Margaret Oakley

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

Traveled in Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company (1847)

1847 June 17 – September 29 (Age 11) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 September 29
Company Arrived

Married Alfred Best

1852 June 19 (Age 16)

Died

1933 January 8 (Age 97)
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Margaret Oakley (1835 - 1933) Profile
Margaret Oakley (1835 - 1933) Profile

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