Harold Best

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Husband Harold Best ¹

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         Father: John ??? Best (      -      ) 1
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1 M Henry Best ²

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           Born: Abt 1800
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General Notes: Husband - Harold Best

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The first settlement within the present limits of Beaver township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, was made by the Best brothers, Henry and Harold. Previous to the erection of Clarion County, Beaver was a part of Richland township, Venango County. Henry and Harold Best came from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1801, choosing a location near Stone Church. Not knowing who owned the land each made a selection and erected a log cabin. They then returned to Westmoreland County, and soon afterward came again with their families in 1802. Soon after their settlement, another brother, William, came and purchased the tract on which Henry later erected a mill, a project that met with so much favor that settlers came many miles to help build it. This grist mill, built in 1806, was the first in the township and, when it fell into decay, was replaced by another owned by Henry's sons, Michael and George Best.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 592.

2 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg 443.