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Margaret Balfour 1465 – 1518 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1518

Death Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Marjory Durie

Spouse(s): William Leslie

Children(s): George Leslie, Grizzel Leslie, Isabel Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie, John Leslie, Adam Leslie

In 1465, Margaret Balfour entered the world in Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Michael Balfour and Marjory Durie. Margaret Balfour married William Leslie, and had children including George Leslie, Grizzel Leslie, Isabel Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie, John Leslie, Adam James Leslie. Margaret Balfour passed away in 1518 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1465, Margaret Balfour entered the world in Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Michael Balfour and Marjory Durie.
  • Margaret Balfour married William Leslie, and had children including George Leslie, Grizzel Leslie, Isabel Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Margaret Leslie, James Leslie, John Leslie, Adam James Leslie.
  • Margaret Balfour passed away in 1518 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Balfour's Ancestors

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Margaret Balfour
1465 – 1518
Birth Place: Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Michael Balfour
1440 – 1513
Montquanie, Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Durie
Grandparents
Michael Balfour
Janet (Ogilvy) [Ogilvie]
Great-Grandparents
John Balfour
– 1490
Andrew Ogilvy
1396 – 1461
Marjorie Glen
1399 – 1450
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ogilvie
1364 – 1392
dau MacIntosh
Sir Glen
1345 – 1415
Margaret Erskine
1357 – 1419

Margaret Balfour's Descendants

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Margaret Balfour (1465 – 1518) m. William Leslie (Abt 1466 – 9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. George Leslie (2 Aug 1485 – 28 Nov 1558) m. Margaret Crichton (1480 – 8 Feb 1545) m. Elizabeth Gray (1456 – 19 Jan 1529) m. Agnes Somerville (Apr 1500 – 10 Apr 1543) m. Isobel Lundy (1486 – 2 Feb 1550) m. Helen Forsythe (1483 – 1546) m. Unknown m. Christian ("Christina") Wood (26 Jan 1525 – 1575)
    1. 1. Norman Leslie (Abt 1517 – 29 Aug 1554) m. Isobel Lindsay (Abt 1523 – )
    2. 2. William Leslie (1518 – Abt 1573)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Leslie (1518 – ) m. Patrick Crichton
    4. 4. Robert Leslie (1519 – 22 Sep 1588) m. Janet Elphinstone (16 Mar 1534 – 13 Mar 1589)
    5. 5. Helena (E) Leslie (1520 – 26 Oct 1594) m. Mark Kerr (1516 – 29 Aug 1584) m. Gilbert Seton (Abt 1516 – 1547)
    6. 6. Margaret Leslie (Abt 1525 – ) m. Archibald Douglas (1554 – 4 Aug 1588)
    7. 7. Euphemia Leslie (Abt 1528 – Apr 1588) m. George Learmonth (1524 – Abt Jun 1585) m. John (Cunyngham) [Cunningham] (Abt 1530 – )
    8. 8. James Leslie (Bet 11 Jan 1530 and 10 Jan 1531 – Abt 1614) m. Marjory Annand (1549 – )
    9. 9. Agnes Leslie (1539 – Feb 1594) m. William Douglas (2 Jul 1539 – 24 Sep 1606)
  2. 2. Grizzel Leslie (Abt 1495 – ) m. Walter Heriot ( – 1528) m. Henry Wardlaw
  3. 3. Isabel Leslie (1501 – ) m. David Leslie (Abt 1490 – Bef 1534)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Leslie (Abt 1502 – ) m. Alexander Dallas (Abt 1490 – ) m. Alexander (Dolles() Dallas) (Abt 1502 – )
  5. 5. Margaret Leslie (Abt 1503 – Deceased) m. David Monypenny (Abt 1512 – Jan 1578)
  6. 6. James Leslie (Abt 1506 – 13 Oct 1576)
  7. 7. John Leslie (1509 – 6 Sep 1585) m. Euphemia Moncrieff
  8. 8. Adam (James) Leslie

Margaret Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1465
1465
Birth of Margaret Balfour in Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
1518
1518
Age 53
Death of Margaret Balfour in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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