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LTC William Fontaine

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LTC William Fontaine Veteran

Birth
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Death
6 Oct 1810 (aged 56)
Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Peter and Elizabeth Fontaine, husband of Ann Morris Fontaine.

He 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 the 57th year of his age.

The following from Brian Nilsson:
William Fontaine, Lieutenant Colonel, Revolutionary War, son of Peter and Elizabeth Winston Fontaine, was born on 22 January 1754 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and moved with his parents the following year to Halifax County. In 1759 the family moved to northwestern Hanover County to be near his maternal grandparents. His father purchased the Beaverdam tract where the family made their home in Rock Castle.
Son of Peter and Elizabeth Fontaine, husband of Ann Morris Fontaine.

He 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 the 57th year of his age.

The following from Brian Nilsson:
William Fontaine, Lieutenant Colonel, Revolutionary War, son of Peter and Elizabeth Winston Fontaine, was born on 22 January 1754 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and moved with his parents the following year to Halifax County. In 1759 the family moved to northwestern Hanover County to be near his maternal grandparents. His father purchased the Beaverdam tract where the family made their home in Rock Castle.

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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 the 57th year of his age



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