Andrew FOUNTAIN [288] ^362,363

   FamilySearch ID: L4RB-HK8. Find a Grave ID: 83429850.

  General Notes:

ANDREW came to Goetzville in the 1870's at the age of 23. He helped to survey all the territory including DeTour, Raber, and Goetzville. He tells of being lost in this vast territory for three days, coming out at some lumber camp many miles from home. He was one of the first settlers in Goetzville. His wife's parents, Thomas and Margaret (Wilson) Gordon, came to Canada from Ireland. He and Elizabeth were married in 1885. The homestead at Goetzville proved to be stony - - the stones were used to build fences. In spite of large gardens and orchard, Andrew's money earned as a longshoreman and his mother's by boarding teachers and teamsters, drought and grasshoppers ruined the crops. They cut and baled wild hay from the Sunshine area to feed their stock at Goetzville.

Although born in Canada, according to the 1871 Census of Canada, Andrew was of Irish origin.

Fairview Cemetery is located on Fairview Road south of Gogomain Road or five miles east of Pickford Village. Transcripts found at www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1865/fairviewcem.htm were recorded and typed 25 Aug. 1974 by Mr. Arlynn G. Gantz. Included the following entry:

FOUNTAIN, Andrew (Father); 1854-1935 FOUNTAIN, Elizabeth (Mother); 1863-1941

Birth and death years on grave differ from those reported by Virgean Rightmeyer.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He was a fellow passenger to the travel of Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] 7 September 1857 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: from Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Steamship Satellite. This event was shared from Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] who also shared it with Andrew FOUNTAIN [288] (1853-1935), Charlotte FOUNTAIN [2981] (1850-1858), George FOUNTAIN [514] (1845-), Hannah FOUNTAIN [145] (1848-1914), Martha E. FOUNTAIN [2982] (1857-1859), Sarah Ann TAYLOR [193] (1821-After 1889), and Sarah Jane FOUNTAIN [308] (1852-1940).

2. Andrew appeared in the household of Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] in the 1861 Canada census in 1861 in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. Elisha Fountain (50)
Sara Ann Fountain (40)
George Fountain (17)
Hannah Fountain (13)
Sara J. Fountain (8)
Andrew Fountain (6)
Elias Fountain (1). This event was shared from Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] who also shared it with Andrew FOUNTAIN [288] (1853-1935), Elilles FOUNTAIN [289] (1860-1943), George FOUNTAIN [514] (1845-), Hannah FOUNTAIN [145] (1848-1914), Sarah Ann TAYLOR [193] (1821-After 1889), and Sarah Jane FOUNTAIN [308] (1852-1940).

3. He appeared in the household of Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] in the 1871 Canada census in 1871 in South Bruce, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. Dist 27 Sub-dist C Div 3 Page 25

Elisha Fountain (58)
Sarah Fountain (50)
Hannah Fountain (23)
Sarah Fountain (18)
Andrew Fountain (16)
Elliles Fountain (11)
Roina (5)
Babest (2/12) male. This event was shared from Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] who also shared it with Andrew FOUNTAIN [288] (1853-1935), Charles E. FOUNTAIN [291] (1871-1953), Elilles FOUNTAIN [289] (1860-1943), Hannah FOUNTAIN [145] (1848-1914), Roina FOUNTAIN [290] (1866-1923), Sarah Ann TAYLOR [193] (1821-After 1889), and Sarah Jane FOUNTAIN [308] (1852-1940).

4. He was Attending School in 1871. ¹⁹¹

5. He was Weslyan Methodist in 1871. ¹⁹¹

6. Andrew was an occupant at the residence of Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] in 1871 in South Bruce, Bruce, Ontario, Canada: Dist 27 Sub-dist C Div 3 of 6. Dist 27 Sub-dist C Div 3 Page 25

Elisha Fountain (58)
Sarah Fountain (50)
Hannah Fountain (23)
Sarah Fountain (18)
Andrew Fountain (16)
Elliles Fountain (11)
Roina (5)
Babest (2/12) male. This event was shared from Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] who also shared it with Andrew FOUNTAIN [288] (1853-1935), Charles E. FOUNTAIN [291] (1871-1953), Elilles FOUNTAIN [289] (1860-1943), Hannah FOUNTAIN [145] (1848-1914), Roina FOUNTAIN [290] (1866-1923), Sarah Ann TAYLOR [193] (1821-After 1889), and Sarah Jane FOUNTAIN [308] (1852-1940).

