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Sylvester Fountain 1883–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1883

Birth Location: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 10 Dec 1963

Death Location: Downey, Los Angeles, California

Father: Lemuel Fountain

Mother: Margaret Nichol

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Sylvester Fountain was born in 1883 in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, the child of Lemuel Fountain And Margaret Nichol. Sylvester Fountain passed away in 1963 in Downey, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Fountain was born in 1883 in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, the child of Lemuel Fountain And Margaret Nichol.
  • Sylvester Fountain passed away in 1963 in Downey, Los Angeles, California.

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Sylvester Fountain's Ancestors

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Sylvester Fountain
1883–1963
Birth Place: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Parents
Lemuel Fountain
1849–1912
Ontario, Canada
Margaret Nichol
1849–1932
Perth County, Ontario Province, Canada
Grandparents
Joseph (W) Fountain
1810–1895
Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Godfrey
1826–1870
Ontario, Ontario, Canada
William (John) Nichol
1790–1877
Newmills, County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, UK
Elizabeth (Ellen) Coulter
1816–1908
Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster Province, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Nichol
1764–1829
Anne Woodburn
1763–1857
Samuel II
1785–1856
Sarah Livingstone
1783–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Colter
1753–1836
Sarah Mason
1758–1856
Robert Livingstone
1760–1844
Margaret Patterson
1760–

Sylvester Fountain's Timeline

2 Records

1883
Jun 1883
Birth of Sylvester Fountain in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
1963
10 Dec 1963
Age 80
Death of Sylvester Fountain in Downey, Los Angeles, California
Downey, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1883
    Event Place: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Downey, Los Angeles, California

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