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William James Buchanan 1870–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 July 1870

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 1921

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Buchanan

Mother: Matilda Given

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William James Buchanan was born in 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Buchanan And Matilda Given. In 1880, William James Buchanan resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. William James Buchanan passed away in 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William James Buchanan was born in 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Buchanan And Matilda Given.
  • In 1880, William James Buchanan resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William James Buchanan passed away in 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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William Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
William Buchanan
1870–1921
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Buchanan
1846–1890
Ireland
Matilda Given
1844–1887
Ireland
Grandparents
James Given
1810–
Ireland
Jane Dugan
1811–
Ballygally, Inch Parish, County Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Buchanan's Timeline

3 Records

1870
31 July 1870
Birth of William James Buchanan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
William James Buchanan resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1921
May 1921
Age 51
Death of William James Buchanan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 July 1870
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1921
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates

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