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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Balfour

George Balfour, Pharay
± 1630-1706
Lady Mary Mackenzie
± 1657-????
Elizabeth Traill
± 1697-????

William Balfour
1719-1786


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      William Balfour<br>Birth names: Willm BalfourWilliam Balfour<br>Also known as: Wm. Balfour2nd Laird of Trenaby William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1719 - Of Trenaby, Orkney, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Coventry - Feb 9 1744<br>Death: Oct 1786 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<br>Burial: Oct 29 1786 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<br>Parents: John Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour (born Traill)<br>Wife: Elizabeth Balfour (born Coventry)<br>Children: Elizabeth Manson (born Balfour), Margaret Balfour, Catharine Balfour, John Balfour, Colonel Thomas Balfour, David Coventry Balfour, Mary Craigie (born Balfour)<br>Siblings: Thomas Balfour, Archibald Balfour, John Balfour M.D., Robert Balfour, Mary Traill (born Balfour)<br>  Additional information:

      LifeSketch: William Balfour of Trenabie, served heir to his father 31 March 1741 and to his grandfather 14 September 1778. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Thomas Covingtrie of Newark and died 1786, leaving issue four daughters and three sons
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    Historical events

    Day of burial October 29, 1786

    • The temperature on October 29, 1786 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: 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 1786: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 16 » Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
      • June 25 » Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
      • August 7 » The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States.
      • August 8 » Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
      • August 11 » Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
      • November 30 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).

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