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Raymond Newton La Fountain 1898–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1898

Birth Location: Defiance, Ohio

Death Date: 24 Jul 1959

Death Location: Akron, Summit, USA

Father: Lewis LaFontaine

Mother: Anna Newton

Spouse(s): Vera Conner

Children(s): June LaFontaine, Ray LaFontaine, Robert Lafontaine, John Fontaine, Lorraine Lafontaine

Raymond Newton La Fountain was born in 1898 in Defiance, Ohio, the child of Lewis James Lafontaine And Anna Ellen Newton. In 1900, Raymond Newton La Fountain resided in Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA. In 1910, Raymond Newton La Fountain resided in Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA. Raymond Newton La Fountain married Vera Marie Conner, and had children including John Joseph La Fontaine, June Marie Lafontaine, Lorraine Kathleen Lafontaine, Ray N Lafontaine, Robert Charles Lafontaine, Thomas C Lafontaine. Raymond Newton La Fountain passed away in 1959 in Akron, Summit, USA.

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Biography

  • Raymond Newton La Fountain was born in 1898 in Defiance, Ohio, the child of Lewis James Lafontaine And Anna Ellen Newton.
  • In 1900, Raymond Newton La Fountain resided in Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1910, Raymond Newton La Fountain resided in Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA.
  • Raymond Newton La Fountain married Vera Marie Conner, and had children including John Joseph La Fontaine, June Marie Lafontaine, Lorraine Kathleen Lafontaine, Ray N Lafontaine, Robert Charles Lafontaine, Thomas C Lafontaine.
  • Raymond Newton La Fountain passed away in 1959 in Akron, Summit, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis LaFontaine
1867–1917
Birth Location: Bloom, Wood, Ohio
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Anna Newton
1869–1932
Birth Location: Hamler, Henry County, Ohio, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Vera Conner
1901–1991
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

June LaFontaine
1924–2010
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
JL
Ray LaFontaine
1930–1995
Birth Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
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Robert Lafontaine
1921–1992
Birth Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
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John Fontaine
1928–2009
Birth Location: Akron, Ohio
JF
Lorraine Lafontaine
1935–1996
Birth Location: Akron Summit, Ohio
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Raymond Fountain's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Fountain
1898–1959
Birth Place: Defiance, Ohio
Parents
Lewis James LaFontaine
1867–1917
Bloom, Wood, Ohio
Anna (Ellen) Newton
1869–1932
Hamler, Henry County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
John (J. La) Fountaine
1818–1903
Vance, Luxembourg, Belgium
Mary (Juliane) Sullivan
1824–1890
Belgium
Great-Grandparents
Jean LaFontaine
1794–1864
Marie LePage
1792–1864
Jean Guillaume
1797–1856
Marie Pethe
1795–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Pete
1757–1830
Anne Claude
1763–1837

Raymond Fountain's Descendants

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Raymond (Newton La) Fountain (20 Oct 1898–24 Jul 1959) m. Vera (Marie) Conner (29 Sep 1901–21 May 1991)
  1. 1. June (Marie) LaFontaine 1924–2010 m. Arthur (Eugene) Arfons 1926–2007
    1. 1. Ronald (Arthur) Arfons 1948–2006 m. Patricia (Ann) Wilhite 1950–2018
  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

Raymond Fountain's Timeline

8 Records

1898
20 Oct 1898
Birth of Raymond Newton La Fountain in Defiance, Ohio
Defiance, Ohio
1900
1900
Age 2
Raymond Newton La Fountain resided here in Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA
Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Raymond Newton La Fountain resided here in Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA
Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA
1918
1918
Age 20
Raymond Newton La Fountain resided here in Akron, Ohio, USA
Akron, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Raymond Newton La Fountain resided here in Akron, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Raymond Newton La Fountain resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio
Akron, Summit, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 42
Raymond Newton La Fountain resided here in , Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1959
24 Jul 1959
Age 61
Death of Raymond Newton La Fountain in Akron, Summit, USA
Akron, Summit, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Defiance, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1241263
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T624_1177; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375190
    [3] Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918
    [4] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1241263

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Defiance Ward 4, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T624_1177; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375190

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Akron, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Akron, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0228; FHL microfilm: 2341612

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03178; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-149

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03178; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-149

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1959
    Event Place: Akron, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal - 27 Jul 1959 - Page 22, Raymond N LaFountaine Obit 27 Jul 1959

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 342 Watson AL.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Akron Beacon Journal; Publication Date: 26 Jul 1959; Publication Place: Akron, Ohio, USA; ,0.75140166,0.35819605,0.8040027&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Akron, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 815

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Defiance, Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1959
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
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