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James Balfour 1828–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1828

Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1920

Death Location: Rockley Cemetery, Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Nicholas Balfour

Mother: Jane Marshall

Spouse(s): Christy McQuarrie

Children(s): Elizabeth Balfour, Mary Balfour, Jessie Balfour, Nicholas Balfour, Charles Balfour, James Balfour, Margaret Balfour, John Balfour

In 1828, James Balfour entered the world in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Nicholas Balfour And Jane Marshall. In 1871, James Balfour resided in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1881, James Balfour resided in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Balfour married Christy Mcquarrie, and had children including Charles Allan Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour, James Daniel Balfour, Jessie Margaret Balfour, John Thomas Balfour, Margaret Balfour, Mary Ann Balfour, Nicholas W Balfour. James Balfour passed away in 1920 in Rockley Cemetery, Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1828, James Balfour entered the world in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Nicholas Balfour And Jane Marshall.
  • In 1871, James Balfour resided in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1881, James Balfour resided in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • James Balfour married Christy Mcquarrie, and had children including Charles Allan Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour, James Daniel Balfour, Jessie Margaret Balfour, John Thomas Balfour, Margaret Balfour, Mary Ann Balfour, Nicholas W Balfour.
  • James Balfour passed away in 1920 in Rockley Cemetery, Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Balfour
1801–1885
Birth Location: White Hill, Middle River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Can
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Jane Marshall
1801–1885
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Christy McQuarrie
1836–1914
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
CM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Balfour
1855–1935
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Balfour
1857–1926
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
MB
Jessie Balfour
1860–
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Nicholas Balfour
1862–1895
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
NB
Charles Balfour
1866–1946
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
CB
James Balfour
1871–1955
Birth Location: Middle Barneys River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America
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Margaret Balfour
1873–
Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
MB
John Balfour
1874–
Birth Location: Middle Barneys River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America
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James Balfour's Ancestors

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James Balfour
1828–1920
Birth Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Nicholas Balfour
1801–1885
White Hill, Middle River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Can
Jane Marshall
1801–1885
Grandparents
William Balfour
1766–1823
Kilmadock, Doune, Perth, Scotland
Elizabeth Ferguson
1766–1839
Callander, Perthshire
Great-Grandparents
Walter Balfour
1733–1792
Margaret Buchanan
1738–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Balfour,
1713–1737
Janet KING
1713–1758
John Buchanan
1761–1839

James Balfour's Descendants

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James Balfour (Abt 1828–1920) m. Christy McQuarrie (1836–1914)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Balfour 1855–1935
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Balfour 1857–1926
  3. 3. Jessie (Margaret) Balfour 1860–
  4. 4. Nicholas (W.) Balfour 1862–1895
  5. 5. Charles (Allan) Balfour 1866–1946
  6. 6. James (Daniel) Balfour 1871–1955 m. Jessie (Elizabeth) Fraser 1870–1949
    1. 1. Mary Balfour 1901–2000
    2. 2. Christine (Maude) Balfour 1903–1998
    3. 3. James (St. Clair) Balfour 1905–1995
    4. 4. Jean (Louise) Balfour 1907– m. William (Wilson) Gray 1907–
      1. 1. Patricia (Jeanette) Gray 1939–2016
    5. 5. Mabel (Fraser) Balfour 1910–1957
  7. 7. Margaret Balfour 1873–
  8. 8. John (Thomas) Balfour 1874–

James Balfour's Timeline

6 Records

1828
Abt 1828
Birth of James Balfour in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1871
1871
Age 43
James Balfour resided here in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
1881
Age 53
James Balfour resided here in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 83
James Balfour resided here in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1920
21 Sep 1920
Age 92
Death of James Balfour in Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1920
1920
Age 92
Burial of James Balfour in Rockley Cemetery, Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rockley Cemetery, Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1828
    Event Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 14 Jul 2024), entry for Nicholas Balfour, person ID LC84-NWJ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1920
    Event Place: Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 14 Jul 2024), entry for Nicholas Balfour, person ID LC84-NWJ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rockley Cemetery, Rockley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 14 Jul 2024), entry for Nicholas Balfour, person ID LC84-NWJ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 18 Jul 2024), entry for James Balfour, person ID LHNJ-YCJ.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 18 Jul 2024), entry for James Balfour, person ID LHNJ-YCJ.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 18 Jul 2024), entry for James Balfour, person ID LHNJ-YCJ.
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