William Buchanan was born in 1824 at Urney Parish Church, Tyrone Ireland. He married Ann Thompson in 1846 at Lower Longfield Parish, Tyrone Ireland. "Info from Bill Buchanan Family Tree Web Site"

"Family History by Mrs. Hardie, of Woodstock, Ontario
"William Buchanan and his wife Ann Thompson emigrated shortly after their marriage. The family paid its way out despite the fact that the government was bringing people out. Thus, their money was all gone before they settled. The boat wasn't allowed to land for 5 weeks because of the sickness aboard. Quite a number were buried at sea (just put overboard without coffins). Among the dead were William's father and a daughter of William and Ann.
"The family spent a while around Kingston, then tramped through the bush to North Easthope, about 10(?) miles north ... and south of Stratford. The men came north in the fall and built dug-outs or shanties, but they had to tramp to Stratford, about 20 miles south, for anything they needed. When they first settled they had no track, so they blazed a trail through the brush. They had handmade tools only.
(A repetition of the above?) "They camped about 40 miles south from Donegal,where the women and children stayed the first winter. The men came on and camped and built some kind of shanties . The women came on the next spring.
"William and Ann settled 1/2 mile from Donegal. Both died there. William's mother is buried in a little bush cemetery 3 or 4 miles from Donegal.
"There was no survey for some time after settling. Finally, farms were surveyed into 100 acre plots, but as they cleared and their families grew, they bought more.
"Margaret was born in July, and at 21 married John Young, a Scotsman from Glasgow. Very few knew how to read and write, so Margaret used to read the newspaper for the neighbors. The family were strong Orangemen."
Mrs. Hardie is 10-15 years older than most of her generation.

There is a family reunion held the last Saturday of June at Donegal School park. Donegal corner has a church, school, store, cheese factory, Orange Lodge, and a half-dozen houses.