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John Balfour 1772–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1772

Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 17 February 1831

Death Location: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Balfour

Mother: Jean Wilson

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John Balfour was born in 1772 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Balfour And Jean Margaret Wilson. John Balfour passed away in 1831 in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Balfour was born in 1772 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Balfour And Jean Margaret Wilson.
  • John Balfour passed away in 1831 in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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John Balfour's Ancestors

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John Balfour
1772–1831
Birth Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Balfour
1731–1819
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Jean (Margaret) Wilson
1740–1801
Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Balfour
1691–1735
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Helen Bowman
1693–1735
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
William Wilson
1713–1774
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Alison Landals
1707–1790
St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Kincaid
1653–1710
Margaret Lady
1653–1677
James Balfour
1652–1702
Helen Smith
1659–1732
John Landels
1685–1745
Jean Smyth
1681–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1625–1694
James Hill
1621–1659
Bessie Whyte
1626–1659
James Balfour
1619–1667
Bridget Chalmers
1619–1666
Robert Smith
1638–1702
ELIZABETH HOPE
1634–1712
Thomas Landales
1655–1720
Heline Pryde
1656–1720
Robert [Scotland]
1660–1720
Marie Smyth
–1720

John Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1771
29 Jan 1771
Birth of John Balfour in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1772
29 Jan 1772
Birth of John Balfour
None
1831
17 February 1831
Age 59
Death of John Balfour in Leven Mills Fife Scotland
Leven Mills Fife Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1771
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1772

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1831
    Event Place: Leven Mills Fife Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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