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William Fontaine 1751–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1751

Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA

Death Date: Oct 1810

Death Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA

Father: Peter Fontaine

Mother: Elizabeth Winston

Spouse(s): Anne Morris

Children(s): James Fontaine, Edmund Fontaine

The story of William Fontaine began in 1751 in Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA. William Fontaine married Anne Morris, and had children including Alexander Fontaine, Charles Fontaine, Edmund Fontaine, James Fontaine, John Fontaine, Louisa Fontaine, Peter Forreau Fontaine, Sarah Fontaine, William Fontaine. William Fontaine passed away in 1810 in Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fontaine began in 1751 in Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA.
  • William Fontaine married Anne Morris, and had children including Alexander Fontaine, Charles Fontaine, Edmund Fontaine, James Fontaine, John Fontaine, Louisa Fontaine, Peter Forreau Fontaine, Sarah Fontaine, William Fontaine.
  • William Fontaine passed away in 1810 in Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Fontaine
1720–1721
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
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Elizabeth Winston
1734–
Birth Location: Hanover Co., VA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Morris
1756–1852
Birth Location: VA
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Children(s)

James Fontaine
1773–1875
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Fontaine
1801–1869
Birth Location: –
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William Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
William Fontaine
1751–1810
Birth Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
Parents
Peter Fontaine
1720–1721
Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
Elizabeth (Louise) Winston
1734–
Hanover Co., VA
Grandparents
Peter Fontaine
1691–1759
Taunton, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Fourreau
1700–1723
<Dublin, Ireland>
Great-Grandparents
Jacques Fontaine
1658–1728
Anne Boursiquot
1686–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Fontaine
1603–1666
Marie Chaillon
1615–1680

William Fontaine's Descendants

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William Fontaine (22 Jan 1751–Oct 1810) m. Anne Morris (1756–1852)
  1. 1. James Fontaine 1773–1875
    1. 1. John Fontaine 1794–1868 m. Mary (White) Dill 1804–1853
      1. 1. Charles (H.) Fontaine 1829–1901 m. Emily (J.) Hannan 1827–1877
      2. 2. George (Gordon) Fontaine 1833–1871 m. Mary (E. de) France 1845–1902
  2. 2. Edmund Fontaine 1801–1869

William Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1751
22 Jan 1751
Birth of William Fontaine in Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
1810
Oct 1810
Age 59
Death of William Fontaine in Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1751
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1999
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1810
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW
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