John Michael Best and Eva Catherine Schaeffer

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Husband John Michael Best ¹

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           Born: 12 Jun 1761 - Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Apr 1843 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Hankey's Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Wilhelm Best (1713-1762) 1
         Mother: Anna Susanna Schaeffer (Abt 1717-      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1783 - Heidelberg Twp, Lehigh Co, PA 2

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Wife Eva Catherine Schaeffer ^{1 3}

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           Born: 15 Nov 1766 - Heidelberg Twp, Lehigh Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Sep 1862 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Hankey's Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Anthony Schaeffer (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Maria Catherine Reeg (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Mary Catherine Best ²

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           Born: 30 Oct 1784 - Northampton Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1861 2
         Buried:  - Hankey's Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Daniel Hankey (1776-1828) 2
           Marr: Abt 1801 - Northampton Co, PA

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2 F Anna Barbara Best ²

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           Born: 8 Jun 1786 - Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1882 - Northampton Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Daniel Andrews (Abt 1776-      ) 2
           Marr: 1805 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2

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3 F Anna Elizabeth Best ²

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           Born: 1 Nov 1790 - Heidelberg Twp, Lehigh Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1878 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Hankey's Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Philip Long, Sr. (1786-1860) 2
           Marr: Abt 1808

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4 M John William Best ²

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           Born: 20 Sep 1793 - Heidelberg Twp, Northampton Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1878 - McCalmont Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Old German (St. Jacob's Union) Cemetery, Henderson Twp, Jefferson Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Ann Smith (1801-1873) 2
           Marr: 5 Nov 1818 - Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2

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5 F Anna Maria Best ²

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           Born: 23 Jul 1796 - Northampton Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Mar 1837 - Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Hankey's Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Andrew Walp (1792-      ) 2
           Marr: Abt 1818

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6 F Sarah Salome Best ²

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           Born: 27 Oct 1800 - Northampton Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1856 2
         Buried:  - St. Jacob's Cemetery, South Bend, Armstrong Co, PA

         Spouse: John D. Hart (1802-1856) 2
           Marr: 24 Mar 1825 - First Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 2

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7 F Susanna Best ²

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           Born: 4 Feb 1802 - Northampton Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jul 1890 - near Monument, Logan Co, KS 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Samuel Ludwig (1798-Abt 1856) 2
           Marr: 5 Nov 1818 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2

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8 M John Michael Best ^{2 6}

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           Born: 29 Dec 1807 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Feb 1888 - Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Round Hill Cemetery, Parnassus, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Martha Rose (1822-1912) 2 6
           Marr: 6 Jun 1846 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2

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1 Jude Ann Fischer, Wilhelm Best - Abridged Edition (Privately published, 1985), Pg 11.

2 Jude Ann Fischer, Wilhelm Best - Abridged Edition (Privately published, 1985), Pg 33.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 895.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 492, 895, 905.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 895, 905.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 436.