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Douw Jellise Fonda (1700–1780) was a prominent settler and trader in the Mohawk Valley of New York State. The village of Fonda, New York is named for him. [1] Douw Fonda was born in Schenectady, New York on August 22, 1700, the third child of Jillis (or Jelles) Adam and Rachel (Winnie) Fonda. He married Maritje Vrooman on October 29, 1725.
PAPPY DOUW On Nys 334 At Fonda Mohawk, Town Of, New York: Fonda House Built For Adam Douw Fonda On "The Winter Farm." Stood On Hilltop North And East Of Present Location 86: SITE OF On Nys 148 About 2 Miles North Of Fonda Mohawk, Town Of, New York: Sammons' Home Burned During Revolution And Sampson Sammons And His Three Sons Taken Prisoners.
Fonda is a village in and the county seat of Montgomery County, New York, United States. [2] The population was 795 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Douw Fonda, [3] a Dutch-American settler who was killed and scalped in 1780, during a Mohawk raid in the Revolutionary War, when the tribe was allied with the British.
Home of James Buttermilk Lansing Built By Douw Fonda Before 1767. One of the Founders of Boght Settlement, Choes, N.Y. 70: Indian Spring: Continental Ave., E. of School Cohoes: Indian Spring Algonquin and Mohawk Indians Colonial Military Spring 1690 1782, First Source of Water Supply For the Settlers of Cohoes 71: Juncta: Nw Corner Spring And ...
Fonda is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bridget Fonda (b. 1964), US film actress; Douw Fonda (1700–1780), early settler in the Mohawk Valley, New York; Enrico Fonda (1892-1929), Italian artist; Gloria Fonda (1896-1978), US film actress; Henry Fonda (1905–1982), US stage and film actor; Jane Fonda (b. 1937), US ...
Drums Along the Mohawk is a 1939 American historical drama film based upon a 1936 novel of the same name by American author Walter D. Edmonds.The film stars Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert, was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, and directed by John Ford.
Douw Fonda; James Forbes (statesman) Elizabeth Fortescue; Francesco Foschi; John Fothergill (physician) Henry Fownes Luttrell (died 1780) Francisco de Paula Bucareli; Franz von Brenkenhoff; Christian Ernst Friederici
Fonda: Montgomery Douw Fonda, settler who was scalped during an Indian raid in 1780 [5] Italian: 1780 Caughnawaga Fort Ann (town and village) Washington 1775 Westfield Fort Edward (town and village) Washington 1818 Fort Johnson: Montgomery Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet [5] 1912 Mount Johnson, Akin [5] Fultonville: Montgomery