7. He immigrated Canada before 14 June 1880 to , , , United States. ⁶²

8. He appeared in the household of Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] in the 1880 United States census on 14 June 1880 in De Tour Village, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. 1880_MI_Chippewa_4_41_6b

1880 U.S. Census: Census Place: Detour, Chippewa, Michigan Source: FHL Film 1254576 NA T9-0576 Page 140B

FOUNTAIN Elisha, head, M, age 68, b. NOVA SCOTIA, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Farm Laborer
FOUNTAIN Sarah, wife, M, age 59, b. NOVA SCOTIA, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Keeping House
FOUNTAIN Andrew, son, S, age 25, b. NOVA SCOTIA, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Farmer
FOUNTAIN Elilles, daughter, S, age 20, b. CAN, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Out At Service
FOUNTAIN Roina, daughter, S, age 14, b. CAN, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Help At Home
FOUNTAIN Charles E., S, age 9, b. CAN, F b. NS, M b. NS

NEXT ENTRY:
HUNTER William, head, M, age 38, b. IRE, F b. IRE, M b. IRE, Occ. Farmer
HUNTER Hannah, wife, M, age 32, b. NS, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Keeping House
HUNTER Amos, son, age 4, b. CAN, F b. IRE, M b. NS
HUNTER Sarah E. daughter, age 1, b. CAN, F b. IRE, M b. NS
FOUNTAIN Alexander, boarder, age 54, b. NS, F b. NS, M b. NS, Occ. Farmer. This event was shared from Elisha FOUNTAIN [192] who also shared it with Andrew FOUNTAIN [288] (1853-1935), Charles E. FOUNTAIN [291] (1871-1953), Elilles FOUNTAIN [289] (1860-1943), Roina FOUNTAIN [290] (1866-1923), and Sarah Ann TAYLOR [193] (1821-After 1889).

9. He worked as a Farmer on 14 June 1880 in , Chippewa, Michigan, United States. ¹⁸⁴

10. He owned land acquired via the Homestead Act of 1862 on 6 August 1889 in , Chippewa, Michigan, United States. North east quarter of section thrity-three in township forty-two north of range eleven west of Michigan Meridian in Michigan. Containing one hundred and sixty acres.

11. He appeared on the 1900 United States census on 4 June 1900 in Raber, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. 1900_USA_MI_Chippewa_12_16_2a. This event was shared with David Andrew FOUNTAIN [571] (1892-1944), Elizabeth GORDON [519] (1863-1941), Isabelle FOUNTAIN [574] (1898-1988), James William FOUNTAIN [570] (1891-1956), Margaret A. FOUNTAIN [568] (1887-1977), Roy Ira FOUNTAIN [572] (1894-1960), Sarah Elizabeth FOUNTAIN [569] (1889-1943), and Thomas FOUNTAIN [573] (1896-).

12. He worked as a Farmer on 4 June 1900 in Raber, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. ⁶²

13. He appeared on the 1920 United States census on 2 January 1920 in Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. 1920_USA_MI_Chippewa_11_27_04a. This event was shared with Elizabeth GORDON [519] (1863-1941) and Harvey N. FOUNTAIN [576] (1904-1972).

14. He was buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, United States in October 1935. Fairview Cemetery Photos
Inscription: Fountain, Elizabeth, 1863 - 1941, Mother, Andrew, 1855 - 1935, Father. (Fairview Cemetery, 24495 S Fairview Rd, South of Gogomain Road, Pickford Township, Michigan 49774, United States.)

Andrew married Elizabeth GORDON [519] [MRIN: 151], daughter of Thomas GORDON [617] and Margaret WILSON [618], on 13 March 1885 in St. Joseph, Algoma, Ontario, Canada ⁶².^,362 (Elizabeth GORDON [519] was born in June 1863 in , , , Canada,^362,364 died in 1941 ³⁶² and was buried in 1941 in Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, United States.)