Henry
Douw
Fonda
Born in Caughnawaga, Montgomery, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Adam Fonda
and Hester Toll Mabie
Brother of
Neeltje Eleanor Eleanor Fonda, Alida Mabie Fonda, Maria Mabie Fonda, John Henry Fonda, Adam Henry Fonda, Peter Henry Fonda, Wynte Lavina Fonda and Douw Henry Fonda
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Mohawk, Montgomery, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2017
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Biography
Born 21 Jul 1809. Caughnawaga, Montgomery Co., NY. [1]
Died 08 Mar 1891. Mohawk, Montgomery, New York, USA. [2]
Marriage 12 Nov 1835. Dutch Reformed Church, Caughnawaga, Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA.
Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA.
Baptism: [3]
Research Notes
- b. Caughnawaga, Montgomery Co., NY; 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 US Federal Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY;
- 1855 New York State Census, E.D.2, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY;
- 1869-70 Town of Mohawk, NY Directory (Henry Fonda, farmer 100)
- 1875 New York State Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY;
- o. Farmer; Douw Henry and Henry Douw were twins;
- prior to Henry Douw's death in 1891, they had the distinction of being the oldest male twins in the country (81 yrs); [R041] Fonda Family History; [R063] Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs;
- [R028a] The Dockstader Family; [NYG&B] Record 57:272; [Old Twins - Henry Fonda and Douw Fonda are the oldest natives of the town of Fonda and they are also the oldest pair of twins in the entire country. July 21 they will enter their seventy-ninth year. They are farmers and live on the land inherited from their ancestors, who settled there five generations ago. This inheritance formerly included the entire site of the village of Fonda, which their father sold to the company that located the place. * Troy Weekly Times 1888-05-31]
- www.fonda.org
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S-160706968
- ↑ Source: #S-160706966
- ↑ Source: #S-160706972
- Source: S-160706966 The Dockstader Family Descendants of Georg Dachstatter, Palatine Emigrant of 1709 who settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York Allied Families Rooney, Doris Dockstader Publication: Dodge City, KS Publisher: High Plains Publishers, Inc. Publication Date: 1994 Issue: A27 Edition: 4 volumes Note: AlliedDockstader1
- Source: S-160706968 Fonda Family History Fonda Family Fonda, Cornelia Dockstader Publication: Fonda, NY Publisher: Montgomery County Dept. of History & Archives Publication Date: 1940 Issue: F9 Edition: 27 pgs. Note: FondaHistory
- Source: S-160706972 Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs Compendium Reynolds, Cuyler Publication: New York, NY Publisher: Lewis Historical Pub. Co Publication Date: 1911 Issue: C13 Note: CompMohawkHudson
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #118579884 accessed on 19 Jun 2020
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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