Patrick Balfour family tree » George Balfour (1778-1845)

Personal data George Balfour 

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Household of George Balfour

He is married to Isabela Sinclair.

They got married on August 27, 1801 at Kirkwall And St Ola, Orkney, Scotland, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Balfour  1804-????
  2. Janet Balfour  1806-????
  3. Mary Ann Balfour  1809-????
  4. George Balfour  1816-1894 
  5. Peter Balfour  1818-1904
  6. Elizabeth Balfour  1819-1868

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      George Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1774 - Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Christening: Dec 16 1774 - Westray And Papa Westray,Orkney,Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Isabella Sinclair - Aug 27 1801 - Kirkwall And St. Ola,Orkney,Scotland<br>Death: May 17 1822 - Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Parents: Thomas O. Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour (born Sinclair)<br>Wife: Isabella Balfour (born Sinclair)<br&;gt;Children: William Sinclair Balfour, Thomas Balfour, Janet Balfour, Mary Ann Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour;, George Balfour, Peter Balfour<br>Siblings: Isabel Sinclair (born Balfour), Barbra Balfour, Mary A. Balfour, Ann Balfour, William Balfour
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    Historical events

    • The temperature on November 19, 1778 was about 8.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
      • February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
      • June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
      • July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
      • September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
      • December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
    • The temperature on December 16, 1778 was about 3.0 °C. There was 51 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: hagel regen geheel 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
      • February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
      • February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
      • June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
      • July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
      • August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
    • The temperature on August 27, 1801 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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).
    • In the year 1801: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 1 » The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is proclaimed.
      • February 4 » John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
      • March 8 » War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
      • March 21 » The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis near Alexandria in Egypt.
      • March 23 » Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle.
      • August 1 » First Barbary War: The American schooner USSEnterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.
    • The temperature on December 12, 1845 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt . 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 1845: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • March 3 » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
      • August 28 » The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
      • September 23 » The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.
      • November 20 » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
      • December 2 » Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
      • December 27 » Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
    

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