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Matthew Maury Fontaine 1787–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1787

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia

Death Date: 23 Jul 1879

Death Location: Hempstead, Arkansas

Father: Joseph Fontaine

Mother: Mary Goode

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Matthew Maury Fontaine was born in 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, the child of Joseph I Fontaine And Mary Goode. Matthew Maury Fontaine passed away in 1879 in Hempstead, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Matthew Maury Fontaine was born in 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, the child of Joseph I Fontaine And Mary Goode.
  • Matthew Maury Fontaine passed away in 1879 in Hempstead, Arkansas.

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Matthew Fontaine's Ancestors

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Matthew Fontaine
1787–1879
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia
Parents
Joseph I Fontaine
1746–1813
Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Goode
1756–1812
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Peter (Fontaine) Sr
1691–1757
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
James Fontaine
1658–1728
Ann Buriscott
1665–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacques III
1603–1666

Matthew Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1787
22 May 1787
Birth of Matthew Maury Fontaine in Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia
1879
23 Jul 1879
Age 92
Death of Matthew Maury Fontaine in Hempstead, Arkansas
Hempstead, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1787
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Hempstead, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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