Jacob Best and Elizabeth Shale

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Husband Jacob Best ¹

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Preston (      -1876) 2

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Wife Elizabeth Shale ¹

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Children

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1 F Mary Best ³

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         Spouse: Levi Binkey (      -      ) 3

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2 F Sarah Ann Best ⁴

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           Born: 14 Dec 1817 3
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           Died: 3 Nov 1901 1
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         Spouse: George Nicely (1810-1866) 4

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3 F Rebecca Best ^{3 5}

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           Born: 1818 5
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           Died: 17 May 1890 5
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         Spouse: John Shale (1817-1866) 2 3

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4 F Rosanna Best ³

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         Spouse: John McDowell (      -      ) 3

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5 F Jane Best ³

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         Spouse: John Ross (      -      ) 3

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6 F Catherine Best ³

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         Spouse: Jacob Binkey (      -      ) 3

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7 M Joseph Best ³

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Bitner (      -      ) 3

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8 M Jacob Best ³

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Alexander (      -      ) 3

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9 F Rachel Best ³

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         Spouse: Adam Nicely (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Best

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He was the owner of a farm of two hundred acres in Cook township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was a Democrat, and a member of the Presbyterian church.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 858.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 584.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 859.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 857.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 585.