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The August 2024 edition of the Fortineux eNews newsletter is posted at https://fortineux.org/enews/. Articles in this issue are meeting a new cousin at the cemetery, a mysterious Fortney in an 1800s photograph, how to use the AI-powered full-text search feature on FamilySearch to find Fortineux records, and current life events. To receive your free copy, please sign up at https://fortineux.org/

The May 2024 edition of the Fortineux eNews newsletter is posted at https://fortineux.org/enews/. Articles in this issue are about visiting and cleaning old gravestones, an ancient YDNA match in Serbia, the life story of Jessie Rogers Fortney, and several 2023 obituaries. To receive your free copy, please sign up at https://fortineux.org/

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The December 2022 edition of the Fortineux eNews newsletter is posted at https://fortineux.org/enews/. Articles include an announcement about a 2023 reunion, recollections of later Fortineux generations of their European origins, and the 1950 census. To receive your free copy, please sign up at https://fortineux.org/

FORTNEY-GOODNIGHT Reunion, Saturday, September 24, 2022

At the Williamstown (WV) Woman’s Club, 112 W 7th Street, Williamstown, WV 26187 across the Ohio River from Marietta, Ohio.

Lunch served at Noon - Meeting and Auction to Follow
Please bring one nice item per household for the auction that follows.
Any questions call Brenda or Dale at 740-622-2851.

Ross Bennett FORTNEY (26 July 1885 - 17 Oct 1947) & Bessie Goodnight (25 Dec 1886- 4 May 1974) had 10 children: (5 girls, 5 boys). Their children had 43 children. Their children’s children had 84 known children. (BBB reference # 1-3-6-6-5-2-7 page 266).

The May 2022 edition of the Fortineux eNews newsletter is posted at https://fortineux.org/enews/. Articles include an explanation of how to join a lineage society like the DAR or SAR based on your Fortineux ancestry, and the research journey of a Fortineux cousin in the 1980s. To receive your free copy, please sign up at https://fortineux.org/

The December 2021 edition of the Fortineux eNews newsletter is posted at https://fortineux.org/enews/. Articles include an important update to our family association name and structure, insights on two families from Preston County, WV, the story of a modern-day French wine connoisseur, and a few DNA updates. To receive your free copy, please sign up at https://fortineux.org/

The Fortney-Fortna Genealogy Family, Inc. (FFGF) has rebranded and reorganized itself as the Fortineux Family, Inc. (FFI). We will explain more about these changes in our Fall 2021 e-newsletter.

After 170 consecutive weeks, we're taking a break from our Famous Fortineux series. We invite you to participate in researching and drafting an entry:

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #170

Ivan Thomas FURTNEY, BBB # 2-2-4-1-4-4-7
Claim to Fame: inventor, farmer

b. 2 Dec. 1884 in Ontario, Canada
1901: resided in Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; farmer’s son
1906: resided in Zoora, Saskatchewan (SK), Canada; farmer, owned two horses
13 May 1912: filed for a patent on a gauge wheel adjuster for ploughs
3 Sep 1912: patent published
m. Mathilda C. ASLESON
ch. three daughters
1938-1949: resided in Yorkton, Melville, SK; farmer
1957-1972: resided in Yorkton, SK; retired
d. 1973
bu. Yorkton Memorial Gardens, Yorkton, SK.

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #169

Jean Henry FORTINEUX, BBB # 1-1
Claim to Fame: older brother of first Fortineux immigrant

b. 15 Jan. 1704
bap. 20 Jan. 1704 by the French Reformed Church, Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
d. bef. 22 Sep. 1708 (see Aug. 14, 2017 post for Jean Henry FORTINEUX or Henry FORTNEY, BBB #1-3, who was named after his late older brother, at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/110890916245139)

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #168

Johann Francis FORTINEUX aka Frantz Fortune, BBB # 2-4
Claim to Fame: orginal Fortineux immigrant

b. 15 Mar. 1711 of Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
conf. 1727 in French Reformed Church, Steinwenden, Rheinpfalz
* 1727: resided in Landstuhl, Rheinpfalz
m. 15 Jan. 1733 to Lisa Magdalena WURTZ in German Reformed Church, Wolfersweiler, Pfalz-Zweibrücken
* worked in Landstuhl as a butcher
* 30 Aug 1737: immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania aboard the "Samuel"

