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John Buchanan 1520–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Mar 1561

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: George Buchanan

Mother: Margaret Edmonstrone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Livingstone

Children(s): John Buchanan

The story of John Buchanan began in 1520 in Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland. John Buchanan married Elizabeth Livingstone, and had children including John Buchanan. John Buchanan passed away in 1561 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of John Buchanan began in 1520 in Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland.
  • John Buchanan married Elizabeth Livingstone, and had children including John Buchanan.
  • John Buchanan passed away in 1561 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Children(s)

John Buchanan's Ancestors

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John Buchanan
1520–1561
Birth Place: Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Parents
George Buchanan
1490–1560
Lennox, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Margaret (Duntreath) Edmonstrone
1490–1530
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Buchanan
1475–1513
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1476–1555
Inveraray, Argyll, , Scotland
Sir (Archibald 3rd, Lord of Duntreath) Edmonstone
1452–1502
Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Shaw
1455–1490
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1439–1526
Isabelle Graham
1437–1510
Lord Campbell
1433–1493
Isabel Stewart
1437–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Buchanan
1421–1477
Margaret Galbraith
1427–1475
Malise, Graham
1407–1491
Janet Rochford
1413–1476
Archibald Campbell
1400–1440
Elizabeth Somerville
1413–1447
John Stewart
1400–1463
Isabel MacDougal
1408–1466

John Buchanan's Descendants

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John Buchanan (1520–27 Mar 1561) m. Elizabeth Livingstone (1520–1595)
  1. 1. John Buchanan 1543–1599 m. Mary Graham 1549–1621
    1. 1. John (Buchanan) Bohannon 1560–1610 m. Anabel Erskine 1560–1603
      1. 1. George (Buchanan) Bohannon 1600–1651 m. Elizabeth Preston 1610–1670
        1. 1. Duncan Bohannon 1637–1704 m. Sarah Elliott 1677–1755 m. Sisley Collmore 1635–1678

John Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Buchanan in Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland
1561
27 Mar 1561
Age 41
Death of John Buchanan in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Buchanan, Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stirling, Clackmannan, Scotland
    Record Source: Clackmannanshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1561
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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