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Dorothy Buchanan 1762–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1762

Birth Location: Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 4 Jan 1815

Death Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Father: Andrew Buchanan

Mother: Susannah Lawson

Spouse(s): Benjamin Lowndes

Children(s): Elizabeth Lowndes, Christopher Lowndes, Andrew Lowndes, Benjamin Lowndes, Susan Lowndes, Eleanor Lowndes

Dorothy Buchanan was born in 1762 in Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States, the child of Andrew Buchanan And Susannah Lawson. Dorothy Buchanan married Benjamin Lowndes, and had children including Andrew Buchanan Lowndes, Benjamin Lowndes, Christopher Buchanan Lowndes, Eleanor Rogers Croxall Lowndes, Elizabeth Buchanan Lowndes, Susan Buchanan Lowndes. Dorothy Buchanan passed away in 1815 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Buchanan was born in 1762 in Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States, the child of Andrew Buchanan And Susannah Lawson.
  • Dorothy Buchanan married Benjamin Lowndes, and had children including Andrew Buchanan Lowndes, Benjamin Lowndes, Christopher Buchanan Lowndes, Eleanor Rogers Croxall Lowndes, Elizabeth Buchanan Lowndes, Susan Buchanan Lowndes.
  • Dorothy Buchanan passed away in 1815 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Buchanan
1732–1785
Birth Location: Druid Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
AB
Susannah Lawson
1743–1798
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
SL

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Lowndes
1749–1809
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland
BL

Children(s)

Elizabeth Lowndes
1791–1831
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland
EL
Christopher Lowndes
1799–1822
Birth Location: Piscataway Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryalnd, USA
CL
Andrew Lowndes
1794–
Birth Location: Prince Georges, Maryland, United States
AL
Benjamin Lowndes
1796–1847
Birth Location: Prince George, Maryland, United States,
BL
Susan Lowndes
1795–1828
Birth Location: Prince Georges, Maryland, United States
SL
Eleanor Lowndes
1802–
Birth Location: Prince George, Maryland, United States
EL

Dorothy Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Buchanan
1762–1815
Birth Place: Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States
Parents
Andrew Buchanan
1732–1785
Druid Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Susannah Lawson
1743–1798
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Col (Dr George L Buchanan) Sr
1698–1750
Auchemtorlie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eleanor Rogers
1704–1758
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Alexander Lawson
1710–1760
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Dorothy Smith
1716–1760
Calvert County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Mungo Buchanan
1662–1710
Anna Barclay
1666–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Buchanan's Descendants

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Dorothy Buchanan (18 Feb 1762–4 Jan 1815) m. Benjamin Lowndes (30 Dec 1749–25 Jan 1809)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Buchanan) Lowndes 1791–1831 m. William (Bladen Benjamin) Jackson 1780–1868
    1. 1. Benjamin (Lowndes Jackson) I 1815–1878 m. Eliza (A.) Canby 1839–1913
      1. 1. Benjamin (Lowndes Jackson) II 1873–1955 m. Caroline (Evans) Morgan 1877–1969
        1. 1. Eleanor (Carroll Brent) Jackson 1903–1951
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Lowndes) Jackson 1899–1952
        3. 3. Benjamin (Lowndes Jackson) III 1900–1984
        4. 4. Nancy (Douglas) Jackson 1904–1978
      2. 2. William (Bladen) Jackson 1870–1925
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Lowndes) Jackson 1868–1941
      4. 4. Mary (Canby) Jackson 1871–1943
    2. 2. William (Bladen) Jackson 1817–1896
    3. 3. Dorcas (L) Jackson 1829–
    4. 4. Susan (L) Jackson 1824–1890
    5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Jackson 1826–1892
    6. 6. Richard (Tasker) Jackson 1825–1843
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Duke) Jackson 1820–1908
    8. 8. Dorothea (Dorothy Lowndes) Jackson 1818–1893
  2. 2. Christopher (Buchanan) Lowndes 1799–1822
  3. 3. Andrew (Buchanan) Lowndes 1794–
  4. 4. Benjamin Lowndes 1796–1847
  5. 5. Susan (Buchanan) Lowndes 1795–1828
  6. 6. Eleanor (Rogers Croxall) Lowndes 1802–

Dorothy Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1762
18 Feb 1762
Birth of Dorothy Buchanan in Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States
1815
4 Jan 1815
Age 53
Death of Dorothy Buchanan in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Prince George's, Maryland, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1762
    Event Place: Baltimore, Druid Hill, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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