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Jean Nicholas LaFontaine 1794–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 30, 1794

Birth Location: Vance, Belgium

Death Date: 26 May 1864

Death Location: Frenchtown (Seneca County), Seneca County, Ohio, USA

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Spouse(s): Marie LePage

Children(s): John Fountaine, Pierre LaFontaine, Elizabeth LaFontaine, Marie LaFontaine, Jean LaFontaine, Jean LaFontaine

The story of Jean Nicholas LaFontaine began in 1794 in Vance, Belgium. Jean Nicholas LaFontaine married Marie Joseph Lepage, and had children including Elizabeth Lafontaine, Jean Nicholas Lafontaine, Jean Willibrord Lafontaine, John J La Fountaine, Marie Jeanne Lafontaine, Pierre Joseph Lafontaine. Jean Nicholas LaFontaine passed away in 1864 in Frenchtown (Seneca County), Seneca County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Nicholas LaFontaine began in 1794 in Vance, Belgium.
  • Jean Nicholas LaFontaine married Marie Joseph Lepage, and had children including Elizabeth Lafontaine, Jean Nicholas Lafontaine, Jean Willibrord Lafontaine, John J La Fountaine, Marie Jeanne Lafontaine, Pierre Joseph Lafontaine.
  • Jean Nicholas LaFontaine passed away in 1864 in Frenchtown (Seneca County), Seneca County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Marie LePage
1792–1864
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourgh, Belgium
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Children(s)

John Fountaine
1818–1903
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Pierre LaFontaine
1825–1896
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Elizabeth LaFontaine
1830–
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Marie LaFontaine
1835–1905
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Jean LaFontaine
1815–1840
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Jean LaFontaine
1822–1885
Birth Location: Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Jean LaFontaine's Ancestors

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Jean LaFontaine
1794–1864
Birth Place: Vance, Belgium
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Jean LaFontaine's Descendants

