John Buchanan, one of the early settlers here, and a brother of Samuel Buchanan of town, died yesterday at the residence of his son-in-law Dan McGillivray, on the correction line. Deceased was 68 (78 - DP) years of age and came from Elma, County of Perth, Ont. He is survived by 7 children - Mrs. J Hamilton; Mrs. Caithness (Keating -DP); Mrs. W. Ash; Mrs. Dan McGillivray; Robert; James, & William. The funeral will take place to Riverside Cemetery at 1:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon. (This is incorrect - the stone for John & Isabella is in Rosedale Cemetery (Buchanan Cemetery, R.M. of Rosedale) - DP) Headstone at Rosedale Cemetery states: Died Feb 15 1909 / Aged 78 years Died "aged 78" according to death certificate.
John Buchanon was the 7th son of Andrew and Jane (Long) Buchanan. He was born 1 November 1831 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland and at age 17 came to Canada in 1847 with his parents and the rest of his siblings, brothers Robert, Charles, James, William, Andrew, Samuel and his only sister Jane. Around 1855 in Ontario, John Buchanan married Isabella Watson. She was born in Prescott, Ont. on 12 Jan 1837 to James Sr. and Elizabeth (Linnen) Watson, originally from Scotland. Her sister Mary Watson married John's brother Samuel. John Buchanan's only sister Jane married their brother James Watson Jr.
John Buchanan, one of the early settlers here, and a brother of Samuel Buchanan of town, died yesterday at the residence of his son-in-law Dan McGillivray, on the correction line. Deceased was 68 (78 - DP) years of age and came from Elma, County of Perth, Ont. He is survived by 7 children - Mrs. J Hamilton; Mrs. Caithness (Keating -DP); Mrs. W. Ash; Mrs. Dan McGillivray; Robert; James, & William. The funeral will take place to Riverside Cemetery at 1:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon. (This is incorrect - the stone for John & Isabella is in Rosedale Cemetery (Buchanan Cemetery, R.M. of Rosedale) - DP) Headstone at Rosedale Cemetery states: Died Feb 15 1909 / Aged 78 years Died "aged 78" according to death certificate.
John Buchanon was the 7th son of Andrew and Jane (Long) Buchanan. He was born 1 November 1831 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland and at age 17 came to Canada in 1847 with his parents and the rest of his siblings, brothers Robert, Charles, James, William, Andrew, Samuel and his only sister Jane. Around 1855 in Ontario, John Buchanan married Isabella Watson. She was born in Prescott, Ont. on 12 Jan 1837 to James Sr. and Elizabeth (Linnen) Watson, originally from Scotland. Her sister Mary Watson married John's brother Samuel. John Buchanan's only sister Jane married their brother James Watson Jr.
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Elizabeth Buchanan
1857–1873
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Jane Buchanan Hamilton
1859–1931
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Robert John "Red Bob" Buchanan
1861–1927
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James George Buchanan
1864–1942
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Margaret Buchanan Keating
1867–1954
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Mary Buchanan Ash
1869–1951
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John Buchanan
1873–1873
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William Buchanan
1873–1873
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William Andrew Buchanan
1874–1948
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Elizabeth Ann Buchanan McGillivray
1876–1930
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John Charles Buchanan
1879–1882
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