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• Name: Joseph Best
• Sex: M
• Birth: 17 DEC 1826 in Ligonier,Westmoreland Co.,PA
• Death: 8 FEB 1913 in Chariton,Lucas County,Iowa
• Burial: Chariton.
• Person Id: I50
• Tree Id: 201795

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Parents
Father:

• Jacob Best: Birth: 1 APR 1785 in Pennsylvania. Death: 2 AUG 1866 in Westmoreland Co.,PA
Mother:

• Rachel Kent: Birth: 6 AUG 1791 in Ohio. Death: 4 DEC 1846 in Pleasant Grove,Stahlstown,PA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Elizabeth Creighton Alexander on 24 OCT 1854 at Ligonier Twp,PA..
  
• Elizabeth Creighton Alexander: Birth: 11 JAN 1838 in Ligonier,PA. Death: 9 DEC 1907 in Chariton,Lucas County,Iowa

Children:

1. Edward H. Best: Birth: 5 AUG 1855 in Ligonier,PA. Death: 11 NOV 1933 in Chariton,Lucas County,Iowa

2. Frank P. Best: Birth: 8 MAY 1857 in Ligonier,PA. Death: 22 OCT 1929 in Royal Oak,Michigan

3. Margaret Best: Birth: 22 MAY 1860. Death: 3 NOV 1860

4. William Best: Birth: 20 SEP 1861 in Ligonier,PA. Death: 11 DEC 1918 in Chicago,IL

5. Harvey E. Best: Birth: 14 MAY 1866 in Ligonier,PA. Death: JUL 1955 in Lansing,Michigan

6. James T. Best: Birth: 23 NOV 1868 in Ligonier,PA. Death: 28 FEB 1942 in Los Angeles,CA

7. Joseph Cruzen Best: Birth: 14 NOV 1871. Death: 11 AUG 1873

8. Minnie Lulu Best: Birth: 22 JAN 1876 in Ligonier,PA. Death: Aft 1953 in Ames,Iowa

9. Mary Elizabeth Best: Birth: 6 APR 1879 in Ligonier,PA. Death: 21 NOV 1961 in Belgrade,Minnesota

10. Joseph Alexander Best: Birth: 3 AUG 1882 in Chariton,Iowa. Death: 3 AUG 1972 in Wichita Falls,TX

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