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.…
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Vital Records
[R007] New York Family Bible Records; Genealogical Records Taken from Family Bibles, 1581-1917; Robison, Jeannie Floyd Jones; Colonial Dames of the State of New York; New York, NY; 1917 [R008] New York Births and Baptisms, Eastern…
Other Notables
This is a duplicate of the listing on the fonda.org website. Alida Lansing Fonda; wife of William W. Lansing; born 28-Mar-1775, died 10-Mar-1858 at 82 years of age; b. Albany, Albany, New York; had 8 children,…
Modern Era
Albert (Douw) Fonda (1844-1928); Anthony Phillip Fonda (1878-1935); Douglas Cadwallader Fonda (1896-1977); Dee Virgil Fondy (1924-1999); Jane Seymour Fonda (1937-) Albert (Douw) Fonda (1844-1928) Sources: Century Farms of New York State Albert Fonda was born and…
Professional
This is a duplicate of the listing on the fonda.org website. Abraham Osterhout Fonda; Teacher of Mathematics at Washington Seminary in Claverack (later Hudson River Institute) where he instructed Martin Van Buren, General Van Ness and…