Albert Peter Fountain b. 27 Jun 1892 Mara Township, Ontario County d. 20 Aug 1944 St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove, Ontario

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1892 - 1944 (52 years)

Name	Albert Peter Fountain
Born	27 Jun 1892	Mara Township, Ontario County
Gender	Male
Died	20 Aug 1944	St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove, Ontario
Person ID	I00404	Lee,Harrington,Clarke,Doherty & Extended Family Trees
Last Modified	23 Nov 2015

Father	James Fountain, b. 07 Feb 1866, East Gwillimbury, York County , d. 1952, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove (Age 85 years)
Mother	Roseanne Boyle, b. 14 May 1866, Mara Township, Ontario County , d. 22 Feb 1903, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove (Age 36 years)
Married	17 Jun 1888	Guardian Angel's Church, Orillia
Notes	Marriage Notice: James Fountain-22, born Canada, residing Orillia, son of Joseph Fountain and Susan Fountain, married 17th of June, 1888, Rose Boyle, 21, residing Orillia, born Canada, daughter of John Boyle and Rose Anne Doyle. Witnesses: Martin Tahaney of Rama, Maggie Boyle of Mara Rev. W.A.Campbell, Pstr.
Family ID	F00453	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Irene Mary Clarke, b. 01 Jul 1901, Mara Township, Ontario County , d. 07 Aug 1981, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove, Ontario (Age 80 years)

Married 22 Nov 1921 St. Columbkille's Church, Uptergrove

Children

	1. Michael Fountain, b. Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia , d. 30 Sep 2000, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove [Natural]
	2. Edward James Fountain, b. 08 Jan 1924, Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia , d. 23 Nov 1994, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove (Age 70 years) [Natural]
	3. Theresa M. Fountain, b. 19 Jan 1926, Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia , d. 21 Nov 2015, Toronto, Ontario (Age 89 years)
	4. John Fountain, b. 23 Dec 1928, Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia , d. 20 Jul 1985 (Age 56 years) [Natural]
	5. Anne Irene Fountain, b. 16 Mar 1930, Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia , d. 05 Apr 1983, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove (Age 53 years) [Natural]
	6. Albert Fountain
	7. Kathleen Rose Fountain, b. 06 Nov 1934, Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia , d. 24 Jul 1989, St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove (Age 54 years) [Natural]
	8. Joan Fountain
	9. Yvonne Fountain

Family ID F00170 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Albert & his brother William, married the Clarke sisters, Irene & Alma.

PACKET & TIMES
UPTERGROVE--1924
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Fountain are rejoicing over the arrival of a young son.
Owing to the storm on Saturday, there was no service in Knox church on Sunday. The men these days are busy opening the roads

PACKET & TIMES
UPTERGROVE--Feb. 28, 1924
Mr. Albert Fountain moved into his new home.
One of the worst storms for years swept over here on Wednesday and Thursday.

PACKET & TIMES
UPTERGROVE--1926
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fountain on the arrival of a baby girl. No wonder Albert was smiling this morning.

PACKET & TIMES
UPTERGROVE--
1933
The ringing of sleigh bells will be heard if the snow continues to stay.
Mr Albert Fountain is busy threshing clover in Sandy Point.
Miss Alma Clarke visited her sister, Mrs. Albert Fountain over the weekend.

FOUNTAIN---At the Soldier's Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, June 20, 1936, to Mr. & Mrs. Albert Fountain, Orillia, a daughter.

PACKET & TIMES
TOWNSHIP OF MARA
1840
The regular meeting of the Mara Township Council was held in the Town Hall on Monday May 6, with all members present and Reeve John A. MacDonald in the chair.
Applications were received for power for the stone crusher from Messrs. Albert Fountain and Roy Lambe.
A motion was passed appointing Albert Fountain to supply power for stone crusher and William Smith to operate it.

-Albert owned a team of horses named Frank & Nell.
-He & Irene lived in Orillia Township in 1891.
Albert was killed in a threshing machine accident on the farm of Peter Cox. (see clippings)
*Albert's sleeve caught in the wheel of the machine when he was threshing at Pete Cox's farm. As he lay dying on the ground, the men that helped thresh & Mrs. Cox knelt down and said the Rosary while they waited for Father Nealon and help to come. Albert owned a threshing machine, run by a steam engine. He went around to different farms working.

THE ORILLIA PACKET & TIMES
AUG. 28, 1944
WAS CAUGHT IN HIS MACHINE WHILE WORKING ON PETER COX'S FARM, AT UPTERGROVE.
LEAVES HIS WIFE AND NINE CHILDREN.
HE LIVED ONLY TWO HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
A tragic accident occurred at noon on Monday on the farm of Mr. Peter Cox, Uptergrove, when Albert Fountain, of Uptergrove, was caught in the drive belt of his threshing machine which he was operating on Mr. Cox's farm. He became so badly entangled in the machine that it stopped running. The driving belt had come off the grain separator, and Mr. Fountain put it on while the machine was running. His arm was caught and his body was wound round the shaft.
Mr. Fountain was a friendly man and was known and liked by a large number of people not only in his own community, but in a wide area. He has operated threshing machines for years and will be missed. Great sympathy is felt for his wife and family in their great and sudden loss.
Mr. Fountain was taken to the Soldier's Memorial Hospital after Dr. J. P. Rogers was called, but he lived only two hours. Mrs. Fountain was shopping in Orillia at the time and friends went in to find her. Dr. W. E. Brown, Coroner, decided that an inquest was not necessary.
Mr. Fountain was born in North Orillia 58 years ago, and was the son of James Fountain and Rose Boyle. Twenty-one years ago next November he married Irene Clark, daughter of John Edward Clark and Annie Corrigan, of Uptergrove, and they have resided in Mara ever since.
Besides his wife he is survived by his father, and nine children, Edward James, John, Albert, Michael, Teresa, Anna, Kathleen, Ivan and Yvonne. He also leaves two brothers, Harry and William of Uptergrove, and six sisters, Mrs. Actsel (Sarah) of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Thomas McDermott (Mary) of Toronto, Mrs. Roddy Harrigan (Florence), of Brechin, Mrs. John Harrigan (Winifred) of Kirkfield, Mrs. Thomas Clark (Louisa) of Uptergrove, and Margaret, of Orillia.
The funeral was held on Wednesday when the Rev. Father Nealon sang mass in St. Columbkille's church, and interment took place in St. Columbkille's cemetery.
The pallbearers were nephews, James Actzel, of Detroit, and James Alexander Fountain, Patrick Clark, Thomas J. Clark, Thomas E. Clark, all of Uptergrove, and Jiard Harrigan of Brechin.

ORILLIA PACKET & TIMES
FOUNTAIN--Suddenly, at Orillia, as the result of an accident on Monday, August 28, 1944, Albert Peter Fountain, dearly beloved husband of Irene Clark, aged 58 years. The funeral took place from his residence, lot 23, concession 9, Mara, on Wednesday, August 30, to St. Columbkille's church, Uptergrove, where mass was sung. Interment Uptergrove cemetery.