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
- 9 Jul 1887 — Fonda Farm, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY
- Died
- 18 Jan 1953 — Chicago, IL
- Burial
- unknown
Parents
- Albert Fonda (2 Oct 1844–13 Jan 1928)
- Eliza Jane Dockstader (8 Jan 1852–13 Aug 1931)
Marriages and children
Marguerite Marie Sloane (29 Apr 1890–26 Jan 1965)
Married 21 Dec 1910 — Canajoharie, NY
Children
- Richard Douw Fonda (7 Jan 1912–10 Apr 1995)
- Albert Conrad Fonda (10 Aug 1913–13 Aug 1913)
- Dorothea Jane Fonda (17 Sep 1916–28 Aug 1999)
- Kenneth Albert Fonda (19 Aug 1918–19 Aug 1918)
- Helen Ann Fonda (19 Aug 1918–Apr 1993)
- William Sloane Fonda (11 Feb 1925–18 Feb 2006)
[New York County Marriages - Marvin S Fonda; Birth Date: abt 1887; Marriage Date: 21-Dec-1910; Spouse: Margueitte M Sloane; Marriage Place: Montgomery]; [New York State Marriage Index, 1881-1967 - Marvin S Fonda; Marriage Date: 12/21/1910; Marriage Place: Canajoharie; Spouse: ]
Genealogy notes
b. Fonda Farm, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY; 1892 New York State Census, Mohawk, E.D.03, Montgomery Co., NY (Marvin Fonda, Male, Age: 3, b. abt 1889 in US); 1900, 1910 US Federal Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY; 1905 New York State Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY; 1917 Glen, NY Directory (Albert & Marvin S Fonda, r, Fonda 10-F5); 1915 New York State Census, Mohawk, A.D.01, E.D.03, Montgomery Co., NY; 1920 & 1930 US Federal Census, Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY (1930 record is indexed under surname Fonder); 1925 New York State Census, Canajoharie, A.D.01, E.D.03, Montgomery Co., NY; 1940 US Federal Census, Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY (Marvin S Fonda, b. 1888, NY, Head, Margaret); 1950 US Federal Census, Chicago, Cook Co., IL (Marvin S Fonda, b. 1888, NY, Father-in-law, Margaerite, Dorothea F); o. Factory Clerk (Wrigley Gum Factory), Printer - Food Factory; [R028a] The Dockstader Family; [R041] Fonda Family History; [R036a] Century Farms, 1847-1947; [R063] Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs; [World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Marvin Snell Fonda; White; b. 9 Jul 1888; New York; Registration Place: Montgomery Co., NY]; [U. S. Social Security Appl. and Claims Index - Marvin S Fonda; b. 9 Jul 1887 in Fonda, New York; d. not listed] >> www.fonda.org <<
[M. S. Fonda Dies in Chicago - Funeral services for Marvin Snell Fonda, who died Jan. 18 at a Chicago Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon at his home in Chicago. He was born July 9, 1887, the son of Albert and Eliza J. Dockstader Fonda of this village. He attended the White School, District Seven, Fonda High School and Eastman Business College. For several years he operated the homestead farm with his father. He married Marguerite Sloane, daughter of Richard and Ella Sloane of Canajoharie, on Dee. 21, 1910, and the following year moved to Canajoharie where for almost 40 years he was an employee of the Beech-Nut Packing Company from which he resigned in 1941. In July 1949 he moved to California and from there to Chicago. He is survived by his wife; one son, Richard Douw Fonda of Chicago and Bernadino, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. John Heile, Chicago, and Mrs. Steward Melvin, Schenectady; five grandchildren; a brother, Albert Douw Fonda, Fonda; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Schuyler, Sammonsville, and Miss Cornellia Fonda, this village; several nieces, nephews and grandnephews. The Morning Herald, Gloversville and Johnstown, Monday, January 26, 1953]