Peter Fontaine, born 1638 in Royan or Vaux in S.W. France; died in London, Middlesex, England.
Peter, who was also brought up to the ministry, had no sooner completed his preparation than he was appointed to assist his father, as his collogue, in the Church at Vaux, where he succeeded him at his death, and remained until the demolition of the building. When it was about to be condemned, he was served with a "Lettre De Cachet", confined in the isle of Oléron six months. He was then banished from the Kingdom, without the possibility of taking his two older daughters with him for the law forbade ministers to take out of the country, any of their children who were above 20 years old. But by the providence of GOD, they were able to join him afterwards in London, where he spent the remainder of his days. Filling the office of minister or chaplain of the Pest House, beloved and respected by all who knew him.
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Peter and his wife Suzanne had 6 twins in 3 consecutive years
Was minister of Pest house in London England where he began his job in Nov. 1688
The City Pest House ,Bath Street, EC1, was built in 1594, in the fields where Bath Street is now situated. It served to isolate those suffering from such incurable or infectious diseases as leprosy and the plague, from the City of London. From 1693 to 1718 the Pest House was used for sick French Protestant refugees until the French Hospital was built on an adjacent site. It was demolished in 1736 after having been in a ruinous condition for many years. | |
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