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(15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan 1791–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1791

Birth Location: Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records"

Death Date: 1 Jun 1868

Death Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Speer

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(15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan was born in 1791 in Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records", the child of James Buchanan Sr And Elizabeth Speer. (15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan passed away in 1868 in Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • (15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan was born in 1791 in Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records", the child of James Buchanan Sr And Elizabeth Speer.
  • (15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan passed away in 1868 in Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1761–1821
Birth Location: Ramelton, Donegal, Ireland
JS
Elizabeth Speer
1767–1833
Birth Location: Foot of South Mountain, between Chambersburg and Gettysburg, PA
ES

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(15 Buchanan
1791–1868
Birth Place: Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records"
Parents
James Buchanan Sr.
1761–1821
Ramelton, Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth Speer
1767–1833
Foot of South Mountain, between Chambersburg and Gettysburg, PA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

(15 Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1791
23 Apr 1791
Birth of (15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan in Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records"
Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records"
1868
1 Jun 1868
Age 77
Death of (15 th U.S. President) James Knox Buchanan in Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1791
    Event Place: Stony Batter, PA, according to the book, "Buchanan Family Records"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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