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Personal data John 3rd Laird of Pilrig Balfour 

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  • He was born in the year 1740 in Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • He was christened in SAINT CUTHBERTS, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND.
  • Resident in the year 1738: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • (Marriage) in the year 1773.
  • He died on February 17, 1814 in Edinburgh City Midlothian Scotland, he was 74 years old.
  • Alternative: He died on April 1, 1814 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, he was 74 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1814 in Parish Church of South Leith, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • A child of James Balfour (Bellfour) and Cecilia Helen Elphinstone

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      John 'Jack' Balfour 3rd of Pilrig<br>Birth name: John Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1740 - Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<br>Christening: SAINT CUTHBERTS, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND<br>Marriage: Spouse: Jean Whyte - Jan 24 1773 - Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland<br>Residence: 1738 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<br>Death: Feb 17 1814 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<br>Death: Apr 1 1814 - Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Burial: 1814 - Leith, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland<br>Parents: Prof. James Balfour 2nd of Pilrig,, Cecila Helen Balfour (born Elphingstone)<br>Wife: Jean Balfour (born Whyte)<br>Children: James Balfour, John Balfour, Rev Lewis Balfour, Louisa Balfour, Melville Balfour<br>Siblings: James Balfour, Balfour, Mary Cecilia Gibson (born Balfour), Lewis Balfour
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    5. george Web Site, mark george, John 3rd Laird of Pilrig BALFOUR, Esq. 3rd Laird of Pilrig, September 18, 2016
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    6. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
      John Balfour<br>Gender: Female<br>Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11987-2<br>System Origin: Scotland-ODM<br>GS Film number: 1066754, 0103057

    Historical events

    Day of death April 1, 1814

    • The temperature on April 1, 1814 was about 9.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
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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 1814: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 14 » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
      • March 4 » Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
      • August 13 » The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London, England.
      • October 2 » Chilean War of Independence: Royalist troops defeat Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.
      • November 28 » The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
      • December 27 » War of 1812: The American schooner USSCarolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
    

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