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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.
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.
On Nys 334 At Fonda Mohawk, Town Of, New York: Erected 1780 By "Peggy" Wemple Revolutionary Heroine 90: ARROW 700 FEET On Nys 148 At Fonda Mohawk, Town Of, New York: Site Of Home Of Douw Fonda 1St Settler, After Whom Village Was Named. House Burned & Fonda Killed By Tories & Indians 1780 91: ARMY CAMP On Nys 5 At Palatine Church Palatine, Town ...
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.
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 ...
Douw Fonda: Frederick Gettman* David McMasters: Simon Veeder* New York: Nicholas Cruger: John DeLancey* Richard Furman* Federalist Josiah Ogden Hoffman* Federalist James M. Hughes: Jotham Post Jr.* Federalist James Watson* Federalist Ontario: Thomas Morris* Federalist Orange: William Allison: John Hathorn: Dem.-Rep. David Pye* Dem.-Rep. Otsego ...
Like Fonda, she had bright, bold lipstick, but hers matched the red ensemble. Longoria, 49, later joined Delevingne and showed off the new ambassador to the fashion show attendees.
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