21 DEC 1947)
      1. 1. Nora (Elma) Haslett (6 Aug 1883 – 10 Jan 1920) m. Roy (Charles) Hubbard (14 May 1876 – 30 June 1966)
        1. 1. Oral (Marjorie) Hubbard (3 DEC 1908/1996 – 7 FEB 1996) m. Arthur (Mansfield) Hokanson (2 September 1907 – 23 FEB 1998)
      2. 2. Oral (May) Haslett (6 May 1889 – 1 Feb 1988)
  2. 2. Martha (J) BEST (08 Dec 1829 – 2 Nov 1852)
  3. 3. John (A) BEST (29 Mar 1831 – 18 Feb 1893)
  4. 4. Sarah (E) Best (6 Aug 1839 – 12 Sep 1869)
  5. 5. William (R) Best (31 Mar 1843 – 26 Dec 1892)

William Best's Timeline

3 Records

1800
27 Mar 1800
Birth of William Best in , Sussex, New Jersey, USA
, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
1830
1830
Age 30
William Best resided here in White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
1844
12 October 1844
Age 44
Death of William Best in Granger, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Granger, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1800
    Event Place: , Sussex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 149; Page: 255; Family History Library Film: 0020623

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1844
    Event Place: Granger, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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