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William Fountain 1842–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Canada West

Death Date: 11 JAN 1917

Death Location: Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario

Father: Louis Fountain

Mother: Mary Appleton

Spouse(s): Mary Doherty

Children(s): Margaret Fountain, Lillian Fountain, John Fountain, Hannah Fountain, Annie Fountain, Angus Fountain

The story of William Fountain began in 1842 in Canada West. William Fountain married Mary Doherty, and had children including Angus Fountain, Annie Fountain, Hannah Fountain, John A Fountain, Lillian Fountain, Margaret Fountain. William Fountain passed away in 1917 in Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fountain began in 1842 in Canada West.
  • William Fountain married Mary Doherty, and had children including Angus Fountain, Annie Fountain, Hannah Fountain, John A Fountain, Lillian Fountain, Margaret Fountain.
  • William Fountain passed away in 1917 in Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fountain's Ancestors

Self
William Fountain
1842–1917
Birth Place: Canada West
Parents
Louis Fountain
1786–
Quebec, Canada
Mary (Victoria) Appleton
1796–1889
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Etienne Fontaine
1753–1849
St. Pierre de la Riviere du Sud, Quebec
Geneviève Dauphinais
1756–1822
Vercheres, Quebec
James Appleton
1759–
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Marie (Charlotte) Biette
1766–
Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Jean-Baptiste Dauphinais
1725–1805
Marie Sicard
1723–1786
Elienne-Amable Biguet
1734–1794
Victoire Réaume
1742–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Sicard
1683–1728
Elizabeth Legardeur
1691–1773
Jean Billet
1702–1774
Marie Achin
1707–
Nicolas Reaume
1699–1762
Catherine Labelle
1714–1780

William Fountain's Descendants

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William Fountain (1842–11 JAN 1917) m. Mary Doherty (1842–11 JAN 1917)
  1. 1. Margaret Fountain 1865–
  2. 2. Lillian Fountain 1869–
  3. 3. John (A.) Fountain 1874–
  4. 4. Hannah Fountain 1866–
  5. 5. Annie Fountain 1879–
  6. 6. Angus Fountain 1868–

William Fountain's Timeline

3 Records

1840
ABT 1840
Birth of William Fountain in Canada West
Canada West
1842
1842
Birth of William Fountain
None
1917
11 JAN 1917
Age 75
Death of William Fountain in Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario
Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1840
    Event Place: Canada West
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 236

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fenlon Falls, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 236

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1917
    Event Place: Fenlon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 236
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.

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