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James Fontaine 1686–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England

Death Date: Oct 1745

Death Location: Northumberland Co., VA

Father: Jacques Fontaine

Mother: Anne Boursiquot

Spouse(s): Lucretia Desjarrie

Children(s): Jane Fontaine, Lucretia Fontaine, Elizabeth Fontaine, John Fontaine, Mary Fontaine, William Fontaine, Levenah Fontaine, James Fontaine, Anne Fontaine

In 1686, James Fontaine entered the world in Taunton, Somerset, England, born to Jacques James Fontaine And Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot. James Fontaine married Elizabeth Harcum, Lucretia Desjarrie, and had children including Anne Fontaine, Elizabeth Fontaine, James Fontaine, Jane Fontaine, John Fontaine, Levenah Fontaine, Lucretia Fontaine, Mary Ann Fontaine, William Fontaine. James Fontaine passed away in 1745 in Northumberland Co., VA.

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Biography

  • In 1686, James Fontaine entered the world in Taunton, Somerset, England, born to Jacques James Fontaine And Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot.
  • James Fontaine married Elizabeth Harcum, Lucretia Desjarrie, and had children including Anne Fontaine, Elizabeth Fontaine, James Fontaine, Jane Fontaine, John Fontaine, Levenah Fontaine, Lucretia Fontaine, Mary Ann Fontaine, William Fontaine.
  • James Fontaine passed away in 1745 in Northumberland Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacques Fontaine
1658–1728
Birth Location: Jenouille an estate near the borough of Veaux, France
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Anne Boursiquot
1686–1721
Birth Location: Barnstable, Devonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia Desjarrie
1673–1735
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Jane Fontaine
1725–
Birth Location: VA
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Lucretia Fontaine
1719–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Fontaine
1717–
Birth Location: VA
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John Fontaine
1726–
Birth Location: VA
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Mary Fontaine
1743–
Birth Location: VA
MF
William Fontaine
1745–
Birth Location: VA
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Levenah Fontaine
1739–
Birth Location: VA
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James Fontaine
1721–
Birth Location: VA
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Anne Fontaine
1728–
Birth Location: VA
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James Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
James Fontaine
1686–1745
Birth Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Parents
Jacques (James) Fontaine
1658–1728
Jenouille an estate near the borough of Veaux, France
Anne (Elizabeth) Boursiquot
1686–1721
Barnstable, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
James ((Jacques)) Fontaine
1603–1666
Rochelle, Poitou Prov, France
Marie Chaillon
1615–1680
Rue au Roy near Pons, Saintonge, France
Great-Grandparents
Jacques Fontaine
1549–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Fontaine
1500–1563
Guyonne Royer
1377–1409

James Fontaine's Descendants

1.
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James Fontaine (1686–Oct 1745) m. Lucretia Desjarrie (Bet. 1673–1695–1735)
  1. 1. Jane Fontaine 1725–
  2. 2. Lucretia Fontaine 1719–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Fontaine 1717–
  4. 4. John Fontaine 1726–
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Fontaine 1743–
  6. 6. William Fontaine 1745–
  7. 7. Levenah Fontaine 1739–
  8. 8. James Fontaine 1721– m. Anne (Sabatiers) Fontaine 1729–1753
    1. 1. John Fontaine 1753–1785
  9. 9. Anne Fontaine 1728–

James Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1686
Birth of James Fontaine in Taunton, Somerset, England
Taunton, Somerset, England
1745
Oct 1745
Age 59
Death of James Fontaine in Northumberland Co., VA
Northumberland Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1999
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1745
    Event Place: Northumberland Co., VA
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW
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