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Personal data William BALFOUR 

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Household of William BALFOUR

He is married to Elizabeth Ferguson.

They got married on March 5, 1794 at Kincardine By Doune, Perth, Scotland, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Duncan Balfour  1795-1875 
  2. William Balfour  1796-< 1801
  3. Margaret Balfour  1796-< 1801
  4. Elizabeth Balfour  1798-????
  5. Nicholas Balfour  1801-1885

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William BALFOUR

Janet KING
1712-1758

William BALFOUR
1766-1823

1794
William Balfour
1796-< 1801
Margaret Balfour
1796-< 1801

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    1. george Web Site, mark george, William Balfour, August 18, 2016
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    2. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/coll...
      William Balfour
      Gender: Female
      Birth: May 5 1796
      Christening: May 7 1796 - Callander, Perth, Scotland
      Father: William Balfour
      Mother: Elizabeth Ferguson
        Birth: May 5 1796
      Child: Margaret Balfour
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11336-4
      System Origin: Scotland-ODM
      GS Film number: 1040071
    3. Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/coll...
      Elizabeth Ferguson & William Balfour
      Marriage: Apr 9 1794 - Callander, Perth, Scotland
      Wife: Elizabeth Ferguson
      Husband: William Balfour
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11336-4
      System Origin: Scotland-ODM
      GS Film number: 1040071
    4. Balfour Web Site, Patrick Balfour, via https://www.myheritage.com/person-150214...
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      Family site: Balfour Web Site

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    5. Canadian Headstones
      William Balfour<br>Death: Apr 25 1823<br>Burial: Mill Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada<br>Notes: [IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM BALFOUR WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 25TH 1823 IN THE 51ST YEAR OF HIS AGE ALSO ELIZABETH FERGUSON HIS SPOUSE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUG 5TH 1839 AGED 78 YEARS BOTH NATIVES OF PERTH SHIRE N.B. EMIGATED TO AMERICA THE YEAR 1801]
    6. FamilySearch Family Tree, via http://www.myheritage.com/research/colle...
      William Balfour<br>Birth name: William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Aug 21 1762 - Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Christening: Aug 24 1766 - Callander,Perth,Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Ferguson - Mar 5 1794 - Kincardine By Doune,Perth,Scotland<br>Death: Apr 25 1823 - Pictou, Nova Scotia&;lt;br>Burial: Millbrook Cemetery Millbrook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada<br>Parents: Walter Balfour, Margaret Balfour (born Buchanan)&lt;br>Wife: Elizabeth Balfour (born Ferguson)<br>Children: Duncan Balfour, Margaret Balfour, William Balfour</a>, George Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour, Nicholas Balfour<br>Siblings: Alexander Balfour, John Balfour, John Balfour, James Balfour, Walter Balfour, Mary Balfour, John James Edmondstoune Balfour
      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).
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      • November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
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    • 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 1766: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 5 » Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
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    • 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).
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    • The temperature on April 25, 1823 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken winderig. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      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).
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