Matilda (Fontaine) Prather (1782 - 1840)

Born 18 Sep 1782 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Prather — married 12 Feb 1800 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1840 at age 58 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

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Biography

Thomas Prather was married in 1800 to Matilda Fontaine, a daughter of Capt. Aaron Fontaine, one of the pretty Miss Fontaines, as they were called, though they were also known as the alphabet Fontaines there were so many of them. Matilda and her eight sisters were all famous for their beauty and intellectuality, and all married distinguished men. From Matilda Fontaine is supposed to come the fresh blonde prettiness of the Prather women.^[1]

Sources

Louisville's first families : a series of genealogical sketches

Author Jennings, Kathleen Pages 184 Language eng Publisher Louisville, Ky. : The Standard Printing Co. Date 1920 ^[2]

1. ↑ Louisville's first families : a series of genealogical sketches AuthorJennings, Kathleen Pages184 Languageeng PublisherLouisville, Ky. : The Standard Printing Co. Date1920
2. ↑ https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/75535?page=39&given=Thomas&exactGiven=false&surname=Prather&exactSurname=false&place=Maryland,%20United%20States&exactRels=false

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