| Birth | William Buchanan was born in 1840 at Dumfries Township. |
| Death | He died on 19 October 1853 at North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County. |
| Burial | He was buried at Sheffield Cemetery, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co.. |
| Note | He Rosemary Ambrose extracted death notices from the Dumfries Reformer, 1853-59. She quotes the 26 Oct. 1853 edition of this paper which noted the death of William Buchanan, age 13, on 19th Oct. 1853. It notes that young William was the 4th son of William Sr. William Jr. is buried in Sheffield Cemetery beside his brother John. |