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Jean (Nicholas) LaFontaine (Apr 30, 1794–26 May 1864) m. Marie (Joseph) LePage (Mar 02, 1792–1864)
  1. 1. John (J. La) Fountaine 1818–1903 m. Mary (Juliane) Sullivan 1824–1890
    1. 1. Mary (A) Staub 1858–1928 m. John (H A) Staub 1857–1945
      1. 1. Barbara (A.) Staub 1887–1972 m. Albert (J) Emerine 1878–1946 m. August (Alouisous) Kehn 1888–1957
        1. 1. Dorothy (Marcella) Emerine 1907–2002 m. William Lees 1904–1986
        2. 2. Paul (William) Emerine 1917–1989 m. Margaret (Lois) Emerine 1915–2004
        3. 3. Joseph (Anthony) Emerine 1909–1977 m. Fannie (Ilene) Ashland 1914–1990
        4. 4. John (Raymond Sr) Emerine 1911–1981 m. Zola (C) Grandell 1918–2002 m. Rosalee (Blanch) Paris 1911–
        5. 5. Anna (Julia) Emerine 1914–1997 m. Charles (Earl) Waters 1906–1961 m. Clair (John) Brugler 1914–1974
      2. 2. Sylvester Staub 1893–1955
      3. 3. Louisa (Elizabeth) Staub 1882–1916 m. Charles (E) Steadman 1878–1940
        1. 1. Victoria (Ann) Steadman 1911–1981 m. Donald (R. Stone) Sr. 1911–1981
        2. 2. Mary (Louise) Steadman 1907–1981 m. Elmer Warrington 1911–1983
        3. 3. Everett (Vincent) Steadman 1905–1963
        4. 4. Claude (Elmore) Steadman 1909–1978
        5. 5. Frances (Martha) Steadman 1913–1915
        6. 6. Pauline (Josephine) Steadman 1916–1916
        7. 7. Paul (Joseph) Steadman 1916–1916
      4. 4. Margarite Staub 1884–1961 m. Albert Kisabeth 1882–
      5. 5. Helena Staub 1891–1965 m. Harvey (Harrison) Lambright 1888–1961
        1. 1. Samuel (Duane) Lambright 1920–2008 m. Susan (Jane) Sackett 1922–
        2. 2. Margaret (Hazel) Lambright 1920–2003 m. Nelson (Benton) Purdy 1910–1984
        3. 3. Richard (Harrison) Lambright 1910–1984 m. Ila (Merle) Riker 1911–2001
        4. 4. Duane (Rex) Lambright 1913–1987 m. Pauline (Mae) Curey 1916–2009
        5. 5. Opal (Pauline) Lambright 1918–2003 m. Kenneth (Carson) Bender 1913–1989
        6. 6. Clara (Belle) Lambright 1925–1999 m. John (Dalton) Vanpatten 1923–2020
    2. 2. Peter (William) LaFontaine 1870–1870
    3. 3. Lewis (James) LaFontaine 1867–1917 m. Anna (Ellen) Newton 1869–1932
      1. 1. Cleophas (Bryan) Lafontain 1896–1973 m. Maud (M) Cupp 1895–1941
        1. 1. Dorothy (Marie La) Fontain 1916–1978 m. William (Owen) Conlon 1911–
        2. 2. Jane LaFontain 1920–
        3. 3. James (Robert) LaFountain 1919–2014 m. Emma (S) Szasz 1919–
        4. 4. Thomas (Lamont) Lafountain 1923–1993 m. Eleanor LaFountain 1923–2003
      2. 2. Raymond (Newton La) Fountain 1898–1959 m. Vera (Marie) Conner 1901–1991
        1. 1. June (Marie) LaFontaine 1924–2010 m. Arthur (Eugene) Arfons 1926–2007
        2. 2. Ray (N) LaFontaine 1930–1995
        3. 3. Robert (Charles) Lafontaine 1921–1992 m. Sybil (Yvonne) Sullivan 1937–2015
        4. 4. John (Joseph La) Fontaine 1928–2009 m. Bonnie (Jean) Popa 1931–2016
        5. 5. Lorraine (Kathleen) Lafontaine 1935–1996
      3. 3. Paul (Emmett) LaFontaine 1901–1977 m. Anna (A) Verbosky 1902–1978
      4. 4. John (James) Lafountain 1903–1927 m. Wilma (M) Gebhardt 1908–1976
        1. 1. Douglas (James) Lafontaine 1927–1992 m. Mary (Gazelle) Snodgrass 1927–2012
      5. 5. Doris (E) Lafontaine 1906–1975
    4. 4. Franklin (Nicholas) LaFontaine 1865–1948 m. Josephine Marshall 1866–
      1. 1. Mary (Idella) Lafountain 1893–1972 m. Lawrence (Aloysius) Gordon 1892–
        1. 1. Arthur (Franklin) Gordon 1922–2005 m. Adeline (Caroline) Okuley 1916–2003
        2. 2. Margaret (Patricia) Gordon 1927–2006 m. Dwight Carr 1926–2013
        3. 3. Richard (Lawrence) Gordon 1920–1995 m. Lila (Louise) Butler 1924–2011
        4. 4. Paul (Joseph) Gordon 1925–2004 m. Marjorie Miller 1925–1966
        5. 5. James (Francis) Gordon 1929–2012
        6. 6. Marylyn (L) Gordon 1933–2016
    5. 5. Joseph (Edward) LaFountaine 1863–1944 m. Josephine (Elizabeth) Noriot 1865–1941
