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Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour 1915–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1915

Birth Location: Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States

Death Date: December 1993

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Father: Jacob Messerli

Mother: Elsie Messerli

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In 1915, Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour entered the world in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, born to Jacob Messerli And Elsie Messerli. Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour passed away in 1993 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour entered the world in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, born to Jacob Messerli And Elsie Messerli.
  • Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour passed away in 1993 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Hilda Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Hilda Balfour
1915–1993
Birth Place: Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Parents
Jacob Messerli
1860–1942
Wattenwil,Bern,Switzerland
Elsie Messerli
1879–1964
Matten Bei Interlaken,Bern,Switzerland
Grandparents
Christian Messerli
1833–1884
Wattenwil, Bern, Switz
Katherine Jaressi
–1895
Wattenwyl, Bern, Switz.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hilda Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1915
15 February 1915
Birth of Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1993
17 December 1993
Age 78
Death of Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1993
December 1993
Age 78
Burial of Hilda "Tiny" Messerly Balfour in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1915
    Event Place: Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Hilda Messerli Balfour, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Hilda Messerli Balfour, ; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record I
    [2] Hilda Messerle, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Dec 21 04:30:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Messerle and Eliza Messerle, 1920.
    [3] Hilda M Messerli, "United States Census, 1940", "United States Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Nov 28 07:03:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Messerli and Elisa Messerli, 1940.
    [4] Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 17 15:33:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour and Elise Seiler, 19 Dec 1993
    [5] Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 17 15:22:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour and Elise Seiler, 19 Dec 1993
    [6] Hilda M Messerli, "United States Census, 1930", "United States Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 06 12:12:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Messerli and Eliza Messerli, 1930.
    [7] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 June 2015), Hilda "Tiny" M. Balfour, died 17 Dec 1993; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Mount Olivet Ce

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1993
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Hilda Messerli Balfour, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Hilda Messerli Balfour, ; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record I
    [2] Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 17 15:33:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour and Elise Seiler, 19 Dec 1993
    [3] Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 17 15:22:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Hilda Or Tiny Messerli Balfour and Elise Seiler, 19 Dec 1993
    [4] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 June 2015), Hilda "Tiny" M. Balfour, died 17 Dec 1993; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Mount Olivet Ce

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: December 1993
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Hilda Messerli Balfour, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Hilda Messerli Balfour, ; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record I
    [2] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 June 2015), Hilda "Tiny" M. Balfour, died 17 Dec 1993; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Mount Olivet Ce

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