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Sylvester Fountain 1884–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1884

Birth Location: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 10 Dec 1963

Death Location: Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States

Father: Lemuel Fountain

Mother: Margaret Nichol

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Sylvester Fountain was born in 1884 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, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Fountain was born in 1884 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, United States.

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Sylvester Fountain's Ancestors

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Sylvester Fountain
1884–1963
Birth Place: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Parents
Lemuel Fountain
1849–1912
Ontario, Canada
Margaret Nichol
1851–1933
Smiths Falls, Ontario
Grandparents
Joseph Fountain
1809–1895
L'acadie, Quebec, Canada
Elizabeth (Ann) Godfrey
1820–1870
, , Ontario, Canada
William ("John") Nichol
1790–1877
Newmills, County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, UK
Elizabeth (Ellen) Colter
1816–1908
Presbyterian, Dromara, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Nichol
1764–1829
Mary Robinson
1770–
Samuel Colter
1785–1856
Sarah Livingstone
1782–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nichol
1738–1784
Martha Love
1736–
William ggf"
1730–
Margaret Canada
1735–
Samuel Colter
1753–1836
Sarah Mason
1758–
Samuel Livingstone
1753–

Sylvester Fountain's Timeline

2 Records

1884
22 Jan 1884
Birth of Sylvester Fountain in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
1963
10 Dec 1963
Age 79
Death of Sylvester Fountain in Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States
Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

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

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