Brief Life History of Henry Pomroy
When Henry Pomroy Buchanan was born on 13 March 1871, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Archibald Waller Overton Buchanan, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ann Brown, was 28. He married Ida Brugger on 19 July 1905, in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Venice, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 2 December 1941, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Henry P Buchanan in entry for Ruth Buchanan, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Henry Pomroy Buchanan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- H P in entry for Ray Buchanan and Alice Pritchett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1871–1941 Male
1881–1984 Female
Children (5)
1906–1998 Female
1908–1983 Female
1910–1997 Male
1916–1995 Male
1920–2007 Male
Parents and Siblings
1830–1915 Male
1842–1901 Female
Siblings (7)
1860–1896 Male
1862–1894 Female
1865–1938 Male
1867–1937 Male
1871–1941 Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 19
Name Meaning
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.
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Henry Pomroy Buchanan
Henry Pomroy Buchanan was born 13 March 1871 in Manti, Utah. His father is Archibald Waller Overton Buchanan and his mother is Mary Ann Brown. Henry was the sixth child. In 1871 Henry's father and fa …
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