Samuel Lamie Buchanan

Brief Life History of Samuel Lamie

When Samuel Lamie Buchanan was born on 7 May 1812, in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, United States, his father, Alexander Buchanan, was 49 and his mother, Jane Lamie, was 39. He married Elizabeth Watson on 17 August 1854, in Smyth, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Rich Valley District, Smyth, Virginia, United States in 1900. He died in Smyth, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Lamie Buchanan
1812–
Elizabeth Watson
1825–1859
Marriage: 17 August 1854
Flavius J Buchanan
1844–1917
Thomas T Watson Buchanan
1845–1864
Clement Watson Buchanan
1847–1891
Indiana Buchanan
1851–1853

Sources (19)

  • Samuel L Buchanan, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Saml. S. Buchanan, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Saml L, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

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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