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Bishop Peter Fontaine 1691–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1691

Birth Location: Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1757

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia

Father: Rev. IV

Mother: Anne Boursiquot

Spouse(s): Louisa Foureau, Sarah Wade

Children(s): Mary Fontaine, Peter Colonel, Aaron Col., Abraham Fontaine, Elizabeth Mills, Joseph Fontaine, Moses Fontaine, Sarah Fontaine

The story of Bishop Peter Fontaine began in 1691 in Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England. Bishop Peter Fontaine married Louisa Elizabeth Foureau, Sarah Elizabeth Wade, and had children including Aaron Fontaine Col, Abraham Fontaine, Elizabeth Fontaine Mills, Joseph Edward Fontaine, Mary Ann Fontaine, Moses Fontaine, Peter Pierre Fontaine Jr Colonel, Sarah Fontaine. Bishop Peter Fontaine passed away in 1757 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Bishop Peter Fontaine began in 1691 in Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England.
  • Bishop Peter Fontaine married Louisa Elizabeth Foureau, Sarah Elizabeth Wade, and had children including Aaron Fontaine Col, Abraham Fontaine, Elizabeth Fontaine Mills, Joseph Edward Fontaine, Mary Ann Fontaine, Moses Fontaine, Peter Pierre Fontaine Jr Colonel, Sarah Fontaine.
  • Bishop Peter Fontaine passed away in 1757 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. IV
1658–1728
Birth Location: Jenouille, Franceau, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
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Anne Boursiquot
1665–1721
Birth Location: Taillesbourg, Saintonge, Charente Inferieore, France
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Foureau
1700–1724
Birth Location: Portarlington, Laois, Leinster, Ireland
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Sarah Wade
1720–1784
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Fontaine
1718–1786
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Peter Colonel
1724–1779
Birth Location: Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Aaron Col.
1753–1823
Birth Location: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, United States
AC
Abraham Fontaine
1756–1831
Birth Location: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, United States
AF
Elizabeth Mills
1747–1841
Birth Location: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Fontaine
1746–1813
Birth Location: Westover, Charles City, Virginia, United States
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Moses Fontaine
1742–1796
Birth Location: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Fontaine
1744–1802
Birth Location: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, United States
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Bishop Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
Bishop Fontaine
1691–1757
Birth Place: Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Parents
Rev. Jacques "James" De La Fontaine IV
1658–1728
Jenouille, Franceau, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
Anne (Elizabeth) Boursiquot
1665–1721
Taillesbourg, Saintonge, Charente Inferieore, France
Grandparents
James (De La Fontaine) III
1603–1666
La Rochelle, poitou province, charente maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Marie Chaillon
1615–1678
La Rue Au Roi, Pons, Santonge, France
A. Boursiquot
1630–1685
Pons, Saintonge, France
Jeanne Guillot
1630–1690
St Jean, Haute Loire, Auvergne, France
Great-Grandparents
James Fontaine
1585–1666
Matthieu *
1600–1672
Jane Saubleaux
1600–1690
Mathurin Guillot
1614–1677
Renee LaPeintre
1608–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacques Fontaine
1549–1633
Jane Bouquet
1553–1633
Hendrik Chalon
1575–1603
Odilia Beaufort
1575–1603
Pierre Guillot
1572–1614
Annie DeLavigne
1566–1652

Bishop Fontaine's Descendants

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Bishop (Peter) Fontaine (1 Dec 1691–1 Jul 1757) m. Louisa (Elizabeth) Foureau (19 Mar 1700–1724) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wade (1720–10 August 1784)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Fontaine 1718–1786 m. Maj. (Isaac (6th great grandfather)) Winston 1715–1766
    1. 1. Peter (Fontaine) Winston 1741–1784 m. Elizabeth Povall 1751–1782
      1. 1. Anne (Nancy) Winston 1782–1825 m. Benjamin Mosby 1771–1827
        1. 1. Col. (John Otway) Mosby 1803– m. Alina Pearce 1812–
  2. 2. Peter ("Pierre" Fontaine, Jr.) Colonel 1724–1779
  3. 3. Aaron (Fontaine) Col. 1753–1823
  4. 4. Abraham Fontaine 1756–1831
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Fontaine) Mills 1747–1841
  6. 6. Joseph (Edward) Fontaine 1746–1813
  7. 7. Moses Fontaine 1742–1796
  8. 8. Sarah Fontaine 1744–1802

Bishop Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1 Dec 1691
Birth of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
1757
1 Jul 1757
Age 66
Death of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Charles City, Charles, Virginia
Charles City, Charles, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1691
    Event Place: Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1757
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia
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