Patrick Balfour family tree » William Balfour (1774-????)

Personal data William Balfour 

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Household of William Balfour

He is married to Margret Maccoul.

They got married on February 20, 1795 at Middle Or New Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland, he was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. James Balfour  1795-????
  2. Margaret Balfour  1795-????
  3. John Balfour  1797-1803
  4. William Blue Balfour  1799-1856 
  5. Daniel Balfour  1809-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Balfour

William Balfour
1734-????
Bethea Stewart Barbour; Barber
1726-????
Peter Balfour
1752-????
Janet Harvie
± 1756-????

William Balfour
1774-????

1795

Margret Maccoul
1770-????

James Balfour
1795-????
Margaret Balfour
1795-????
John Balfour
1797-1803
William Blue Balfour
1799-1856
Daniel Balfour
1809-????

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    1. Balfour Web Site, Patrick Balfour, via https://www.myheritage.com/person-150023...
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    2. FamilySearch Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
      William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Apr 29 1774<br>Marriage: Spouse: Margaret McCoul - Feb 20 1795 - Middle Or New Parish,Greenock,Renfrew,Scotland<br>Father: Peter Balfour<br>Wife: Margaret Balfour (born McCoul)<br>Children: William Balfour, James Balfour, Margaret Crawford (born Balfour), John Balfour, William Balfour, John Balfour, Daniel Balfour<br>This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.
      The FamilySearch Family Tree is published by MyHeritage under license from FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church).
    3. GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index
      William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1774 - Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland<br>Baptism: May 1 1774 - Gorbals,Lanark,Scotland<br>Marriage: Margaret Mccoul1795-02-20Greenock, West/Old Parish Renfrew, Scotland<br>Father: Peter Balfour<br>Mother: Janet Harvie<br>Children: James BalfourJohn BalfourWilliam Coal Agent BalfourMargaret BalfourJohn BalfourDaniel Balfour<br>Notes: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=58361451&pid=73<br>Source: View the original record on GenealogieOnline website<br>Source Remarks: Some family trees were posted years ago and have later been removed. In such cases, the link to the original record will not work.
    4. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
      William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Apr 29 1774<br>Christening: May 1 1774 - Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland<br>Father: Peter Balfour<br&gt;Mother: Janet Harvie<br>Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11935-2<br>System Origin: Scotland-ODM<br>GS Film number: 0102941, 1042981
    5. Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910, via http://www.myheritage.com/research/colle...

      Margaret Maccoull & William Balfour
      Marriage: Feb 20 1795 - West Or Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland
      Wife: Margaret MacCoull
      Husband: William Balfour
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11957-1
      System Origin: Scotland-ODM
      GS Film number: 1041063, 0102060

    Historical events

    Birthday April 29, 1774

    • The temperature on April 29, 1774 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1774: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
      • March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
      • May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
      • June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
      • August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
      • September 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.

    Christening day May 1, 1774

    • The temperature on May 1, 1774 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1774: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
      • June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
      • June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
      • July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
      • September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
      • October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.

    Day of marriage February 20, 1795

    • The temperature on February 20, 1795 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: winderig omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1795: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 28 » Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
      • May 31 » French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.
      • June 17 » The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
      • August 3 » Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
      • October 1 » More than a year after the Battle of Sprimont, the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) are officially annexed by Revolutionary France.
      • October 4 » Napoleon first rises to prominence by suppressing counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention.
    

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