Franktown in Lanark County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Reverend George Buchanan

1761 - 1835

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

1. Reverend George Buchanan Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Born at Coupar-Angus, Scotland, Buchanan graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University. He later became a Presbyterian minister and was called to Upper Canada. He arrived in Beckwith Township in August 1822, to become its first resident clergyman. For eleven years Buchanan served as minister, teacher and physician but when, in 1833, a stone church was completed, influential members of the congregation demanded that it be conducted under the auspices of the Church of Scotland. Buchanan, a Secessionist, refused and was barred from preaching in the new church. From then until his death he held services in his home for those of the congregation who supported his views.

Né à Coupar-Angus, Écosse, Buchanan obtint son diplôme en médecine de l'Université d'Edinburgh. Il devint plus tard un ministre du culte presbytérien et fut appelé au Haut-Canada. Il arriva dans le canton de Beckwith en août 1822 pour devenir le premier pasteur résident. Pendant 11 ans, Buchanan remplit les fonctions de ministre du culte, professeur et médecin, mais quand, en 1833, une église de pierres fut érigée, des membres influents de la congrégation

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exigèrent que les cultes soient tenus conformément aux principes de l'Église d'Écosse. Buchanan, qui était sécessionniste, refusa et il lui fut défendu de prêcher dans la nouvelle église. À partir de ce moment et jusqu'à sa mort, il tint des cultes à son domicile pour les membres de la congrégation qui appuyaient ses points de vue.

Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1822.

Location. 45° 2.422′ N, 76° 3.676′ W. Marker is in Franktown, Ontario, in Lanark County. It is on Provincial Highway 15 just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9603 Ontario Highway 15, Franktown ON K0G 1B0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Haliburton Highlands to Ottawa Valley

and in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

2. Reverend George Buchanan Marker

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Village of Franktown (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Rectory of Beckwith (approx. half a kilometer away); Canadian Pacific Railway Station (approx. 12.1 kilometers away); Mississippi Hotel (approx. 12.5 kilometers away); The Herald and Canadian Tire (approx. 12.7 kilometers away); Post Office and Federal Building (approx. 12.7 kilometers away); Captain A. Roy Brown, D.S.C. / Capitaine A. Roy Brown, D.S.C. (approx. 12.8 kilometers away); Memorial Park Cenotaph (approx. 12.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franktown.

More about this marker. In front of the former Presbyterian Church, later St. Paul's United Church, a successor to the 1833 church, and is now a private residence.

Also see . . . "An Age of Unions" (Chapter 7) of Enduring Witness (Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives).

Presbyterian Church Date Stone (1902) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

3. Presbyterian Church Date Stone (1902)

(Submitted on October 4, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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