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Arthur James Balfour 1837–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1837

Birth Location: Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen

Death Date: 13 Feb 1894

Death Location: Hopewell, Nebraska

Father: Aaron Balfour

Mother: Amalie Gralath

Spouse(s): Emily Mason

Children(s): Helen Balfour, Lillian Balfour, Jessie Balfour, Alice Balfour, James Balfour, William Balfour, Lottie Balfour, Charles Balfour

Arthur James Balfour was born in 1837 in Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen, the child of Aaron James Balfour And Amalie Matilda Von Gralath. Arthur James Balfour married Emily Elizabeth Mason, and had children including Alice Emily Balfour, Charles Aaron Balfour, Helen Louise Balfour, James Henry Balfour, Jessie M Balfour, Lillian Augusta Balfour, Lottie Frances Balfour, William Albert Balfour. Arthur James Balfour passed away in 1894 in Hopewell, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Arthur James Balfour was born in 1837 in Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen, the child of Aaron James Balfour And Amalie Matilda Von Gralath.
  • Arthur James Balfour married Emily Elizabeth Mason, and had children including Alice Emily Balfour, Charles Aaron Balfour, Helen Louise Balfour, James Henry Balfour, Jessie M Balfour, Lillian Augusta Balfour, Lottie Frances Balfour, William Albert Balfour.
  • Arthur James Balfour passed away in 1894 in Hopewell, Nebraska.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Arthur Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Balfour
1837–1894
Birth Place: Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen
Parents
Aaron James Balfour
1808–1862
Gdask, Gdask, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Amalie (Matilda Von) Gralath
1817–1850
Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen
Grandparents
James Balfour
1770–1849
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Caroline (Beata Amelia von) GRALATH
1786–1817
,Gdask, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Friedrich (Wilhelm von) Gralath
1789–1837
Danzig, West Prussia, Prussia
Friedericke (Sophie) Wedecke
1797–
Danzig, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Major Balfour
1724–1791
Jane Elliot
1748–1815
Carl GRALATH
1741–1818
Charlotta Davisson
1760–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Balfour
1681–1737
Lewisa Hamilton
1686–1750
William Elliot
1688–1768
Daniel Gralath
1707–1767
Dorthea Klein
1718–1788

Arthur Balfour's Descendants

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Arthur (James) Balfour (27 Jun 1837–13 Feb 1894) m. Emily (Elizabeth) Mason (5 Dec 1844–26 Jul 1930)
  1. 1. Helen (Louise) Balfour 1865–1948
  2. 2. Lillian (Augusta) Balfour 1867–1939
  3. 3. Jessie (M.) Balfour 1869–1871
  4. 4. Alice (Emily) Balfour 1872–1957 m. Adolph Madery 1861–1958
    1. 1. Eva (Lillian) Madery 1900–1980
    2. 2. Dora (Louise) Madery 1901–1970
    3. 3. Ruby (Helen) Madery 1903–1988
    4. 4. Elva (Frances) Madery 1905–
    5. 5. Erwin (Martin) Madery 1906–2004
  5. 5. James (Henry) Balfour 1875–1964
  6. 6. William (Albert) Balfour 1879–1950
  7. 7. Lottie (Frances) Balfour 1880–1963
  8. 8. Charles (Aaron) Balfour 1884–1961

Arthur Balfour's Timeline

5 Records

1837
27 Jun 1837
Birth of Arthur James Balfour in Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen
Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen
1837
14 Sep 1837
Arthur James Balfour was baptized in Rheinfeld, Karthaus, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany
Rheinfeld, Karthaus, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany
1864
27 Jul 1864
Age 27
Arthur James Balfour was christened
None
1880
1880
Age 43
Arthur James Balfour resided here in Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
1894
13 Feb 1894
Age 57
Death of Arthur James Balfour in Otoe, Nebraska, United States
Otoe, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1837
    Event Place: Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Prussen
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 13 Sep 2024), entry for Aaron James Balfour, person ID MSR8-SL9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1864
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 13 Sep 2024), entry for Aaron James Balfour, person ID MSR8-SL9.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Otoe, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 13 Sep 2024), entry for Aaron James Balfour, person ID MSR8-SL9.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Nebraska
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 13 Sep 2024), entry for Aaron James Balfour, person ID MSR8-SL9.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 9 May 2025), entry for Arthur James Balfour, person ID K48V-9GH.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1837
    Event Place: Rheinfeld, Karthaus, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 9 May 2025), entry for Arthur James Balfour, person ID K48V-9GH.

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