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JOSEPH M BUCHANAN 1764 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1843

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Buchanan

Mother: Elizabeth Drake

Spouse(s): Mary Thomas

Children(s): MARY BUCHANAN

JOSEPH M BUCHANAN was born in 1764 in Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Buchanan and Elizabeth Ann Drake. JOSEPH M BUCHANAN married Mary Martha 'Polly' Thomas, and had children including MARY SARAH "Sally" BUCHANAN. JOSEPH M BUCHANAN passed away in 1843 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • JOSEPH M BUCHANAN was born in 1764 in Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Buchanan and Elizabeth Ann Drake.
  • JOSEPH M BUCHANAN married Mary Martha 'Polly' Thomas, and had children including MARY SARAH "Sally" BUCHANAN.
  • JOSEPH M BUCHANAN passed away in 1843 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Buchanan
1739 – 1805
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
RB
Elizabeth Drake
1756 – 1829
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
ED

Spouses(s)

Mary Thomas
1765 – 1850
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
MT

Children(s)

MARY BUCHANAN
1810 – 1890
Birth Location: North Carolina
MB

JOSEPH BUCHANAN's Ancestors

Self
JOSEPH BUCHANAN
1764 – 1843
Birth Place: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard Buchanan
1739 – 1805
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Drake
1756 – 1829
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Hines
1730 – 1800
Battery Park, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOSEPH BUCHANAN's Descendants

1.
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JOSEPH (M) BUCHANAN (1764 – 11 Feb 1843) m. Mary (Martha 'Polly') Thomas (1765 – 1850)
  1. 1. MARY (SARAH "Sally") BUCHANAN (abt 1810-1814 – Nov 1890) m. JOHN (CARNEY) GILMORE (about 1820 – Apr 1880)
    1. 1. Henry ("Nute") GILMORE (abt 1851 – 31 Oct 1916) m. Mary (Ann) Godfrey (1857 – )
      1. 1. Daniel (Earl) Gilmore (31 Jul 1886 – 5 Feb 1960) m. Maude (Lindsey) Cook (29 May 1893 – 1 Mar 1984)
        1. 1. Harry (Elliott) Gilmore (abt 1925 – 5 Feb 2009)

JOSEPH BUCHANAN's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of JOSEPH M BUCHANAN in Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
1843
11 Feb 1843
Age 79
Death of JOSEPH M BUCHANAN in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1843
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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