Person:Peter Fontaine (5)

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Rev. Peter Fontaine, Sr.
b.1 Dec 1691 Taunton, Somerset, England
d.Jul 1759 Charles City, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Feb 1686
  1. Rev. Peter Fontaine, Sr.1691 - 1759
  2. John Fontaine1693 -
  3. Rev. Francis Fontaine1697 - 1749
Spouse and Children
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m. 29 Mar 1714
  1. Mary Ann FontaineAbt 1715 -
  2. Peter Fontaine, Jr.1720 - 1779
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Rev. Peter Fontaine, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1 Dec 1691 Taunton, Somerset, England
Marriage 29 Mar 1714 Henrico, Virginia, United Statesto Elizabeth Forreau
Death[1] Jul 1759 Charles City, Virginia, United States
Burial[1] Charles City, Virginia, United Statesat Westover Church
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Research Notes

  • Known as Rev. Peter Fontaine, first rector of Westover Parish, Virginia.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Peter Fontaine, in Notes for Peter Fontaine, An Immigrant to Virginia.

    [Last accessed 23 Oct 2012]
    REV. PETER FONTAINE (1691-1759) was born in Taunton in Somerset, England on December 1, 1691, to the Reverend Jaques Fontaine and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot. ...

    ... on March 29, 1714, Peter married Elizabeth Fourreau, who had been in Portarlington, Ireland, in 1700 she was the daughter of Ayme Fourreau, Sieur de Toucheronde, a refugee from Poitou in France, and his wife Mariane Ingrand. ...

    ... Peter died at his home in Westover Parish in July of 1759 and is believed to have been buried under the altar or in the cemetery in Westover Church.
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    [Note: Please see link for a well-written, comprehensive account of the life of Rev. Peter Fontaine, however no sources are given for any of the information.]

  2.   Find A Grave.

    Peter Fontaine Sr.
    Birth 1691
    Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
    Death Jul 1757 (aged 65–66)
    Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
    Burial
    Westover Parish Church Cemetery
    Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, USA

    The Reverend Pierre (Peter) Fontaine, B.A.
    Born Taunton, England, 1691; Died 1757
    Ordained by the Bishop of London
    Married Elizabeth Founeaux 1714
    Emigrated to Vriginia 1716
    Rector of 1st Huguenot Colony in Virginia at Manakin
    Rector of Westover Parish Church for 40 years
    Chaplain of Virginia Comission that ran the boundry line between Virginia and North Carolina.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34792813/peter-fontaine

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