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Mary Ann Swisher 1812 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1812

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 13 Jul 1855

Death Location: Texas

Father: Henry Swisher

Mother: Annie Gibson

Spouse(s): Rev Fontaine

Children(s): Lamar Fontaine, Patrick Fontaine, Edward Fontaine

Mary Ann Swisher was born in 1812 in Tennessee, the child of Henry Harbour Swisher and Annie Gibson. Mary Ann Swisher married Rev Benjamin Edward Fontaine, and had children including Lamar Fontaine, Patrick Henry Fontaine, Edward Fontaine. Mary Ann Swisher passed away in 1855 in Texas.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Swisher was born in 1812 in Tennessee, the child of Henry Harbour Swisher and Annie Gibson.
  • Mary Ann Swisher married Rev Benjamin Edward Fontaine, and had children including Lamar Fontaine, Patrick Henry Fontaine, Edward Fontaine.
  • Mary Ann Swisher passed away in 1855 in Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Swisher
1767 – 1845
Birth Location: Maryland or Pennsylvania
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Annie Gibson
1768 – 1830
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Rev Fontaine
1800 – 1884
Birth Location: Leatherwood Creek, Henry, Virginia
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Children(s)

Lamar Fontaine
1829 – 1921
Birth Location: Texas
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Patrick Fontaine
1845 –
Birth Location: Belvedere Plantation, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Edward Fontaine
1849 –
Birth Location: –
EF

Mary Swisher's Ancestors

Self
Mary Swisher
1812 – 1855
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Henry Harbour Swisher
1767 – 1845
Maryland or Pennsylvania
Annie Gibson
1768 – 1830
Grandparents
Michael Swisher
1745 –
Germany or Maryland or Virginia or Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Swisher's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann) Swisher (08 Jan 1812 – 13 Jul 1855) m. Rev (Benjamin Edward) Fontaine (5 August 1800 – 19 Jan 1884)
  1. 1. Lamar Fontaine (10 Oct 1829 – 1 October 1921) m. Lemuella (S "Ella") Brickell (7 May 1843 – 7 January 1922)
    1. 1. Jennie (W) Fontaine (25 Aug 1869 – 15 Nov 1935)
    2. 2. Henry (Bourquoine) Fontaine (15 December 1869 – )
    3. 3. Edward (Lamar) Fontaine (22 February 1871 – 7 August 1932)
    4. 4. Mary (Agnes) Fontaine (May 1874 – 1959)
    5. 5. James (Francis) Fontaine (25 Jul 1875 – 15 Feb 1944)
    6. 6. Anna (Gale) Fontaine (26 Feb 1877 – 28 Jul 1907)
    7. 7. Lemuella (Moore) Fontaine (Jul 1879 – )
    8. 8. Lamar Fontaine (26 Mar 1882 – )
  2. 2. Patrick (Henry) Fontaine (ABT 1845 – )
  3. 3. Edward Fontaine (AUG 1849 – )

Mary Swisher's Timeline

2 Records

1812
08 Jan 1812
Birth of Mary Ann Swisher in Tennessee
Tennessee
1855
13 Jul 1855
Age 43
Death of Mary Ann Swisher in Texas
Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1812
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Texas
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