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Bill Buchanan is a long-time genealogy enthusiast, living in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. This blog will describe my experiences as I research my family history and help others.

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I am a retired online school teacher. I love family history. From 2007-2020, I spent much of my time providing part-time support for the world's largest free family history site https://familysearch.org This is very rewarding. I have helped others with the Family Tree and related FamilySearch products.
In 2010-2018 I served in the Edmonton_Alberta_Riverbend_Family_History_Centre..I have a FHC blog at Bill's Family History Center Blog Since 2020 I have been a family history consultant for Edmonton Alberta North Stake. For information on the Latter-day Saints and family history click https://www.comeuntochrist.org/

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Kidnapped by Indians

James Buchanan was born at Donegal, Ontario in 1852 when it was still wilderness, His parents William Buchanan and Ann Thompson lived in a tent, and his habit of not closing doors behind him later in life was blamed on the fact that as a small child there was no door to close, so he never developed that habit.

But he is better known for another reason. His sister Jane Buchanan Terry, tells how he was once kidnapped by Indians as a little boy, and found by a scout party of settlers.  The Indians promised to make him a great chief if they could keep him, but agreed to give him back,

Apparently the Indians did not think they were kidnapping him. They just saw this little boy playing in the woods and he followed them out of curiosity. When the search party found them they were happy to give him back to his family.

But he lost his chance to become an Indian chief.

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