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Sir Michael Balfour 1520–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Death Date: AUG 1576

Death Location: Sweden

Father: Sir Mulquhanny

Mother: Lady Bruce

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Sir Michael Balfour was born in 1520 in Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, the child of Sir Andrew Balfour 2Nd Of Mulquhanny And Lady Janet Bruce. Sir Michael Balfour passed away in 1576 in Sweden.

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Biography

  • Sir Michael Balfour was born in 1520 in Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, the child of Sir Andrew Balfour 2Nd Of Mulquhanny And Lady Janet Bruce.
  • Sir Michael Balfour passed away in 1576 in Sweden.

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Sir Balfour's Ancestors

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Sir Balfour
1520–1576
Birth Place: Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Parents
Sir Andrew Balfour 2nd of Mulquhanny
1512–1593
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Bruce
1516–1592
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Weymss) Balfour
1500–1580
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Forrester
1490–
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Balfour
1470–1525
Janet Weymss
1479–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Michael Balfour in Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1576
AUG 1576
Age 56
Death of Sir Michael Balfour in Sweden
Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Isles, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1576
    Event Place: Sweden

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