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James Knox Buchanan 1791–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1791

Birth Location: Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 June 1868

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Buchanan

Mother: Elizabeth Speer

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1791, James Knox Buchanan entered the world in Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Buchanan And Elizabeth Jane Speer. In 1840, James Knox Buchanan resided in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, James Knox Buchanan resided in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. James Knox Buchanan married Teresa Buchanan, Trecy Clay. James Knox Buchanan passed away in 1868 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1791, James Knox Buchanan entered the world in Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Buchanan And Elizabeth Jane Speer.
  • In 1840, James Knox Buchanan resided in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, James Knox Buchanan resided in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Knox Buchanan married Teresa Buchanan, Trecy Clay.
  • James Knox Buchanan passed away in 1868 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Buchanan
1763–1821
Birth Location: Rathmelton (Ráth Mealtain), Rep. of Ireland, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Elizabeth Speer
1767–1833
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
James Buchanan
1791–1868
Birth Place: Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Buchanan
1763–1821
Rathmelton (Ráth Mealtain), Rep. of Ireland, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth (Jane) Speer
1767–1833
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
James (John) Buchanan
1728–1810
Blairlush, Romelton, Donegal, Ire.
James Speer
1720–1784
Ballymena, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Mary Patterson
1738–1795
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Buchanan
1698–1751
Helen Russell
1696–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Russell
1660–1731

James Buchanan's Timeline

4 Records

1791
23 April 1791
Birth of James Knox Buchanan in Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
1840
1840
Age 49
James Knox Buchanan resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 59
James Knox Buchanan resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1868
1 June 1868
Age 77
Death of James Knox Buchanan in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1791
    Event Place: Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 21
    [3] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 788; Page: 242a
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 465; Page: 34; Family History Library Film: 0020547

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 788; Page: 242a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1868
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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