Margaret Oakley

Alternate Names
Margaret Best (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1835 August 13
Death Date
On 1933 January 8
Gender
Female

Margaret's death certificate shows her name as "Margaret Oakley Best," and the Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database shows her name as "Margaret O. Best."  

FamilySearch has her name as "Margaret De Groot Best," but there is no primary source showing a middle name of "De Groot."  A history of Margaret written by her daughter Caroline, which appears in FamilySearch, shows her mother's name as "Margaret Oakley Best."  Margaret would have given her name at the time she received her patriarchal blessing, and the Early Church Information File shows that she gave her name as "Margaret Oakley."  The Wells Ward, Record of Members does not include a middle name.  

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Born

1835 August 13

Date Details

Occurred On 1835 August 13
Birth

Married Alfred Best

1852 June 19 (Age 16)

Died

1933 January 8 (Age 97)

Date Details

Occurred On 1933 January 8
Died

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