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #167

Marie Susanne (LE SOIGNE) FORTINEUX, BBB # A-6
Claim to Fame: third wife of Fortineux immigrant

b. abt. 23 Oct. 1687
m. 15 Jun. 1732 to Jean Jacob FORTINEUX Sr. by the French Reformed Church, Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) (see Mar. 26, 2018 post for Jean Jacob at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/149149959085901)
d. 30 Sep. 1737 of Otterberg, Rheinpfalz

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #166

Jean FORTINEUX, BBB # 6-6
Claim to Fame: butcher

b. 8 Oct. 1729 in Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
bap. 12 Oct. 1729 in French Reformed Church, Otterberg
conf. 1746 in French Reformed Church, Otterberg
m. 15 Feb. 1752 to Maria Magdalena CRUSIUS in Steinwenden, Rheinpfalz by German Reformed Church, Steinwenden
ch. one son and one daughter from 1752-56
d. 25 Aug. 1757 in Steinwenden, Rheinpfalz
bu. 26 Aug. 1757 by German Reformed Church, Steinwenden

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #165

Emma S. (SPILMAN) FORTNA, BBB # 2-2-1-1-2-1
Claim to Fame: farmer's wife, pioneer resident of Sutter Co., CA

b. 23 Oct 1835 in Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois
*1850: resided in Hancock Co., IL
m. 1 Dec. 1853 in Hancock Co., IL to Stephen Rigler FORTNA (see Jan. 15, 2018 post for Stephen at
https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/134726660528231)
ch.: four sons and six daughters from 1855-79
1855-60: lived in Missouri
* 15 Apr. 1860: immigrated to San Francisco, California, first aboard the "North Star" from New York to the Isthmus of Panama, then aboard the "Golden Age"
*1870: resided in Yuba City, Sutter, CA; keeping house
*1880: resided in Yuba City, CA; keeping house
*1900: resided in Yuba City, CA; widowed
*1910: resided in Yuba City, CA; farmer
*member, Order of the Eastern Star
d. 18 Oct. 1915 in Yuba City, CA
bu. 21 Oct. 1915 in Yuba City Cemetery, Yuba City, CA

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #164

Thomas FORTNEY, 1-3-6-6-9
Claim to Fame: teacher, farmer, WV state legislator

b. 29 Nov. 1835 in Valley District, Preston, (West) Virginia
*1850: resided in District 45, Preston, (W)VA
*1860: resided in District 6, Preston, (W)VA
*1870: resided in Valley, Preston, WV
* taught in Preston Co. schools for 12 years
*1875: elected superintendent of Preston Co, WV schools, then board of education president
*1877: first elected assessor of Preston Co., WV (two terms)
*1885: elected as delegate to WV state legislature
m. 27 Mar. 1887 in Preston Co., WV to Christianna Guseman (KELLEY) FORTNEY
ch.: one son and one daughter between 1887 and 1893
*1900: resided in Valley Dist., Preston, WV; farmer
*1910: resided in Valley Dist., Preston, WV; farmer
*1920: resided in Valley Dist., Preston, WV; farmer
*1930: resided in Valley Dist., Preston, WV; farmer
d. 13 Apr. 1934 near Reedsville
bu. 15 Apr. 1934 in Bethlehem Cemetery, Reedsville, Preston, WV

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #163

Susan Ann (MOFFITT) FORTNEY BBB #6-4-5-2 (alternative research indicates descent from 2-2-4 line)
Claim to Fame: wife of wheelwright, wagon maker

b. 24 Feb. 1818 near Hancock, Washington, Maryland
m. 11 Mar. 1850 to Samuel FORTNEY in Washington County, MD (see Aug. 6, 2018 post for Samuel at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/188237435177153)
*1850: resided in Hancock, MD
ch.: three sons from 1854 to 1862
*1860: resided in Hancock, MD
*1870: resided in Hancock, MD
*1880: resided in Hancock, MD
d. 18 Mar. 1884
bu. Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, MD

