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James Fontaine

James Fontaine

Male 1658 - 1728  (70 years)


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  • Name James Fontaine 
    Birth 7 Apr 1658  Jenouille-Jaffe Estate, Veaux, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 May 1728  Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial St Stephens Green Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24660  Bob Juch's Tree 2
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2025 

    Father James Fontaine,   b. 1603, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1666, Jenouille Estate, Veaux, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Marie Chaillon,   b. 1615, Rue au Roy near Pons, Saintonge, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1680, Jenouille-Jaffe Estate, Veaux, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1641  Saintonge, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1   
    Children 
    +1. Peter Fontaine,   b. 1 Dec 1691, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1757, Westover, Charles City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F29822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2025 

    Family 2 Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot,   b. 8 Feb 1686, Barnstable, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1721, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1686  Par. Church, Barnstable, North Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Fontaine, Jr,   b. 1686, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1745, Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Aaron Fontaine,   b. 1688, Barnstaple Par., Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1699, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Mary Anne Fontaine,   b. 12 Apr 1690, Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1755, Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. John Fontaine,   b. 28 Apr 1693, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1767, Cromwell Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Moses Fontaine,   b. 3 Aug 1694, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1766, Cwm Castle, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Francis Fontaine,   b. 16 Sep 1697, Cork, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1749, York County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Elizabeth Fontaine,   b. 3 Aug 1701, Bear Haven, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1764, Cwm Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Received degree of Master of Arts at the college of Guienne, finishing second in a class of fourteen.

      Escaped to England with his fiancee, Anne Boursiquot, arriving on Decemmber 1, 1685, after eleven days at sea, Landed at Appledore, at the mouth of the Taw River, and proceeded to Barnstaple. Family moved from England to Cork, Ireland, arriving December 24, 1694. Moved to Bear Haven, Ireland, after death of son, Aaron, in 1699. Later, prior to 1710, moved to Dublin, Ireland. Is buried beside his wife in St. Stephens Green, Dublin.