Jane Maria Buchanan
ID # 4323, (1832-1900)
| Father | Alexander Buchanan (1796-1888) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Leece (1802-1841) |
| Birth | Jane Maria Buchanan was born on 29 October 1832 at Dumfries Twp., Gore District, Upper Canada. |
| Christening | She was christened on 19 November 1834 at First Church, Galt. |
| Marriage | She married Alexander Harvie McArthur, son of Daniel McArthur and Catharine McMillan, on 3 July 1857 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Canada West. GS2987 First Church, Galt By license at Galt, July 3rd, 1857 Alexander McArthur Machinist Blenheim Oxfrd Jane Maria Buchanan spinster ...Dfs Witnesses James Keachie and AlexBuchanan There is a bit of scribble prior to the abbreviation for Dumfries. It is illegible, but probably indicates North Dumfries. Certainly the marriage was at Galt. Rev. Strang was the minister at First Church from 1833 to 1857. He is buried in section 4 of Mountview Cemetery and his gravestone shows his death date as 22 October, 1857. He apparently served the congregation until his death. The handwriting on the page appears to be that of James Strang, or at least consistent with that of the same person for some decades. A marriage lower down on the same page as that of Alex and Jane Maria indicates that it was conducted by Rev. Acheson, who succeeded Strang. It does appear that Rev. Strang married Alex and Jane Maria. |
| Death | She died on 6 November 1900 at Booneville, Missouri, at age 68. |
| Burial | She was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Booneville, Missouri. |
| Note | Baptism information for Jane Maria Buchanan and several siblings is taken from microfilm LCM-30, First United Church Records, Baptisms 1833-1852. The Buchanan siblings appear to have been baptised at First Church in Galt, at the time a Presbyterian Church, in two batches. Four were baptised on November 5th, 1834, and five on November 19th, though the date in the margin is almost obscure. This appears on microfilm LCM-30 which is to be found at the United Church of Canada Archives. (A perpetual calendar shows both of these dates as a Wednesday.) From before the 1870 U.S. census, the family was in Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri, near Booneville. The places of birth for the children aren't always consistent. The 1880 census states that son John was born in Canada, but he was born in 1873 and the family was in Missouri for the 1870 census. In the 1930 U.S. census, Daniel McArthur gives 1876 as his year of immigration, but, again, as he was in Missouri with his family in 1870, at a guess, 1866 is closer to it. Nothing has been found that clearly gives Jane Maria's place of birth as Dumfries Township, but the family was in Dumfries at the time. They had been away from Galt and in the township for some years, and Dumfries Township in the Gore District is almost certainly her place of birth. Daughters Catherine and Mary were twins according to the 1870 census. Birth announcements from the Dumfries Reformer issues of the era place the births of the first three children in Plattsville. The 1900 census taken at Palestine Township in Cooper County, Missouri, is of some interest. It would appear to confirm that we have a complete list of the children of Alexander and Jane Maria, for she is asked how many children she gave birth to (6) and how many are living (5). Mary B. and Ella L. are still with them as is son Daniel E. Jane Maria also states that both her parents were born in New York, which would be New York State. |
Children of Jane Maria Buchanan and Alexander Harvie McArthur |
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| Last Edited | 14 May 2024 |