John Ballantyne

Brief Life History of John

When John Ballantyne was born in 1736, in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, his father, John Ballantyne, was 25 and his mother, Lilias Govan, was 23. He died on 1 May 1815, in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 79, and was buried in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Ballantyne
1711–
Lilias Govan
1713–1754
John Ballantyne
1736–1815
William Ballantyne
1738–1804
Robert Ballantyne
1740–
Jean Ballantyne
1742–1810
Marion Ballantyne
1745–1782
Alexander Ballantyne
1746–1826

Sources (3)

  • John Ballintyne, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Ballantyne in entry for William Ballantyne, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Ballantyne in entry for William Ballantyne, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (2)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Ballentine .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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