James Buchanan

1761 - 1821  (60 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Buchanan
  Birth	1761	Rathmelton, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1821	Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
  Initiatory (LDS)	15 Oct 1937	ARIZO
  FamilySearch ID	L4W6-SKT
  Burial	Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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  Person ID	I169658	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John Buchanan,   c. 10 Dec 1732, Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 25 Jan 1810, York, Pennsylvania, United States (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Jane Russell,   b. 1729, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland d. 1764, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1749
  Family ID	F42558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane Edmonstone,   b. Abt 1760, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 1782 (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1780	Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. George Robert Buchanan,   b. 10 Jun 1782, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F42556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Speer,   b. 17 Mar 1767, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States d. 24 May 1833, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1788	Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Mary Buchanan,   b. 1789, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States   2. President James Buchanan,   b. 23 Apr 1791, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1 Jun 1868, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 77 years)   3. Henrietta Jane Ann Buchanan,   b. 18 Jul 1793, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 20 Feb 1839, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 45 years)   4. Maria Buchanan,   b. 17 Dec 1795, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Nov 1849, Crawford Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 53 years)   5. Sarah Buchanan,   b. 4 Nov 1797, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 27 Jan 1825, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 27 years)   6. Harriet Elizabeth Buchanan,   b. 5 Aug 1802, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 23 Jan 1840, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 37 years)   7. John Buchanan,   b. 1804, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1804, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 0 years)   8. William Speer Buchanan,   b. 11 Nov 1805, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 19 Dec 1826, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 21 years)   9. George Washington Buchanan,   b. 16 Apr 1808, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 26 Sep 1832, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 24 years)   10. Reverand Edward Young Buchanan,   b. 30 May 1811, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 25 Jan 1895, Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 83 years)   11. Elizabeth Buchanan,   b. 8 Oct 1812, Cove Gap, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States d. 18 Aug 1902, Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F42552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1761 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Marriage - Abt 1780 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriage - 16 Apr 1788 - Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 11 Jun 1821 - Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 15 Oct 1937 - ARIZO Burial - - Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth