Lucy Ellen Buchannan

Brief Life History of Lucy Ellen

When Lucy Ellen Buchannan was born on 22 January 1843, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, her father, Peter Buchanan Jr., was 45 and her mother, Anna Mathews, was 39. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1851 and lived in Decatur Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 3 November 1853, in Palmyra, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 10, and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Buchanan Jr.
1798–1879
Anna Mathews
1803–1891
Mehitable Buchanan
1824–1826
German Buchanan
1826–1900
Jesse W Buchanan
1829–
Benjamin Mathias Buchanan
1830–1891
Hannah Ann Buchanan
1833–1868
Eliza Jane Buchanan
1836–1922
Lucy Ellen Buchannan
1843–1853

Sources (10)

  • Lucy E Buchanan in household of Peter Buchanan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lucy Ellen Green Buchanan, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Lucy Ellen Buchannan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (5)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Decatur, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Decatur, Iowa, United States

1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made

The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Buchanan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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