Primary Name: Foutaine, Sarah A.

Filed as: Foutaine, Sarah A.

Also known as: Sarah A. Foutaine

Occupation / Association: Resident of Douglas, Alaska

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Sarah A. Foutaine, Foutaine family, Douglas Alaska residents, Francis Coffin family, early Douglas residents, Alaska territorial period, Southeast Alaska families

Biography

Sarah A. Foutaine was a resident of Douglas, Alaska, during the territorial period and a member of the extended family networks that connected many of the early residents of the Juneau–Douglas area.

She was the aunt of Francis Coffin, linking her to one of the families documented in regional historical and genealogical records. Family relationships such as these illustrate the close-knit nature of early Southeast Alaska communities, where extended families often lived and worked within the same small towns.

Although limited biographical information about Sarah A. Foutaine survives in the historical record, her presence in Douglas reflects the many individuals and families who formed the residential population supporting the mining and commercial activities of the Juneau–Douglas area.

Sources

Find-A-Grave.