Augustus Buchanan

1824 - 1918  (93 years)

• Name	Augustus Buchanan
  Born	26 Sep 1824	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1849	Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-106268
  Died	27 Aug 1918	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I106268	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Alexander Buchanan,   b. CALC 20 May 1796, , New York State, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1888, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Leese,   b. CALC 18 Jan 1802,   d. 21 Apr 1841, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F37912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Maggie" Harvie,   b. 8 Jun 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1900, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 68 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1849	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F39244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Their Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Buchanan received about 100 friends Thursday afternoon in their home, 468 Front street, in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. The decorations were in white and gold, the effects being carried out in ribbons and flowers, The guests were received at the door and ushered to the cloak room by four little grand-children of the aged bride and groom - Miss Maggie Watrous, Miss Bertha Buchanan, Miss Leona Buchanan and Clifford Buchanan. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan were assisted by their daughters, Mrs. Wheeler Hull of Lowell, Mrs. J. L. Bucbanan and Mrs. A. W. Buchanan. In the dining room, where refreshments were served, the table was prettily decorated with daffodils and wirite carnations, yellow ribbons being attached to the table corners and passing to the chandeliers. The guests were served by four grandsons, Messrs. Harry Watrous, Floyd J. Buchanan, Carlton J. Buchanan and Bertram A. Buchanan. Violin and piano music were enjoyed during the receiving hours, and a number of gifts were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan in honor of the happy occasion. The Grand Rapids Press, Sat, Feb 25, 1899 Page 5 __________ August Buchanan, 76 years of age, was seriously injured at the crossing Eleventh street and the G.R.&I. tracks yesterday while assisting his men to unload logs from a flat car that were consigned to the Veneer works. Mr. Buchanan had the contract for the conveyance of the logs to the yards of the works and often took hold with his helpers in the heavy, dangerous work. Yesterday he was holding the lower log of the carload with a cant hook when the top timber got away. Mr. Buchanan started to run clear of danger but was tripped by a skid. He made a desperate effort to crawl out of the path of the rolling logs but was caught by the foremost which passed completely over his body, the second rolled on to his left foot and stopped. He was taken to his home, No. 486 North Front street in the ambulance and Dr. McColl attended him and found two ribs fractured. There were no other broken bones, the only drawback that may hinder his recovery being the liability of internal injuries developing. The log was a 156-foot hard cedar timber and his escape from instant death is pronounced miraculous. Grand Rapids Herald 15 May 1900

  
  

• Sources

  [S3007] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952. Augustua Buchanan, b. 26 Sep 1824 Canada, s/o Alexander Buchanan b. Canada & Elizabeth Leece, b. England, d. 27 Aug 1918 Grand Rapids, buried Fair Plains Cemetery [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Revd Strang Presbyterian, Waterloo, Dumfries, Blenheim (pg. 117 - 119). Augustus Buchanan, of Dumfries, married Margaret Harvie, of Beverly. 22 Feb 1849, by licence, Witnesses: John Harvie and John Buchannan.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1824 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1849 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Married - 22 Feb 1849 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Aug 1918 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth