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John Balfour 1616–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Fernie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Feb 1696

Death Location: Burleigh, Scotland

Father: Robert Balfour

Mother: Margaret Balfour

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In 1616, John Balfour entered the world in Fernie, Fife, Scotland, born to Robert Arnot Balfour And Margaret Balfour. John Balfour passed away in 1696 in Burleigh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1616, John Balfour entered the world in Fernie, Fife, Scotland, born to Robert Arnot Balfour And Margaret Balfour.
  • John Balfour passed away in 1696 in Burleigh, Scotland.

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John Balfour's Ancestors

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John Balfour
1616–1696
Birth Place: Fernie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Arnot Balfour
1574–1663
Fife, Scotland
Margaret Balfour
1585–1639
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Arnot Lord Burleigh) Balfour
1551–1640
Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Averie
1555–1640
Falkland, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Michael Balfour
1515–1577
Kinross-shire, Scotland
Christina Bethune
1521–1568
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Arnot
1495–1556
Euphame Abercrombie
1499–1580
David Creich
1490–1546
Janet Hay
1490–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Arnot
1477–1560
James Abercrombie
1482–1570
Marjory Hay
1484–1570
James Hamilton
1460–1505
Mary Stewart
1467–1541

John Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of John Balfour in Fernie, Fife, Scotland
Fernie, Fife, Scotland
1696
26 Feb 1696
Age 80
Death of John Balfour in Burleigh, Scotland
Burleigh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Fernie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1696
    Event Place: Burleigh, Scotland

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