 1686 - 1721 (34 years)
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| Name |
Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot |
| Birth |
8 Feb 1686 |
Barnstable, Devon, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
29 Jan 1721 |
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
| Burial |
St Stephens Green Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Person ID |
I78023 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
Aaron Boursiquot, b. Abt 1630, Xaintonge, Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 1685, Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France (Age 55 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Jeanne Guillot, b. 20 Aug 1630, St Jean, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France d. 10 May 1690, Taillebourg, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France (Age 59 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1649 |
| Family ID |
F822 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
James Fontaine, b. 7 Apr 1658, Jenouille-Jaffe Estate, Veaux, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d. 20 May 1728, Dublin, Ireland (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Feb 1686 |
Par. Church, Barnstable, North Devon, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Francis Fontaine, b. 16 Sep 1697, Cork, Cork, Ireland d. Sep 1749, York County, Virginia, USA (Age 51 years) [natural] |
| | 2. James Fontaine, Jr, b. 1686, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England d. Oct 1745, Wiccocomoco Parish, Northumberland County, VA (Age 59 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Aaron Fontaine, b. 1688, Barnstaple Par., Taunton, Somerset, England d. 1699, Cork, Ireland (Age 11 years) [natural] |
| | 4. Mary Anne Fontaine, b. 12 Apr 1690, Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England d. 30 Dec 1755, Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years) [natural] |
| | 5. John Fontaine, b. 28 Apr 1693, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 26 Nov 1767, Cromwell Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Age 74 years) [natural] |
| | 6. Moses Fontaine, b. 3 Aug 1694, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 1766, Cwm Castle, Wales (Age 71 years) [natural] |
| | 7. Elizabeth Fontaine, b. 3 Aug 1701, Bear Haven, Ireland d. 1764, Cwm Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Age 62 years) [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F9310 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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 | Death - 29 Jan 1721 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Notes |
- A description of Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot Fontaine by her husband Rev. James Fontaine in pages 128-129 of his autobiography "Memoirs of the Huguenot Family"
"I now come to my dear wife, Ann Elizabeth Boursiquot. She was the sixth child of M. Aaron Boursiquot. She was rather small but her figure was marvelously well-formed. She was the only blonde in the family and a real beauty. Her skin was so fine a texture and so delicate a white and rose that there could be no painting so alive. A lady of distinction, visiting M. Boursiquot's, and seeing her lovely coloring, said she could not believe that the child was not painted. Her mother, offended at this impertinence, took the child, about six or seven years old , upon her knee and uncovered her bottom, saying to the tactless lady, "Madame, her skin is all of one piece."
"Her face was rather square, her forehead somewhat broad, her lips the color of coral, her teeth beautiful, her bosom lovely enough to paint. She had a slightly disdainful air, which was not unbecoming to her beauty. She was always 'en bon point, but not too heavy. She had an open spirit and good judgment. She wrote a fine letter, had read a good deal in her youth, and had a reliable memory, which she knew how to put to good use when needed. She was a good and pious Christian, with an extremely delicate conscience, charitable and good at conversation. She was extremely sensitive to insult and disrespect. She had a noble heart and heroic courage which she displayed on all occasions as you have seen. She did not think honest labor was beneath her if it would help to support herself and her children. Her heart was never cast down nor her spirit discouraged by reverses of fortune. On the contrary she rejoiced in her poverty, because it was the result of her love of Jesus Christ.
"She was a tender mother, suckling all her children with a care and attention that would have been unbearable to anyone as delicate as she. But of what is a good mother not capable? It is true that she needed help in nursing her last two children as nature had weakened her. She also had pain in her breasts when nursing Peter, and had to give him to another nurse until he was weaned.
"She loved her children tenderly but was never to lenient or allowed them anything sinful. She accompanied her guidance with her example of virtue which she maintained throughout her life. She always punished her children when they were wrong and encouraged them when virtuous. She was not fond of amusements or society except as good manners and custom required. At home she constantly devoted herself to prayer or useful works. In conversation she was always delightful with me and the children, even to the last years of her life."
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