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James Terrell Fontaine 1776–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1776

Birth Location: Louisa Co., VA

Death Date: 04 Jan 1840

Death Location: Old Cem on Bluff, Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY

Father: Aaron Fontaine

Mother: Barbara Terrell

Spouse(s): Deborah Hobbs

Children(s): Ann Fontaine, Mary Fontaine, Peter Fontaine, Maria Fontaine, James Fontaine, Ann Fontaine, Mary Fontaine, Alexander Fontaine, Massena Fontaine, Matilda Fontaine, Martha Fontaine, William Fontaine, Barbara Fontaine

The story of James Terrell Fontaine began in 1776 in Louisa Co., VA. James Terrell Fontaine married Deborah Hobbs, and had children including Alexander Ralston Fontaine, Ann Maynard Fontaine, Ann Maynard Nancy Fontaine, Barbara Cosby Fontaine, James Terrell Fontaine, Maria Grimes Fontaine, Martha Elizabeth Fontaine, Mary Ann Pope Fontaine, Mary Elizabeth Grimes Fontaine, Massena Fontaine, Matilda Jane Prather Fontaine, Peter Fontaine, William Maury Fontaine. James Terrell Fontaine passed away in 1840 in Old Cem on Bluff, Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY.

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Biography

  • The story of James Terrell Fontaine began in 1776 in Louisa Co., VA.
  • James Terrell Fontaine married Deborah Hobbs, and had children including Alexander Ralston Fontaine, Ann Maynard Fontaine, Ann Maynard Nancy Fontaine, Barbara Cosby Fontaine, James Terrell Fontaine, Maria Grimes Fontaine, Martha Elizabeth Fontaine, Mary Ann Pope Fontaine, Mary Elizabeth Grimes Fontaine, Massena Fontaine, Matilda Jane Prather Fontaine, Peter Fontaine, William Maury Fontaine.
  • James Terrell Fontaine passed away in 1840 in Old Cem on Bluff, Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Fontaine
1753–1823
Birth Location: Westover, Charles City Co., VA
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Barbara Terrell
1756–1798
Birth Location: St Martins, Louisa Co., VA
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Spouses(s)

Deborah Hobbs
1778–1867
Birth Location: Frederick Co., Maryland
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Children(s)

Ann Fontaine
1801–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Fontaine
1807–
Birth Location: –
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Peter Fontaine
1814–1884
Birth Location: KY
PF
Maria Fontaine
1822–
Birth Location: –
MF
James Fontaine
1819–1898
Birth Location: –
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Ann Fontaine
1817–
Birth Location: –
AF
Mary Fontaine
1819–
Birth Location: Oldham Co., KY
MF
Alexander Fontaine
1805–
Birth Location: –
AF
Massena Fontaine
1800–1849
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
MF
Matilda Fontaine
1803–1876
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
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Martha Fontaine
1824–1912
Birth Location: Oldham, KY
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William Fontaine
1813–1864
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
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Barbara Fontaine
1818–1875
Birth Location: –
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James Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
James Fontaine
1776–1840
Birth Place: Louisa Co., VA
Parents
Aaron Fontaine
1753–1823
Westover, Charles City Co., VA
Barbara (Overton) Terrell
1756–1798
St Martins, Louisa Co., VA
Grandparents
Peter Fontaine
1691–1759
Taunton, Somerset, England
Sarah Wade
1715–1784
Charles City Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
Jacques Fontaine
1658–1728
Anne Boursiquot
1686–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Fontaine
1603–1666
Marie Chaillon
1615–1680

