Fontaine, Edmund

Birth Name Fontaine, Edmund
Gramps ID I19540
Gender male
Age at Death 23 years, 5 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1838-02-03 “Beaver Dam”, Rt. 738, Hanover Co., Virginia  
 
Death 1861-07-21 battle of Manassas, Manassas, VA  
 
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, Edward [I20217]
Mother Pollard, Maria Louisa [I19453]1807-02-041876
    Brother     Fontaine, William [I26025] 1828-01-01 1842-08-05
    Sister     Fontaine, Sarah Louisa [I26024] 1831-11-08 1857-10-02
         Fontaine, Edmund [I19540] 1838-02-03 1861-07-21
    Brother     Fontaine, John B. [I19539] about 1840 1864-10-01
    Brother     Fontaine, Richard Morris [I16379] 1842-08-08 1914-10-15
    Sister     Fontaine, Rose Maury [I26026] 1848-03-07 1848-05-23

Narrative

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

Edmund Fontaine
Son of Edward and Maria Louisa Fontaine
who fell on the 21 July 1861 in his 24th year,
bravely defending the liberties of country
at the Battle of Manassas where forces of
the Confederate States wer blessed with a
glorious victory over the invading army of the North.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 19540
 

Pedigree

  1. Fontaine, Edward [I20217]
    1. Pollard, Maria Louisa [I19453]
      1. Fontaine, William [I26025]
      2. Fontaine, Sarah Louisa [I26024]
      3. Fontaine, Edmund
      4. Fontaine, John B. [I19539]
      5. Fontaine, Richard Morris [I16379]
      6. Fontaine, Rose Maury [I26026]

Ancestors

Source References

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