Agnes (Smith) Buchanan (abt. 1734 - abt. 1779)

Born about 1734 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Wife of Gilbert Buchanan — married 16 Apr 1758 (to about 1779) in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1779 at about age 45 in Craigivarn, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Biography

Agnes (Smith) Buchanan was born in Scotland.

Agnes Smith was born in about 1734 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the daughter of John and Mary (Crawford) Smith.^{[1][citation needed]}

At 21, on 16 Apr 1758, she married Gilbert Buchanan at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ^{[2][citation needed]} and they had 8 children.

At 42, in 1779, she died, presumably at Craigivarn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

'Craigivarn', Gilbert's listed death location, proved difficult to identify. The nearest I can find is Craigievern Farm, a place near Drymen, Stirlingshire. - Ian Fleming

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees
2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1W3-N92 : 2 January 2015), Agness Smith in entry for Gilbert Buchanan, 05 May 1768; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 102,912, 1,042,934. (Where both Gilbert and Agnes are recorded as parents of Gilbert jnr.)

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1W3-N92 : 2 January 2015), Agness Smith in entry for Gilbert Buchanan, 05 May 1768; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 102,912, 1,042,934. (Where both Gilbert and Agnes are recorded as parents of Gilbert jnr.)