      1. 1. William (John) LaFountain 1889–1968 m. Alice Connor 1894–1962
        1. 1. Chester (Edward) LaFountain 1914–1963 m. Cecilia (Barbara) Gilgenbach 1917–2002
        2. 2. Ada (Margaret) Lafountain 1925–1995 m. Arthur (Floyd) Rigg 1918–1999
        3. 3. Hilda (Helena) Lafountain 1928–1979 m. Eugene (Mathias) Carroll 1922–1985
      2. 2. Clarisa (A) LaFountain 1887–1937
      3. 3. Grace (M.) LaFountain 1895–1983 m. Alfred Ewing 1899–1969
    6. 6. Josephine LaFontaine 1860–
    7. 7. Mary (Louise) LaFontaine 1856–1948 m. Charles Feigenbaum –1900
      1. 1. Caroline (Agena) Feigenbaum 1887–
      2. 2. Eva (Louise) Feigenbaum 1889–1923 m. Melvin (Isador) Benner 1886–1962
        1. 1. Alvin (Edward Benner) Sr 1916–1989 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Pledger 1917–1977
        2. 2. Anna (Mae) Benner 1912–1993 m. Edmond (Hutson) Organ 1891–1968
        3. 3. Francis (John Benner) Sr 1919– m. Margaret (Rebecca) Bindeman 1918–2013
        4. 4. Paul (Richard) Benner 1913–1981 m. Edith (Mae) Burton 1910–2006
        5. 5. James (Warren) Benner 1920–2007
        6. 6. Armena (Beatrice) Benner 1922–2000 m. Charles (Page) Rice 1910–1973
      3. 3. Marie Feigenbaum 1883–1948
    8. 8. Joseph (August) LaFontaine 1854–1922
    9. 9. Catherine LaFontaine 1852–1854
    10. 10. John (Martin) LaFontaine 1851–1909 m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Dillery 1857–1924
      1. 1. Edward (Frederick) Lafountaine 1878–1958
      2. 2. Amilia (R) Lafountane 1882–
      3. 3. Lillia (L) Lafountane 1886–
      4. 4. Anna (M) Lafountane 1891–
      5. 5. Carl (Augustus) Lafountaine 1896–1979 m. Annabel Lafountaine 1897–1988
        1. 1. Maxine (C.) LaFountaine 1922–1990
      6. 6. Eva (M) Lafountane 1876–1965
      7. 7. Karl Lafountaine 1897–
    11. 11. Infant Lafountain 1849–1850
    12. 12. August Lafountain 1848–1921 m. Lucinda ((Sadie)) Copsey 1851–1936 m. Tillia Williams 1853–1890 m. Angie (K.) Bennett 1874–
      1. 1. John Lafountain 1872–1938 m. Hattie (M) Ankney 1873–1918 m. Emma (Bertha) LaFountaine 1888–1963
        1. 1. Raymond (Victor La) Fountaine 1895–1964 m. Florence (V) Wickett 1902–
        2. 2. Catharine (Pearl) Lafontaine 1892–1975 m. Forest (Wheeler) Phipps 1892–
        3. 3. Mary (Irene La) Fountain 1894–1918 m. Frank (Joseph) Ridgway 1892–
        4. 4. Lewis (Claude La) Fountain 1900–1970 m. Evelyn (N) Lafountaine 1906–1995
        5. 5. John (Richard Lafountain) Jr 1909–1972 m. Freda (Maxine) Wilson 1912–2011
      2. 2. Henry (Peter) LaFountaine 1878–1895
      3. 3. Coral (J) Lafontaine 1893– m. Albert (J) Frank 1887–
  2. 2. Pierre (Joseph) LaFontaine 1825–1896
  3. 3. Elizabeth LaFontaine 1830–
  4. 4. Marie (Jeanne) LaFontaine 1835–1905
  5. 5. Jean (Nicholas) LaFontaine 1815–1840
  6. 6. Jean (Willibrord) LaFontaine 1822–1885

Jean LaFontaine's Timeline

3 Records

1794
30 April 1794
Birth of Jean Nicholas LaFontaine in Étalle, Arrondissement de Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium
Étalle, Arrondissement de Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium
1794
Apr 30, 1794
Birth of Jean Nicholas LaFontaine in Vance, Belgium
Vance, Belgium
1864
26 May 1864
Age 70
Death of Jean Nicholas LaFontaine in Frenchtown, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Frenchtown, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1794
    Event Place: Étalle, Arrondissement de Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 30, 1794
    Event Place: Vance, Belgium
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Aug 24, 1841
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Havre
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1864
    Event Place: Frenchtown, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frenchtown (Seneca County), Seneca County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
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