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John James Fontaine 1788–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 January 1852

Death Location: Fontaine, Henry County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Fontaine

Mother: Martha Fontaine

Spouse(s): Mary Redd

Children(s): Madison Fontaine, Laura Murdoch, Martha Anderson

In 1788, John James Fontaine entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to John Smith Fontaine And Martha Henry Fontaine. John James Fontaine married Mary Redd, and had children including Laura Murdoch, Madison Redd Fontaine, Martha Anne Anderson. John James Fontaine passed away in 1852 in Fontaine, Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1788, John James Fontaine entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to John Smith Fontaine And Martha Henry Fontaine.
  • John James Fontaine married Mary Redd, and had children including Laura Murdoch, Madison Redd Fontaine, Martha Anne Anderson.
  • John James Fontaine passed away in 1852 in Fontaine, Henry County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
John Fontaine
1788–1852
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Smith Fontaine
1750–1792
Martha (Henry) Fontaine
1755–1818
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Jr) Fontaine
1724–1773
Elizabeth (Louise) Winston
1734–
Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Studley, Hanover, Virginia
Dorothea (Spotswood Henry) Dandridge
1757–1831
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Peter Fontaine
1691–1757
Elizabeth Founeaux
1700–1724
John Henry
1704–1773
Sarah Winston
1710–1784
Nathaniel Dandridge
1729–1786
Dorothea Spotswood
1733–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Henry
1681–1735
Jean Robertson
1684–1735
William Dandridge
1697–1743
Unity West
1700–1753

John Fontaine's Descendants

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John (James) Fontaine (1788–3 January 1852) m. Mary Redd (5 December 1794–26 September 1837)
  1. 1. Madison (Redd) Fontaine 1824–1891
  2. 2. Laura Murdoch 1835–1926
  3. 3. Martha (Anne) Anderson 1822–1915

John Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of John James Fontaine in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1852
3 January 1852
Age 64
Death of John James Fontaine
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1852
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fontaine, Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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