Bridget (Dodd) Buchanon (abt. 1822 - 1865)

Born about 1822 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1865 at about age 43 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Bridget was born about 1827. She is the daughter of Matthew Dodd and Mary Coughlin.

Research Notes

Death record for Mary A. Buchanon (1850-1851): Birthplace: Salem; Death place: Salem, Massachusetts; Parents: Geo & Bridget Buchanon ^[1]

Birth record for John Buchanon (1854): Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Father: Geo Buchanon; Father's occupation: Cordr[?]; Father's birthplace: Ireland; Mother: Bridt; Mother's birthplace: Ireland ^[2]

1855 Massachusetts State Census: Name: Bridget Buchanan: Birth: abt 1827; Birthplace: Ireland; Residence: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ^[3]

1860 US Census: Name: Bridget Buckanan; Birth: abt 1830; Birthplace: England; Residence: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ^[4]

Death record for Bridget Buchanan: Birth: abt 1822 (age 43); Birthplace: Ireland; Death: 23 Feb 1865; Death place: Elisabeth St, Lynn, Massachusetts; Marital status: married; Cause of death: consumption; Father: Matthew Dodd; Father's birthplace: Ireland; Mother: Mary Dodd; Mother's birthplace: Ireland ^[5]

George was widowed in the 1865 Massachusetts state census, and remarried in 1866.

Marriage record for John J. Buchanan and Catharine E. Saunders (1880): Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Groom's info: Age: 24 (b. abt 1856); Birthplace: Salem; Residence: Boston; Occupation: shoemaker; Marriage: first; Father: George; Mother: Bridget ^[6]

Death record for John J. Buchanan (1857-1909): Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts; Father: George; Father's birthplace: Scotland; Mother: Bridget Dodd; Mother's birthplace: Ireland ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KL-KXC : 10 March 2018), Mary A. Buchanon, 20 Jul 1851; citing Salem, Massachusetts, v 57 p 159, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,814.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXDP-1ML : 11 March 2018), John Buchanon, 14 Apr 1854, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 239, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,234.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ41-RH1 : 11 March 2018), George Buchanan, Ward 03, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,981.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC4-4RK : 12 December 2017), George Buckanan, 1860.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7GJ-9NR : 10 March 2018), Bridget Buchanan, 23 Feb 1865; citing Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, vol. 183, p.204, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,186.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQV-T43 : 27 September 2017), John J. Buchanan and Catharine E. Saunders, 18 Jan 1880; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 817,787.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49V-7GD : 11 March 2018), John J Buchanan, 17 Jun 1909; citing Lynn,,Massachusetts, 243, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,313,393.