Current genealogy record
Generated at build time from the current GEDCOM (July 10, 2026). The record is validated by name and birth date so the page does not depend solely on a changeable GEDCOM ID.
- Born
- 1821 — Sand Flats, Montgomery Co., NY
- Died
- 17 Nov 1864 — Du Quoin, Perry Co., IL
- Burial
- IOOF Cemetery, Du Quoin, IL
Parents
- Giles Hanson Fonda (13 Jun 1789–24 Mar 1852)
- Maria Bauer Dockstader (9 Jan 1791–15 Apr 1846)
Marriages and children
Elizabeth Steele (6 Jan 1811–6 Sep 1886)
Married 1844 — Illinois
Children
- Mary Elizabeth Fonda (Sep 1845–1903)
- Julia C. Fonda (14 Nov 1845–19 Dec 1920)
- Wesley Hamilton Fonda (16 May 1848–23 Oct 1927)
- Charles A. Fonda (1850–30 Apr 1868)
- Frank Lewis Fonda (18 Mar 1852–8 Feb 1929)
m. IL
Genealogy notes
b. Sand Flats, Montgomery Co., NY; 1850 US Federal Census, Hastings, Oswego Co., NY (Joshua W H Fonda); 1855 New York State Census, E.D.2, Hastings, Oswego Co., NY (Hamilton Fonde, b. 1822); 1860 US Federal Census, Ava, Jackson Co., IL (Hamilton Foudy); d. Du Quoin, Perry Co., IL; bur. IOOF Cemetery, Du Quoin, IL; o. Physician; [moved family to IL between 1855 and 1860, where he died soon thereafter]; [NYG&B] Record 57:180 (Dr. Giles H. Fonda); [R044] Innes Getty Collection: Jellis Douwse Fonda; [US Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 - Name: H Fonda; Congr. Dist.: 13th; Res.: IL; Race: White; Class: 2; Est. Birth: 1823; Marital Status: (none)]; [Illinois Wills and Probate Records - Hamilton Fonda. d.o.d. November 17, 1864, will probated on April 17, 1865 in Pinckneyville, Perry Co., Illinois - Heirs: widow Elizabeth Fonda, children Frank S. Fonda, Mary E. Fonda, Julia E. Fonda, Charles A. Fonda and Wesley H. Fonda]; [Joshua Fonda {Hamilton Giles Fonda} and Elizabeth Fonda, his wife were in group of 20 persons summoned to appear in a complaint of Peter Owens Fonda in the Superior Court of County of Madison on August 25th, 1856 regarding a property dispute.] >> www.fonda.org <<