Alexander Buchanan and Mary Bovard

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Husband Alexander Buchanan ¹

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            AKA: James Buchanan 2
           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died:  - ? Mercer Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Bovard ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died:  - ? Mercer Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: [Unk] Bovard (      -      )
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Margaret Buchanan ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1880 - Nebraska 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William James (      -      ) 1 3
           Marr: Ireland

         Spouse: Joseph Russell (      -1866) 2 4
           Marr: 1852 5

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2 F Sarah Buchanan ^{4 6}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Russell (1820-1885) 4 6
           Marr: 1837 6

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3 F Mary Buchanan ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: [Unk] Stephenson (      -Bef 1909) 4

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4 F Susanna Buchanan ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
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         Spouse: Joseph Bailey (Abt 1816-Aft 1909) 4

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5 M Charles Buchanan ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
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6 M Robert Buchanan ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
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7 M Washington Buchanan ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
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8 M James Buchanan ^{1 7}

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           Born: 1825 - County Down, Ireland 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isabelle Pringle (Abt 1824-1860) 1

         Spouse: Eleanor Ray (      -      ) 4
           Marr: Aft 1860

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9 M John Buchanan ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1909
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General Notes: Husband - Alexander Buchanan

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He moved from County Down, Ireland, with his family, in 1834, and took up his residence in Butler County, Pennsylvania, first stopping at the home of Associate Judge Bovard, who was a cousin of his wife. He purchased the old Donahue farm in Mercer Township, which he largely cleared, and there he and his wife passed the remainder of their days.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1423.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 859.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1052.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1424.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 859.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 811.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1309.