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Washington Sylvester Buchanan 1827–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1827

Birth Location: AL,USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1866

Death Location: Marshall County, Alabama, died of battle wounds

Father: William Buchanan

Mother: Sarah Fletcher

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In 1827, Washington Sylvester Buchanan entered the world in AL,USA, born to William Marion Gray Buchanan And Sarah Ann Fletcher. Washington Sylvester Buchanan passed away in 1866 in Marshall County, Alabama, died of battle wounds.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Washington Sylvester Buchanan entered the world in AL,USA, born to William Marion Gray Buchanan And Sarah Ann Fletcher.
  • Washington Sylvester Buchanan passed away in 1866 in Marshall County, Alabama, died of battle wounds.

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Washington Buchanan's Ancestors

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Washington Buchanan
1827–1866
Birth Place: AL,USA
Parents
William Marion Gray Buchanan
1795–1870
South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann) Fletcher
1803–1866
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Buchanan
1739–1802
Perthshire, Scotland
Janet (Katherine) Kinder
1755–1817
Scotland
James (Benjamin Fletcher) Sr.
1778–1850
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Proffitt
1780–1825
Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Buchanan
1692–1790
Isobell Reddoch
1697–
Captain Fletcher
1757–1837
Rebecca Moore
1758–1824
Reverend Samuel
1727–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Fletcher
1730–1815
George Moore
1732–1817
Martha Roster
1745–1782

Washington Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1827
14 Mar 1827
Birth of Washington Sylvester Buchanan in AL,USA
AL,USA
1866
28 Sep 1866
Age 39
Death of Washington Sylvester Buchanan in Marshall County, Alabama, died of battle wounds
Marshall County, Alabama, died of battle wounds

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1827
    Event Place: AL,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama, died of battle wounds

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