John Best

Abt 1834 - 1911  (~ 77 years)

• Name	John Best
  Birth	Abt 1834	Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851	Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	1871	Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  		1871 Census Elmsley North Lanark John Best
  FamilySearch ID	LVSY-P8N
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVSY-P8N
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	47990725
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47990725
  _UID	C6DCF414F5D44949A8DC03EB298AF4F210AC
  Death	1 Jul 1911	Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Death - The Perth Courier - July 14, 1911 In Drummond, 2nd con, July 11, John Best, aged 76 yrs. Born in N Elmsley on Rideau lake farm. Wife, 1 dau Mrs James Coutts and 3 sons - George in west; John and William, at home and bro B., the Ferry survive. Funeral Thurs to Ferry Cem.
  		JOhn Best Death
  Burial	Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Name:     John Best Birth Date:     1835 Death Date:     14 Jul 1911 Death Place:     Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Cemetery:     Rideau Ferry Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place:     Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I3419	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	George Best,   b. Abt 1809, Ireland d. 1885 (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth McCue,   b. Abt 1802, Ireland d. Abt 1880 (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F3735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Matilda Poole,   b. 13 May 1845, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Bef 1877, Port Elmsley (Pikes Falls), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1866	Ashbury Methodist Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Name:     Matilda Poole Age:     21 Birth Year:     abt 1845 Birth Place:     Canada Residence:     Drummond Township Marriage Date:     1 Mar 1866 Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father:     Thomas Poole Mother:     Sarah Poole Spouse:     John Best Name:     Matilda Poole Age:     21 Gender:     Female Birth Place:     Canada Residence:     Drummond Township Spouse Name:     John Best Spouse Age:     29 Spouse Gender:     Male Spouse Birth Place:     Canada Spouse Residence:     North Elmsley Marriage Date:     1 Mar 1866 Father Name:     Thomas Poole Mother Name:     Sarah Poole Spouse Father Name:     George Best Spouse Mother Name:     Elizabeth Best County:     Lanark Microfilm Roll:     1030059
  Children	1. Adeline Matilda Best,   b. 21 Jun 1867, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Annie Best,   b. Abt 1868, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt Aug 1895 (Age ~ 27 years)   3. Charles Alfred Best,   b. 24 Aug 1868, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 4. George Alfred Best,   b. 1869, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt Sep 1944 (Age 75 years)   5. Sarah Elizabeth Best,   b. 1871, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel C. Wiltse,   b. Abt 1865   d. Abt 1941 (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1882	Drummond-North Elmsley Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Name:     John Best Marriage Date:     3 May 1882 Marriage Place:     North Elmsley Township, Ontario, Canada Spouse:     Rachel C Wittsie
  Children	+ 1. John Wesley Best,   b. Abt 1883   d. 28 Nov 1938, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 55 years)   2. Caroline Elisabeth "Carrie" Best,   b. Abt 1884   d. Abt 1965 (Age ~ 81 years)   3. James Wellington Best,   b. Abt 1887, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1834 - Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1 Mar 1866 - Ashbury Methodist Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 3 May 1882 - Drummond-North Elmsley Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 1 Jul 1911 - Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Rideau Ferry, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 5 Oct 2018), John Best Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10017; Page: 44; Family No: 146., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S98] Family Search, Ontario, Marriages, 1800-1910, ((https://familysearch.org : 10 February 2018)), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 165," death certificate 017669 (1911), John Best, accessed 5 Oct 2018. (Reliability: 3). [S17] Ontario. Archives of Ontario., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), Best-Poole, accessed 5 Oct 2018. (Reliability: 3). [S20] Clergy & Civil Records from Ontario Counties, Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 (A), ((ancestry.ca)), accessed 5 Oct 2018), John Best & Matilda Poole Marriage; Lanark County. (Reliability: 3). [S17] Ontario. Archives of Ontario., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), 1882, Best-Wiltse, accessed 5 Oct 2018. (Reliability: 3).