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James Fontaine 1686–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1686

Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devonshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1745

Death Location: Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Crown Colony of Great Britain

Father: JACQUES FONTAINE

Mother: Anne Boursiquot

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Harcum, LUCRETIA LESERVE, Elizabeth Harcum, Lucretia (Leserve)

Children(s): Elizabeth Fontaine

In 1686, James Fontaine entered the world in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, born to Jacques James Iv Reverend Fontaine And Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot. James Fontaine married Elizabeth Harcum, Lucretia Desjarrie Leserve, Lucretia Desjarrie Or Leserve, and had children including Elizabeth Fontaine. James Fontaine passed away in 1745 in Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Crown Colony of Great Britain.

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Biography

  • In 1686, James Fontaine entered the world in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, born to Jacques James Iv Reverend Fontaine And Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot.
  • James Fontaine married Elizabeth Harcum, Lucretia Desjarrie Leserve, Lucretia Desjarrie Or Leserve, and had children including Elizabeth Fontaine.
  • James Fontaine passed away in 1745 in Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Crown Colony of Great Britain.

Immediate Family

Parents

JACQUES FONTAINE
1658–1728
Birth Location: Veaux, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
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Anne Boursiquot
1665–1721
Birth Location: Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
AB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Harcum
1716–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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LUCRETIA LESERVE
1690–1739
Birth Location: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
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Elizabeth Harcum
1715–
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Lucretia (Leserve)
1690–1739
Birth Location: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Fontaine
1717–1748
Birth Location: Bear Haven, County Cork, Ireland
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James Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
James Fontaine
1686–1745
Birth Place: Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
Parents
JACQUES "JAMES" IV Reverend FONTAINE
1658–1728
Veaux, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Anne (Elizabeth) Boursiquot
1665–1721
Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
Rev. (Jacques (James) Fontaine) II
1603–1666
La Rochelle, France
Reymerig (Symon) VanNostrand
1610–1689
Aaron Boursiquot
1630–1685
Xaintes, Saintonge, Taillebourg, France
Jeanne Guillot
1630–1690
St Jean, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France
Great-Grandparents
Jacques *
1549–1633
Anne Boursiquot
1553–1633
Mathurin Guillot
1614–1677
Marie Lebrun
1620–1689
Mathurin Guillot
1614–1677
Renee LaPeintre
1608–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathurin FONTAINE
1525–1633
Isabelle TARGE
1528–
Jehan REMY
1535–1570
Pierre Guillot
1572–1614
Annie DeLavigne
1566–1652
Pierre Guillot
1572–1614
Annie DeLavigne
1566–1652

James Fontaine's Descendants

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James Fontaine (10 Oct 1686–Oct 1745) m. Elizabeth Harcum (23 May 1716–) m. LUCRETIA (DESJARRIE or) LESERVE (1690–28 December 1739) m. Elizabeth Harcum (1715–) m. Lucretia (Desjarrie) (Leserve) (1690–28 December 1739)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Fontaine 1717–1748 m. Richard (Tankersley, Jr.) **DNA*\+ 1716–1748
    1. 1. Richard Tankersley 1738–1810 m. Mary (May) Tankersley 1746–1842 m. Mary (May Wood) Learwood 1747–1842
      1. 1. Richard Tankersley 1775–1821
        1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Tankersley 1804–1850 m. George (Allen) Walton 1791–1850
    2. 2. Rowland Tankersley 1738–1810
    3. 3. George (Edward) Tankersley 1740–1784
    4. 4. William Tankersley 1742–1814
    5. 5. Tabitha Tankersly 1750–1827
    6. 6. Mary Tankersley 1752–

James Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1686
10 Oct 1686
Birth of James Fontaine in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
1745
Oct 1745
Age 59
Death of James Fontaine in Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Crown Colony of Great Britain
Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Crown Colony of Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1686
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1745
    Event Place: Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Crown Colony of Great Britain
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