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Buchanan Family History
Buchanan Genealogy & Family TreeBuchanan is a Scottish name from Lennox, Scotland, where the earliest known ancestor--Absolone Buchkan--was recorded in 1224. It comes from the Gaelic both-chanaian which means "the seat of the canon." The family motto is Clarior hinc honos which means "Brighter hence the honor."
Other spellings include "Bucanan," "Bucanion," "Bucanon," "Bucanen," "Buchannan," "Buchannon," "Buchannen," "Buchanon," and "Buchanen." Notable people with the surname include American President James Buchanan (15th President of the United States), Scottish boxing champion Kenneth Buchanan, American entrepreneur Blake Buchanan (founder of Bahama Buck's), and American baseball player Brian Buchanan (Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, New York Mets). The first Buchanan to come to America was John Buchanan in Massachusetts in 1651.
Buchanan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary E Buchanan -- --, 1827 February 0, 1890 Tennessee
- Thomas E Buchanan -- --, 1833 December 0, 1913 Tennessee
- Carol James Buchanan -- --, 1936 December 0, 1994 North Carolina
- Mary Buchanan -- --, 1719 December 0, 1774 Virginia
- John Buchanan -- --, 1907 September 27, 1978
Buchanan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lorenzo Dow Buchanan -- --, 1864 December 31, 1939 Utah
- Sarah A Buchanan -- --, 1870 December 0, 1957 Illinois
- Sarah Frances Buchanan -- --, 1843 May 15, 1869
- Donald Buchanan -- --, 1878 January 17, 1953
- Hannah Buchanan -- --, 1780 February 10, 1861
