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Richard Gregory Buchanan 1811–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Nov 1811

Birth Location: Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Aft. Nov 1850

Death Location: Drowned in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN

Father: Maj Buchanan

Mother: Sarah Ridley

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Richard Gregory Buchanan was born in 1811 in Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Maj John D Buchanan And Sarah Sally Ridley. Richard Gregory Buchanan passed away in 1850 in Drowned in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN.

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Biography

  • Richard Gregory Buchanan was born in 1811 in Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Maj John D Buchanan And Sarah Sally Ridley.
  • Richard Gregory Buchanan passed away in 1850 in Drowned in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN.

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Richard Buchanan's Ancestors

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Richard Buchanan
1811–1850
Birth Place: Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Maj John D Buchanan
1759–1832
Harrisburg,Dauphin, PA
Sarah (Sally) Ridley
1773–1831
Elizabethton, Carter, TN
Grandparents
John (Buchanan) Cairn
1727–1763
Blairlush, Ramelton, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jane (Jennie Trindle) Russell
1730–1792
Donegal, Ireland
Capt (George Thomas) Ridley
1737–1835
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA
Elizabeth (Maria) Weatherford
1740–1776
James City, VA
Great-Grandparents
Willem Buchanan
1698–1751
Martha Allison
1705–1743
Samuel Russell
1703–1773
Mary Watt
1707–1763
Maj Ridley
1710–1780
Amy Scott
1710–1775
Major Weatherford
1705–1774
Mary Edwards
1715–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Buchanan
1680–1748
Jean Livingston
1676–1754
Alexander Allison
1675–1744
Janet Dick
1691–1782
Samuel Russell
1672–1734
Abigail Whiting
1666–1733
John Witt
1675–1754
Elizabeth Daux
1684–1744
Capt Ridley
1675–1719
Elizabeth Day
1687–1727
John Scott
1694–1782
Elizabeth Lawson
1690–1740
William III
1678–1756
Susannah Waller
1680–1758
William Edwards
1694–1757
Mary Brazeale
1700–1770

Richard Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1811
03 Nov 1811
Birth of Richard Gregory Buchanan in Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1850
Aft. Nov 1850
Age 39
Death of Richard Gregory Buchanan in Drowned in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN
Drowned in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1811
    Event Place: Buchanan Station, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. Nov 1850
    Event Place: Drowned in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN

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