Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Alexander Buchanan

Male 1831 - 1914  (82 years)


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  • Name Alexander Buchanan 
    Born 12 Nov 1831  Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Labourer 
    Residence 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1901  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73921 
    Died 26 May 1914  Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: acute bright's disease (8 weeks) 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I73921  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father William Buchanan,   b. 15 Jun 1800, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Jane Griffith,   b. CALC 20 Jan 1803, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Family ID F40350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Wilcox,   b. 1837, , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1898  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ellen Buchanan,   b. 5 Feb 1862, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1910, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Percy H. Buchanan,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ellen Buchanan,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William Buchanan,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Henry Buchanan,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William Herbert Buchanan,   b. 1 May 1871, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1947, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Myrtle Martha Cooper,   b. 25 Jul 1884, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1972  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F19228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-1 Page 5.

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Mary Ellen Buchanan d. 13 Sep 1910 Branchton, aged 48y, 7m, 6d, b. County of Lambton, single, d/o Alexander Buchanan (b. 7th Concession of North Dumfries) & Mary Wilcox (b. County of York) cause: ulceration of the stomach (many years) & carcinoma of the stomach (3 months)

    3. [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)

    4. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 86.

    5. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 31.

    6. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div. 1 Page 3.

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 3.

    8. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In memory of / Alexander Buchanan / died May 22,1914 / In his 83rd year

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Nov 1831 - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: acute bright's disease (8 weeks) - 26 May 1914 - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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