I am searching for the ancestors of RICHARD FOUNTAIN b. 5 Jun 1823 England, d. 8 Sep 1867 Middletown, CT, m PHEBE PETTIT, d of SAMUEL PETTIT and REBECCA SELDEN bef. 1848. (birth of 1st child 1849) Buried in Farm Hill Cem. Only surviving child CHARLES FOUNTAIN b 1851, Middletown d 1936 Middletown, m FANNY EMMA FAY, d of JAMES PARDON FAY and ANNIE F. HUBBARD 1906. I was told a third cousin of CHARLES was FREDERICK B. FOUNTAIN b 1898. FRED was a prominent Middletown citizen (Councilman, Park Commissioner, F B Fountain & Co, Omo Mfg, The Stewart Press. His parents, from his S-S-5, are HENRY FOUNTAIN and HANNAH (ANNA) E. WOODS I am hoping some one of his descendents can tell me what the relationship is exactly and if HENRY had a brother who was a father of RICHARD FOUNTAIN. FRED's children were: FREDERICK IRVING, ARNOLD, CAROLYN, (m VANDERLIP) Dolores Strickland bndmstra@aol.com