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #162

Alice Edna (GODWIN) FORTNEY, 1-3-6-3-2-10
Claim to Fame: wife of prominent lawyer and judge in Preston County, WV

b. 3 Jun. 1859/64 in Rowlesburg, Preston, West Virginia
*1870: resided in Kingwood, Preston, WV
m. 3 Jun. 1879 in Preston Co., WV to Cornelius Judson "Neil" FORTNEY (see Sep. 11, 2017 post for Neil at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/115600522440845)
*1880: resided in Kingwood, WV; keeping house
ch.: one son and one daughter between 1880 and 1882
*1900: resided on Tunnelton St., Kingwood, WV
*1910: resided on Chestnut Ave., Kingwood, WV, milliner store (makes or sells women's hats)
*1920: resided on Tunnelton St., Kingwood, WV
*1930: resided at 105 Chestnut Ave., Kingwood, WV
d. 3 Oct. 1945 in Sweet Springs, Monroe, WW
bu. 5 Oct. 1945 in Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, WV

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #161

Marie Elisabet (GLASIN) FORTINEUX, BBB -6
Claim to Fame: second wife of one of the original Fortineux immigrants

m. 7 Sep. 1728 to Jean Jacob FORTINEUX, Sr. in the French Reformed Church, Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) (see Mar. 26, 2018 post at
https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/149149959085901)
ch: one boy and one girl from 1729 to 1731
d. bef. 15 Jun. 1732

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #160

Marie (LOUYS) FORTINEUX, BBB -1
Claim to Fame: step-ancestor of Preston Co., WV Fortneys

b. 7 Mar. 1695
bap. 13 Mar. 1695 in French Reformed Church, Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Germany)
m. 14 Apr. 1711 in French Reformed Church, Otterberg to Jean Henry Sr. FORTINEUX (see Dec. 23, 2019 post at www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/448319255835635
ch.: two daughters from abt. 1715 to abt. 1716 in Otterberg
d. 3 Jul. 1753 in Otterberg

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #159

Caroline L. (ROBBINS) FURTNEY, BBB #6-4-1-6-1-8
Claim to Fame: B&O RR train dispatcher's wife

b. 21 Apr. 1860 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
*1860: resided in Connellsville, PA
m. bef. 1880 to Raymond Perry FURTNEY (see Raymond's May 21, 2018 post at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/156307081703522)
* 1880: resided on Ninth St., Connellsville, PA
ch.: six sons and four daughters from 1882 to 1900
*1900: resided on Hiland Ave., Connellsville, PA
*1910: resided on South Arch St., Connellsville, PA
*1920: resided on Arch St., Connellsville, PA
*1929: suffered a paralytic stroke
d. 22 Dec 1932 in Connellsville, PA of apoplexy
bu. 24 Dec 1932 in Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, PA

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #158

Loraine Virginia (PICKERING) FORTNEY, 1-3-6-3-7-1
Claim to Fame: wife of Civil War POW, farmer

b. 12 Mar. 1846 in Elizabeth, Wirt, (West) Virginia
*1850: resided in District 70, Wirt, (W)VA
*1860: resided in Burning Spring P.O., Wirt, (W)VA
m. 25 Aug. 1868 in Wirt Co., WV to Francis "Frank" Asberry FORTNEY (see Oct. 16, 2017 post for Frank at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/119162905417940)
ch.: 10 between 1869 and 1887
*1880: resided in Kingwood, Preston, WV; keeping house
*1900: resided in Kingwood, WV; farmer's wife
*1910: resided in Kingwood, WV; farmer's wife
d. 24 Jul. 1917 in Kingwood, WV
bu. 27 Jul. 1917 in Bethlehem Cemetery near Arthurdale, Preston, WV

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #157

Nancy Ann (LANG) FORTNEY Jr., BBB #2-2-6-2
Claim to Fame: farmer's wife

b. 25 Oct. 1781 in Pennsylvania
m. 21 Mar. 1805 to Christian FORTNEY, Jr. in Lancaster, PA (see May 27, 2019 post for Christian at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/319198088747753)
ch.: two sons and six daughters from abt. 1804 to abt. 1827
*1820: resided in Monaghan Twp., York, PA
*1830: resided in Monaghan Twp., York, PA
*1840: resided in Carroll Twp., York, PA
*1850: resided in Carroll Twp., York, PA; farmer's wife
*1860: resided in Dillsburg, Carroll Twp., York, PA; farmer's wife
d. 5 Jul. 1867 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster, PA
bu. Filey's Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dillsburg, PA

