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Alexander Buchanan 1646–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1646

Birth Location: Duron, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Sir Laird

Mother: Jean Livingston

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In 1646, Alexander Buchanan entered the world in Duron, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Sir John Leckie Laird And Jean Livingston. Alexander Buchanan passed away in 1728 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1646, Alexander Buchanan entered the world in Duron, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Sir John Leckie Laird And Jean Livingston.
  • Alexander Buchanan passed away in 1728 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Alexander Buchanan's Ancestors

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Alexander Buchanan
1646–1728
Birth Place: Duron, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
Sir John Leckie Laird
1629–1662
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jean Livingston
1605–1653
Blairlusk, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George (Buchanan, Laird van) Gartincaber
1578–1629
Gartincaber, Perth, Scottland
Amelia (Elizabeth Leckie Lecky Preston) Prestone
1588–1668
Diskcour, Buchanan, Sterling, Scotland
Duncan Smyth
1605–1655
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Macdonald
1609–1655
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Leckie
1550–1595
Mary Napier
1550–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Merchiston
1534–1609
Janet Bothwell
1534–1563

Alexander Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1646
1646
Birth of Alexander Buchanan in Duron, Tyrone, Ireland
Duron, Tyrone, Ireland
1728
1728
Age 82
Death of Alexander Buchanan in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Duron, Tyrone, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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