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Janet Boswell 1526–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1548

Death Location: fife scotland

Father: Sir Balmuto

Mother: Elizabeth Glasmont

Spouse(s): Michael Montquhannie

Children(s): Sir Balfour, David Balfour

Janet Boswell was born in 1526 in Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir David Boswell 4Th Balmuto And Elizabeth Moncrieff Of Glasmont. Janet Boswell married Michael Balfour Of Monquhanny Flair Of Montquhannie, and had children including David Balfour, Sir Michael Balfour. Janet Boswell passed away in 1548 in fife scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Boswell was born in 1526 in Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir David Boswell 4Th Balmuto And Elizabeth Moncrieff Of Glasmont.
  • Janet Boswell married Michael Balfour Of Monquhanny Flair Of Montquhannie, and had children including David Balfour, Sir Michael Balfour.
  • Janet Boswell passed away in 1548 in fife scotland.

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Janet Boswell's Ancestors

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Janet Boswell
1526–1548
Birth Place: Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir David Boswell 4th Balmuto
1498–1582
balmuto, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Moncrieff of) Glasmont
1505–1568
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Moncrieff 9th Earl Ilk) Moncreiffe
1480–1513
Moncreiffe, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrix Baroness of Moncreiff Foreman) Stewart
1482–1530
Hankhead, Lankarkshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Boswell's Descendants

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Janet Boswell (1526–1548) m. Michael (Balfour (Of Monquhanny ) Flair of) Montquhannie (1520–1561)
  1. 1. Sir (Michael) Balfour 1545–1619 m. Mariota Adamson 1541–1603
    1. 1. Andrew (Strathearn) Balfour 1566–1619 m. Barbara Melville 1555–1625
      1. 1. Rev. (Andrew Balfour) Sir 1587–1624 m. Isobel Arnot 1596–1624
        1. 1. James Balfour 1619–1693 m. Bridget Chambers 1625–1666
  2. 2. David Balfour 1542–1571

Janet Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Janet Boswell in Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1548
1548
Age 22
Death of Janet Boswell in fife scotland
fife scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: fife scotland

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