William Buchanan^{[1, 2]}

1800 - 1880  (79 years)

• Name	William Buchanan
  Born	15 Jun 1800	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187513332
  Occupation	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1855	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Land	1861	North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 04, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Land	1861	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 02, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Land	1861	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lot 1 Con 7
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-133305
  Died	5 Mar 1880	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  	Cause: Old Age and General Debility
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I133305	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Buchanan,   b. 4 Jul 1773, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Jul 1829  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Margaret McArthur,   b. 1780, , Scotland ,   d. 13 Mar 1844  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F16113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Griffith,   b. CALC 20 Jan 1803, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Children	1. Joanna Buchanan,   b. 1828, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Buchanan,   b. 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hannah "Harriet" Buchanan,   b. 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alexander Buchanan,   b. 12 Nov 1831, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1914, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   5. James Buchanan,   b. 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Bessie Buchanan,   b. 24 May 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth Catherine Buchanan,   b. 24 May 1833, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   8. Lavina Buchanan,   b. 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. William Buchanan,   b. 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Bartholemy Buchanan,   b. 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Smith Buchanan,   b. 8 Feb 1845, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1935, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   12. Charles Buchanan,   b. 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F40350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It was not until 1830 that the chief influx of settlers into Dumfries took place. During that and three or four succeeding years, the township filled up rapidly. These circumstances had their effect upon the village, whose prospects had never previously looked so promising as in the spring of 1834. As the summer came in, the buoyant feeling continued. Promising crops, new settlers, new buildings these, and other circumstances, seemed to indicate a brighter era for Galt, when suddenly, like a bolt out of a clear sky, the most terrible calamity which ever befell the locality came swiftly and fatally down upon its ill-fated inhabitants. Amusements in the nature of travelling companies were then almost unknown in the new settlements of Upper Canada, and the announcement that a menagerie of wild beasts would exhibit in Galt on the 28th July, caused universal interest far and near. For nearly twenty miles around, the coming exhibition was talked about, until it became the topic of absorbing interest. When the day arrived, there was - considering the circumstances - a large attendance, people coming from Waterloo, Beverly, Woolwich, Blenheim, and other places more distant than could have been attracted by anything less exciting than a menagerie was in those early times. The day proved intensely warm, in fact a regular " scorcher, " and from all accounts, the collection of wild animals was meagre, and the dens and their occupants extremely filthy. The odor was so marked as to detract seriously from the comfort of the audience, and the entertainment was hardly over, when rumours began to prevail, that the company had brought the much-dreaded disease of cholera with them to the village. The report first arose from the illness of one of the showmen. He had been brought to the village a day or two before the menagerie arrived, and fears that his complaint was cholera induced some of the villagers to go to Mr Shade, who was the only magistrate at the time, and ask him to consider whether the exhibition should not be prevented. Mr. Shade, however, doubted whether he had the power to do so, and seemed, besides, rather disinclined to interfere with an exhibition which appeared to add importance to the village, and would certainly cause the circulation of a good deal of money. After examining the showman, Dr. Miller pronounced his complaint to be real Asiatic cholera. Shortly afterwards, the Doctor said to Mr. William Buchanan, of Branchton, who had been in at the show from the country : " Go home I You'll hear of this. That man's dying of Asiatic cholera!" His fears, unfortunately, proved too true. That frightful plague, in its worst form, had been introduced by the menagerie, and already the seeds of death were developing in many of those who had attended the fatal entertainment. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Alexander Buchanan b. 26 May 1914 North Dumfries, aged 83y, b. Branchton, s/o William Buchanan & Jane Griffith, cause: acute bright's disease (8 weeks) [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 19 Sep 1855. Buchanan, Joanna married 3 Sep 1855 to James DAFOE At Toronto, by pastor, Baptist Chapel. Jas, Sheffield, Beverly Twp; Joanna, 4th dau of Wm Buchanan, Dumfries. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 31. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 4 Page 34. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . William Buchanan/ born in/ Schenectady, New York,/ June 15th, 1800,/ died March 5th, 1880/ aged 79 years & 8 mo's/ A loving friend, a husband dear/ a tender parent lieth here,/ Great is the loss we here sustain,/ But hope in heaven to meet again [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 44. [S498] Map - Tremaine's 1861 Map of Waterloo County. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 016193. William Buchanan Gender: Male Age: 79 Birth Date: abt 1801 Birth Place: United States Death Date: 5 Mar 1880 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Old Age and General Debility

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jun 1800 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1855 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - 1861 - North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 04, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - 1861 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 02, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - 1861 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 1 Con 7 - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Old Age and General Debility - 5 Mar 1880 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth