When Col. George Buchanan was born on 23 April 1781, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, James Buchanan, was 42 and his mother, Isabel Hall, was 37. He married Nancy Cassady on 23 June 1803, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Covington, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Newberry MM, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 20 July 1862, in Miami Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Covington, Miami, Ohio, United States.
Do you know George? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+7 More Children
+6 More Children
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Scottish (western Scotland): habitational name from Buchanan in Stirlingshire, perhaps named with Gaelic buth chanain ‘house of the canon’.
Irish: adopted for Ó Buadhachanáin, see Bohannon .
History: This is the name of a Scottish clan associated with lands on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond and in the Lennox. — The name Buchanan was brought independently to North America from Scotland by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. George Buchanan came to MD in 1698. — James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the US (1857–61), was born near Mercersburg, PA, the son of a successful land speculator and store keeper, who had emigrated to PA from Scotland in 1783.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.