Ancestry of
Jane Fonda

Movie Actress

Douw Jellis Fonda

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• • 5th Great-grandfather of Jane Fonda — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 128 
  • Father:
  • Jellis Adam Fonda 
  • Mother:
  • Rachel Winne   
  • Birth Date:
  • 22 Aug 1700 
  • Birth Location:
  • Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York 
  • Christening Date:
  • 1 Sep 1700 
  • Christening Location:
  • Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York 
  • Death Date:
  • 22 May 1780 
  • Death Location:
  • Fonda, Montgomery, New York 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Maritje Vrooman
  • Marriage Date:
  • 29 Oct 1725 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York 
  • Child:

  Adam Fonda (Ahnentafel No:64 )

  • Notes: 

  • Revolutionary War veteran

    Douw Fonda was killed during an Indian raid in 1780.

• Sources for Douw Jellis Fonda

  • ¹ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, S.A.R. #56536, Membership application for Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda II.
  • ² Bergen, Tunis Garret, Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in . . ., Long Island Edition, Vol. 2, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company (1915), 791.

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