Clergy
This is a duplicate of the listing on the fonda.org website. Jacob Douw Fonda; Minister; born 19-Oct-1793, died 3-Mar-1856 at 62 years of age; b. Watervliet, Albany, New York; a graduate of Union College in Schenectady…
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Related Surnames
This is a duplicate of the listing on the fonda.org website. Kornelia Theodosia Andrews; born 1847, died 1913 at 66 years of age; daughter of Robert Emmet Andrews (Lawyer, Judge; born 1819 in New Lebanon, Columbia,…
Farming
This is a duplicate of the listing on the fonda.org website. Albert Dow Fonda; Dairy Farmer; Cornell University Agriculture College graduate 1917; born 9-Mar-1893 in Fonda, N.Y., died 19-Jan-1962 in Fonda, N.Y.; enlisted in U.S. Marines…
Military References
[R005a] American Patriots at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777; DeWitt, Vera; Snell, Zimmerman, Timmerman Reunion, Inc.; Kenmore, NY; 1977 [R018a] A Midnight Ride: A Young Telegrapher Carries an Urgent Message; Raab, Steven S.; Civil…
Voyage to America
It is not known exactly when or why Jellis and family immigrated to America, other than the obvious desire for freedom and opportunity. There is no known record of the family on published ship passenger lists.…