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Bishop Peter Fontaine 1691–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1691

Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England

Death Date: July 1757

Death Location: Westover, Charles City, VA, USA

Father: Jacques IV

Mother: Anne Boursiquot

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wade-Fourreau, Louisa Foureau

Children(s): Mary Fontaine, Peter Jr, Martha Fountaine

The story of Bishop Peter Fontaine began in 1691 in Taunton, Somerset, England. Bishop Peter Fontaine married Elizabeth Wade Fourreau, Louisa Elizabeth Foureau, and had children including Martha Fountaine, Mary Ann Fontaine, Peter Fontaine Jr. Bishop Peter Fontaine passed away in 1757 in Westover, Charles City, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bishop Peter Fontaine began in 1691 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
  • Bishop Peter Fontaine married Elizabeth Wade Fourreau, Louisa Elizabeth Foureau, and had children including Martha Fountaine, Mary Ann Fontaine, Peter Fontaine Jr.
  • Bishop Peter Fontaine passed away in 1757 in Westover, Charles City, VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacques IV
1658–1728
Birth Location: Joinville, Haute-Marne, France
JI
Anne Boursiquot
1665–1721
Birth Location: Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wade-Fourreau
1700–1724
Birth Location: Portarlington, Laois, Ireland
EW
Louisa Foureau
1695–1749
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
LF

Children(s)

Mary Fontaine
1718–1757
Birth Location: Hanover Co., VA, Virginia, USA
MF
Peter Jr
1724–1779
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
PJ
Martha Fountaine
1710–1743
Birth Location: St Georges Parish, Hartford, Maryland
MF

Bishop Fontaine's Ancestors

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Bishop Fontaine
1691–1757
Birth Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Parents
Jacques de la Fontaine IV
1658–1728
Joinville, Haute-Marne, France
Anne (Elizabeth) Boursiquot
1665–1721
Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
Jacques (De La Fontaine) III
1549–1666
Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Marie Chaillon
1615–1680
Rue-au-Roy, Pons, Saintonge, France
Aaron (Boursiquot) I
1630–1685
Taillebourg, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jeanne Guillot
1630–1690
St Léger Sous Beuvray, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France
Great-Grandparents
Jean Fontaine
1549–1633
Jane Bouquet
1533–1633
Matthieu (Chaillon)
1600–1672
Jane Saubleaux
1600–1690
Mathurin Guillot
1614–1677
Renee Peintre
1608–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathurin Fontaine
1525–1633
Isabelle Targé
1528–1664
Baron Fontaine
1510–1563
Isabeau d'Moulineuf
1510–1563
Hendrik (Chaillon)
1570–1603
Odile Nassau-Breda
1575–1603
Pierre Guillot
1572–1614
Annie Lavigne
1566–1652

Bishop Fontaine's Descendants

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Bishop (Peter) Fontaine (1 Dec 1691–July 1757) m. Elizabeth Wade-Fourreau (1700–9 1724) m. Louisa (Elizabeth) Foureau (1695–30 October 1749)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Fontaine 1718–1757 m. Maj. (Isaac) Winston 1715–1766
    1. 1. Peter (Fontaine) Winston 1741–1784 m. Elizabeth Povall 1751–1782
      1. 1. Isaac (Winston) Sr. 1768–1836 m. Elizabeth Burton 1772–1810
        1. 1. William (Burton) Winston 1797–1850 m. Rebecca Overaker 1805–1866
  2. 2. Peter (Fontaine) Jr 1724–1779 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Louise) Winston 1734–1800
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Fontaine 1759–1799 m. Charles (Bowles Armistead (Slave) Owner) 1752–1785 m. Col. (John Kenmore) Lewis 1747–1825
      1. 1. Elizabeth Armistead 1780–
      2. 2. Mary (Bowles) Armistead 1783–1864
      3. 3. Fielding Lewis 1799–1850
      4. 4. Jane Lewis 1796–1860
      5. 5. Peter (Fontaine Armistead (Slave) Owner) 1784–1864
        1. 1. Woodson (Armistead) (Enslaved) 1802– m. Eliza Hawkins 1800–
        2. 2. Malinda (Louise) Armistead 1842–1929 m. Richmond (Duncan) Sr. 1837–1913
        3. 3. Gus Armistead
        4. 4. Sarah Armistead
    2. 2. Susanna Fontaine 1759–1799
    3. 3. William (Fontaine Lt) Col 1752–1810
    4. 4. Judith Fontaine 1763–
    5. 5. John (Smith) Fontaine 1750–1792
      1. 1. William (Winston) Fontaine 1786–1816 m. Martha (Hale Dandridge (Fontaine,) Perkins) 1795–1875
        1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Fontaine 1815–1909 m. Edmond (Burwell) Redd 1808–1850
    6. 6. Edmund Fontaine 1754–1869
    7. 7. Stephen Fountain 1755–1810
    8. 8. Sarah Fontaine 1755–1793
    9. 9. Peter (Fontaine) III 1752–1759
    10. 10. James (Edmund) Fontaine 1761–1818
  3. 3. Martha Fountaine 1710–1743 m. Richard Treadaway 1706–1777
    1. 1. Richard (Treadway) III 1735–1809 m. Mary Green 1735–1839
      1. 1. Daniel (C) Treadaway 1758–1824
      2. 2. Elijah Treadway 1760–1840
      3. 3. Elizabeth Treadway 1769–
      4. 4. Doctor Treadway 1760–1805

Bishop Fontaine's Timeline

6 Records

1691
1 Dec 1691
Birth of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somersetshire, England
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somersetshire, England
1691
1691
Birth of Bishop Peter Fontaine in England
England
1691
1 Dec 1691
Birth of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Taunton, Somerset, England
Taunton, Somerset, England
1757
1 Jul 1757
Age 66
Death of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Charles City, Charles, Virginia
Charles City, Charles, Virginia
1757
July 1757
Age 66
Death of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Westover, Charles City, VA, USA
Westover, Charles City, VA, USA
1759
Aug 1759
Age 68
Death of Bishop Peter Fontaine in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 301

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1691
    Event Place: Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1757
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1759
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1757
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City, VA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 301
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