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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.
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 ...
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
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.
Jane Fonda is timeless. The 83-year-old actress was a vision while making an appearance at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. The bi-coastal ceremony, held from Beverly Hills and New York, included in ...
Six weeks later, their son Douw Jellise Fonda was born in Aegum, soon followed by daughter Annetje and another named Geertie. In 1642, the Fonda family emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland (New York), and settled in the Hudson River valley, near Fort Orange (Albany), in a hamlet called Rennselaerwyck (Troy).
Douw Fonda: John Frey* Dem.-Rep. David McMasters: Silas Talbot: Federalist New York: Josiah Ogden Hoffman* Federalist William S. Livingston: Melancton Smith: Dem.-Rep. William Pitt Smith: John Watts* Federalist re-elected Speaker: Henry Will* John Wylly: Ontario: Eleazer Lindsley: Orange: John D. Coe* Federalist Seth Marvin* Federalist John ...