"Dr. Buchanan was a faithful and devoted Pastor, and was much beloved by those who knew him. He was active in the work of the church in this diocese, and had been a member of different church organizations. He married Anne Eliza Foster, a daughter of William B. Foster of Pittsburg, and a sister of Stephen C. Foster, the composer of "Old Folks at Home" and "My Old Kentucky Home," and William B. Foster, one of the first engineers of the Pennsylvania Railroad who died in 1801. Dr. Buchanan leaves one son and five daughters. The son is a resident of California. The funeral will take place on Wednesday. Services will be held at St. James Church and the interment will be made at Trinity Churchyard, Oxford."
Information obtained from State Library of Pennsylvania: Genealogy Collection, Pennsylvania Scrap Book Necrology, Volume 12, p. 112.
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''Death''':
"Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915"
FHL Film Number: 1011823
{{Ancestry Record|2535|123326}} (accessed 8 May 2023)
Edw Y Buchanan death 20 Jan 1895 (age 84) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Contributor: Terry Fillow (46487843) •
"Dr. Buchanan was a faithful and devoted Pastor, and was much beloved by those who knew him. He was active in the work of the church in this diocese, and had been a member of different church organizations. He married Anne Eliza Foster, a daughter of William B. Foster of Pittsburg, and a sister of Stephen C. Foster, the composer of "Old Folks at Home" and "My Old Kentucky Home," and William B. Foster, one of the first engineers of the Pennsylvania Railroad who died in 1801. Dr. Buchanan leaves one son and five daughters. The son is a resident of California. The funeral will take place on Wednesday. Services will be held at St. James Church and the interment will be made at Trinity Churchyard, Oxford."
Information obtained from State Library of Pennsylvania: Genealogy Collection, Pennsylvania Scrap Book Necrology, Volume 12, p. 112.
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''Death''':
"Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915"
FHL Film Number: 1011823
{{Ancestry Record|2535|123326}} (accessed 8 May 2023)
Edw Y Buchanan death 20 Jan 1895 (age 84) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Contributor: Terry Fillow (46487843) •
Family Members
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Mary Buchanan
1789–1791
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James Buchanan
1791–1868
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Jane Ann Buchanan Lane
1793–1839
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Maria T. Buchanan Yates
1795–1849
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Sarah Buchanan Huston
1798–1825
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Elizabeth E. Buchanan
1801–1801
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Harriet Elizabeth Buchanan Henry
1802–1840
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John Buchanan
1804–1804
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William Speer Buchanan
1805–1826
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George Washington Buchanan
1808–1832
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