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James Buchanan 1802 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1802

Birth Location: Chester, Delaware Co., PA

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Buchanan

Mother: MARTHA DEVINE

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James Buchanan was born in 1802 in Chester, Delaware Co., PA, the child of William Buchanan and MARTHA L DEVINE. James Buchanan passed away in 1842 in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James Buchanan was born in 1802 in Chester, Delaware Co., PA, the child of William Buchanan and MARTHA L DEVINE.
  • James Buchanan passed away in 1842 in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James Buchanan's Ancestors

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James Buchanan
1802 – 1842
Birth Place: Chester, Delaware Co., PA
Parents
William Buchanan
1765 – 1832
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
MARTHA (L) DEVINE
1770 – 1804
Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Buchanan
1745 – 1853
Donegal, Ireland
Sarah (Heaton) Huggins
1744 – 1766
Donegal, Ireland
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James Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1802
Feb 1802
Birth of James Buchanan in Chester, Delaware Co., PA
Chester, Delaware Co., PA
1842
1842
Age 40
Death of James Buchanan in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1802
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

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