Garth Boyd Buchanan

Brief Life History of Garth Boyd

When Garth Boyd Buchanan was born on 4 August 1917, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Boyd Buchanan, was 24 and his mother, Catherine Boyer, was 25. He married Jewel Lundgreen on 9 December 1943, in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1950 and Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1998. He died on 29 January 1994, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Venice, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Garth Boyd Buchanan
1917–1994
Jewel Lundgreen
1924–1985
Marriage: 9 December 1943
Wayne Garth Buchanan
1949–2014
Joyce Ann Buchanan
1951–1994

Sources (51)

  • Gorth Buchanon, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Garth Boyd Buchanan, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
  • Garth Boyd Buchanan, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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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Memories of my Father

This was told to us by my mother, Kathy Sue, daughter of Garth. These are things she remembers about him and shared with the grandkids. * He hated mayonnaise, butter, and miracle whip. He disliked mos …

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