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #156

Bessie (GOODNIGHT) FORTNEY, BBB #1-3-6-6-5-2-7
Claim to Fame: farmer's wife

b. 24/25 Dec. 1886 in Freed, Calhoun, West Virginia
*1900: resided in Sheridan District, Calhoun, WV
m. 1 Oct. 1904 in Calhoun Co., WV to Ross Bennett FORTNEY (see Dec. 9, 2019 post for Ross at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/438046456862915)
ch.: five daughters and five sons from 1905 to 1932
*1907: resided at 219 W. Wheeling St., Washington, Washington, PA
*1910: resided in Union, Ritchie, WV
*1920: resided on Dutchman Run Road, Murphy, Ritchie, WV
*1930: resided on Dutchman Run Rd., Murphy, WV
*1940: resided on Stanton Pike, Clay, Wood, WV
*1942: resided at 824 9th St. NE, Massillon, Stark, OH
d. 4 May 1974 in Macfarlan, Ritchie, WV
bu. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Brohard, Ritchie, WV

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #155

John FORTNEY, BBB #6-4-1-6
Claim to Fame: died young

b. bef. 1796 of Alexandria, Viriginia
1812-14: 1st Regiment, District of Columbia Militia (War of 1812)
m. 26 Feb. 1817 to Mary "Polly" (LANGLEY) FORTNEY in Loudoun County, VA (see Feb. 25, 2019 post for Mary at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/230189394315290)
ch.: one son born 1817/18
*1818-19: resided in Alexandria, District of Columbia (now VA)
d. aft. Sep. 1819 of Alexandria or Loudoun Co., VA

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #154

Rosinne (SPON) FORTINEUX, BBB -2
Claim to Fame: wife and mother of Fortineux immigrants

b. 18 May 1685 of Katzenbach, Rheinpfalz (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
m. 15 Sep. 1701/1702 to Jonas FORTINEUX, Jr. (see Apr. 2, 2018 post for Jonas at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/149159265751637)
ch.: six boys and four girls from 1704 to 1728
* 7 Dec. 1717: resided in Landstuhl, Rheinpfalz
* 17 Apr. 1736: resided in Spesbach, Rheinpfalz
d. unknown

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #153

Barbara (PICKENPAUGH) FORTNEY, BBB #1-3-6
Claim to Fame: wife of "The Pioneer"

b. bef. 1765 in Frederick, Maryland or Dunkard Twp., Green, Pennsylvania
*Jul. 1753: infant when father killed by lightning
m. Daniel FORTNEY, Sr. (see Dec. 17, 2018 post for Daniel at https://www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/256864864981076)
ch.: four sons and six daughters from abt. 1771 to abt. 1800
*1790: resided in Frederick County, MD
*1796: resided in Frederick, Frederick, MD
*late Oct. 1797/early Dec. 1798: moved to Monongalia County, Virginia (now Preston County, West Virginia)
*1810: resided in Monongalia Co., VA
d. aft. 1825, of Preston Co., VA
bu. Fortney Cemetery, Preston, WV (unproven)

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #152

Elizabeth FORTENEY, BBB #6-4-1-2
Claim to Fame: died young

b. abt. 1778
* one of seven siblings
* lived at 207 N. Royal St. in Alexandria, DC
* never married
d. 17 Jun. 1814 in Alexandria, District of Columbia (now Virginia), 23 days after her mother (see Jan. 27, 2020 post for Catherine Forteney who died 25 May 1814 at www.facebook.com/fortineux/posts/473088143358746)
bu. Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, DC
*gravestone inscription: Don't mourn for me my friend/ Or shrink at death's alarm/ Tis but the voice that Jesus [sends]/ To call me to his arms.

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #151

Jean David FORTINEUX, BBB -3
Claim to Fame: brother and uncle of Fortineux immigrants

b. 27 Mar 1681 of Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Germany)
bap. 4 Apr 1681 in Reformed Church, Otterberg "son of Jonas Fortune and of Sara Menton"
d. Oct 1686 in Otterberg

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Famous Fortineux of the Week #150

Marie Rosine (FORTINEUX) SCHOUMACHER, BBB -5
Claim to Fame: sister and aunt of Fortineux immigrants

b. 5 Apr. 1685 in Otterberg, Rheinpfalz (now Germany); "daughter of Mr Jonas Fortune & of Sara Menton"
bap. 15 Apr. 1685 in Reformed Church, Otterberg
*1697: confirmation in Otterberg; "daughter of Jonas Fortineux"
m. bef. 21 Mar. 1710 to Jean Schoumacher
d. 1736 in Otterberg

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