Fontaine, William

Birth Name Fontaine, William
Gramps ID I40658
Gender male
Age at Death 56 years, 8 months, 15 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1754-01-22    
 
Death 1810-10-06    
 
Military Service   Lt. Colonel in American Revolution  
 
Burial   “Beaver Dam”, Rt. 738, Hanover Co., Virginia  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fontaine, Peter, Jr. [I26920]1720
Mother Winston, Elizabeth [I40664]1734-12-17
    Brother     Fontaine, John [I22850] 1750 1792
         Fontaine, William [I40658] 1754-01-22 1810-10-06
    Brother     Fontaine, Edmund [I40677] about 1757 1759

Families

    Family of Fontaine, William and Morris, Anne [F16448]
Unknown Partner Morris, Anne [I40659] ( * 1766-04-14 + 1852-07-21 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Fontaine, Edward [I20217]
Fontaine, Peter Forneau [I40662]
Fontaine, James [I40666]17991875-01-00
Fontaine, Edmund [I40679]1801
Fontaine, John [I40663]1803-04-171827-01-00
Fontaine, Charles [I26921]1806-05-251827-01-00
Fontaine, Alexander [I40665]18101870-02-06
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
REFN M119266
 

Narrative

Grave inscription, "Beaver Dam", Hanover Co., Virginia

William Fontaine
Son of Peter and Elizabeth Fontaine, was a
Lt. Colonel in the War of the Revolution and
was in service at Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis surrendered.
He was born on the 22nd day of January 1754
Died on the 6th of October 1810 in teh 57th year of his age

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 40658
 

Pedigree

  1. Fontaine, Peter, Jr. [I26920]
    1. Winston, Elizabeth [I40664]
      1. Fontaine, John [I22850]
      2. Fontaine, William
        1. Morris, Anne [I40659]
          1. Fontaine, Edward [I20217]
          2. Fontaine, Peter Forneau [I40662]
          3. Fontaine, James [I40666]
          4. Fontaine, Edmund [I40679]
          5. Fontaine, John [I40663]
          6. Fontaine, Charles [I26921]
          7. Fontaine, Alexander [I40665]
      3. Fontaine, Edmund [I40677]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. "Family Graveyards in Hanover County, Virginia 1995", compiled & published by Helen Kay Yates [S77986]