James Fontaine's Descendants

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James (Terrell) Fontaine (19 Nov 1776–04 Jan 1840) m. Deborah Hobbs (25 Jul 1778–04 Nov 1867)
  1. 1. Ann (Maynard Nancy) Fontaine 1801–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann Pope) Fontaine 1807–
  3. 3. Peter Fontaine 1814–1884
    1. 1. Ella Fontaine 1842–
    2. 2. Massena Fontaine 1849–
  4. 4. Maria (Grimes) Fontaine 1822–
  5. 5. James (Terrell) Fontaine 1819–1898
  6. 6. Ann (Maynard) Fontaine 1817–
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth Grimes) Fontaine 1819–
  8. 8. Alexander (Ralston) Fontaine 1805–
  9. 9. Massena Fontaine 1800–1849 m. Emily (Pendleton) Buckner 1806–1834 m. Malitta Pomeroy 1814–1887
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Fontaine 1833–1915 m. Albert (Edward) Jones 1833–1857
      1. 1. Massena (Fontaine) Jones 1849– m. Emma Braden 1863–
        1. 1. Ella (Albert) Jones 1875–
      2. 2. Bertie Jones 1845–1853
      3. 3. Alberta (Buckner) Jones 1847–1904
    2. 2. Massena Fontaine 1824–1824
    3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Fontaine 1824–1824
    4. 4. Harriet (Vernon) Fontaine 1825–1828
    5. 5. James (Terrell Thomas) Fontaine 1827–1828
    6. 6. Robert (Buckner) Fontaine 1829–1829
    7. 7. Emily (Elizabeth) Fontaine 1837–1860
    8. 8. Julia Fontaine 1841–1917
    9. 9. Amelia (Clayton) Fontaine 1847–1923 m. William (Edward) Ryon 1842–1887 m. Theodore Walters –1912
      1. 1. John (Fontaine) Ryon 1868–1891
    10. 10. Massena Fontaine 1839–1889
      1. 1. Adelia (Malitta) Fontaine –1887
    11. 11. Mary (Adelaide) Fontaine 1845–1890
      1. 1. Mary (Amelia) Taylor 1872–
      2. 2. Emma (Viriginia) Taylor 1875–
    12. 12. Thomas (Anderson) Fontaine 1843–1908
  10. 10. Matilda (Jane Prather) Fontaine 1803–1876 m. William (Bailey Clarke) Brown 1799–1879
    1. 1. James (Terrell) Brown 1827–1887 m. Susan Biggerstaff 1835–1887
  11. 11. Martha (Elizabeth) Fontaine 1824–1912 m. John (Woolfolk) Foushee 1825–1870
    1. 1. Alphonse (Bell) Foushee 1847–1887
    2. 2. Fontaine (Lewis) Foushee 1849–
    3. 3. Deborah (Bennett) Foushee 1851–1891 m. Joseph (Jefferson) Walker 1843–1899
      1. 1. Henry (Owen) Walker 1878–1960 m. Susan (Dorsey Susie) Jones 1878–
        1. 1. Lucy (R.) Walker 1905–1905
        2. 2. Henry (Owen) Walker 1917–1917
      2. 2. Charles (V.) Walker 1870–1888
      3. 3. Joseph (Gage) Walker 1873–1947
      4. 4. Willie (B.) Walker 1876–1879
      5. 5. Emma Walker 1881–1947
      6. 6. Martha (Mattie) Walker 1884–1923
      7. 7. Bessie Walker 1886–
    4. 4. Franklin (Pierce) Foushee 1853–
    5. 5. Barbary (Barbara) Foushee 1855–1859
    6. 6. John (Robert) Foushee 1858–
    7. 7. Charles (Lee) Foushee 1863–1937 m. Fannie (Bell) Anderson 1873–1932
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Foushee 1894–1922
      2. 2. Charles (Lee) Foushee 1897–1963 m. Elsie (Clara) Hills 1898–1970
    8. 8. Martha ("Mattie" Pope) Foushee 1861–1934 m. William (H.) Heard 1840–1902
      1. 1. Walter (Lewis) Heard 1881–1955
      2. 2. Catherine (Patteson) Heard 1879–1930 m. Arthur (Edward) Lestourgeon 1879–1942
        1. 1. Arthur (Heard) Lestourgeon 1902–1970
  12. 12. William (Maury) Fontaine 1813–1864 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Foushee 1830–1887
    1. 1. Thomas (Hobbs) Fontaine 1859– m. Mary (E.) Moore 1859–
      1. 1. Charles Fontaine 1893–1932 m. Imogene McGlohon 1894–
      2. 2. Annie Fontaine 1891–
    2. 2. Mildred (Ann) Fontaine 1849–
    3. 3. Kate Fontaine 1853–1873
    4. 4. Anne (M.) Fontaine 1855–1856
    5. 5. Charles (Beauregard) Fontaine 1859–1924 m. Irene (Buckner) Stith 1867–
    6. 6. Jefferson (Davis) Fontaine 1861–
    7. 7. Morgan (H.) Fontaine 1865–
    8. 8. James (William) Fontaine 1845–1936 m. Louisa (Elizabeth) Foushee 1844–
      1. 1. Edward (Butler) Fontaine 1883–
    9. 9. Anna (Lee) Fontaine 1863–
  13. 13. Barbara (Cosby) Fontaine 1818–1875

James Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1776
19 Nov 1776
Birth of James Terrell Fontaine in Louisa Co., VA
Louisa Co., VA
1840
04 Jan 1840
Age 64
Death of James Terrell Fontaine in Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY
Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1776
    Event Place: Louisa Co., VA
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 06 Mar 2000
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1840
    Event Place: Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Cem on Bluff, Brandenburg, Meade Co., KY
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW
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