Patrick Balfour family tree » John Balfour (1867-1945)

Personal data John Balfour 

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  • He was born on December 3, 1867 in Willington, Durham, England, United Kingdom.
  • He was baptized March 1882.
  • Immigrated in the year 1883.
  • Immigrated in the year 1895.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1871: Oakenshaw, Brancepeth, Durham, England.
    • in the year 1881: Stockley, Durham, England.
    • in the year 1910: Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
    • in the year 1920: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
    • in the year 1920: Precinct 5, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
    • in the year 1930: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
    • in the year 1930: Precinct 05, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
    • in the year 1940: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
    • in the year 1945: Rural, Salt Lake County, Utah.
    • in the year 1945: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
    • Chesterfield, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
  • He died on December 24, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, he was 78 years old.
  • He is buried on December 28, 1945 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Household of John Balfour

He is married to Rasminnie Nielsen.

They got married on January 7, 1897 at Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John David Balfour  1897-1975
  2. Jean Craig Balfour  1901-1990 
  3. Joseph Balfour  1903-1990
  4. Gaius Balfour  1905-1936
  5. Ronald Balfour  1907-1997
  6. Malcolm Balfour  1910-1929
  7. Louise Balfour  1912-1997
  8. Anna Eliza Balfour  1916-1997

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Balfour

John Balfour
1867-1945

1897
Gaius Balfour
1905-1936

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    John Balfour<br>Birth names: John Balfour JrJohn Jr.John Jr. Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Dec 3 1867 - Willington, Durham, England, United Kingdom<br>Marriage: Spouse: Rasminnie Nielsen - Jan 7 1897 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States<br>Immigration: 1883<br>Immigration: 1895<br>Residence: 1871 - Oakenshaw, Brancepeth, Durham, England<br>Residence: Chesterfield, Bannock, Idaho, United States<br>Residence: 1881 - Stockley, Durham, England<br>Residence: 1910 - Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Residence: 1920 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Residence: 1920 - Precinct 5, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Residence: 1930 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Residence: 1930 - Precinct 05, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Residence: 1940 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Residence: 1945 - Rural, Salt Lake County, Utah<br>Residence: 1945 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah<br>Death: Dec 24 1945 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Burial: Dec 28 1945 - Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States<br>Parents: John Balfour, Eliza Balfour (born Young)<br>Wife: Rasminnie Balfour (born Nielsen)<br>Children: John David Balfour, Andrew Young Balfour, Jean Craig Balfour, Joseph Balfour, Gaius Balfour, Ronald Balfour</a>, Malcolm Balfour, Louise Balfour, Marcus Leonard Balfour, Anna Eliza Balfour<br>Siblings: David Balfour, Mary Ann Maddison (born Balfour), Andrew Balfour, Elizabeth Balfour, Edwin Balfour, Martha Call (born Balfour)
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Historical events

  • The temperature on December 3, 1867 was about 2.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 17 » The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
    • February 28 » Seventy years of Holy See–United States relations are ended by a Congressional ban on federal funding of diplomatic envoys to the Vatican and are not restored until January 10, 1984.
    • March 30 » Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
    • May 29 » The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
    • July 17 » Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
    • December 13 » A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.
  • The temperature on January 7, 1897 was about -3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
    • May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
    • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
    • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
    • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
    • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
  • The temperature on December 24, 1945 was between 5.0 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.
    • March 3 » World War II: The RAF accidentally bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.
    • March 29 » World War II: The German 4th Army is almost destroyed by the Soviet Red Army.
    • July 29 » The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
    • September 11 » World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
    • November 29 » The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
  • The temperature on December 28, 1945 was between 2.8 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 19.9 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
    • January 20 » World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
    • March 29 » World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
    • April 29 » World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.
    • May 1 » World War II: Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda commit suicide in the Reich Garden outside the Führerbunker. Their children are also killed by having cyanide pills inserted into their mouths by their mother, Magda.
    • November 10 » Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).


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