ID: ind01878
Name: John Peter FONDA
Given Name: John Peter
Surname: Fonda
Sex: M
Birth: 08 APR 1815 1
Baptism: 1815
Death: 1891
Age: 76y
Note: b. Caughnawaga (now Fonda), Montgomery Co., NY; bp. Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, Fonda, Montgomery Co., NY; 1855 Wisconsin State Census, Turtle, Rock Co., WI (J Fonda, White males: 5, White females: 3); 1875 Wisconsin State Census, Turtle, Rock Co., WI (J P Fonda, White males: 2, White females: 2); 1885 Wisconsin State Census, Shopiere Village, Rock Co., WI (J P Fonda, White males: 2, White females: 3); 1860, 1870 & 1880 US Federal Census, Turtle, Rock Co., WI; bur. Shopiere Cemetery, Shopiere, WI (John P. Fonda d. 1886; John and Margaret next to each other); [Rock County, WI Biographies: John P. Fonda, farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Shopiere; born in Montgomery Co., NY, April 8, 1812 (1815?); son of Peter Fonda, a prominent and wealthy farmer in that county; his father was a brave soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was taken prisoner; Peter Fonda died in 1861 (1891?) in NY; was about 75 years old; John R. (P.?) Fonda came to Turtle, Wis., in June, 1845, and settled on one and a quarter acres, then bought forty acres, and through industry and frugality, now has 300 acres under good cultivation; has fine barns and general stock; was burned out in 1875, and lost about $2,500, but has built up again. Married on Oct. 18, 1844, in Montgomery Co., NY, Margaret Hilts, daughter of Capt. John H., of old Dutch stock; have had five children - Giles, Peter, Margaret, Ann and Nettie, all living at home. Mr. Fonda gave his aid and moral support to the cause of the great North at the time of the recent unpleasantness. Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis." (c)1879, p. 803]; [Wisconsin Land Records - John P Funda - Land Office: Milwaukee - Sequence #: 1 - Document Number: 17748 - Total Acres: 40 - Signature: Yes - Canceled Document: No - Issue Date: March 01, 1848 - Mineral Rights Reserved: No - Metes and Bounds: No - Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 - Multiple Warantee Names: No - Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 - Multiple Patentee Names: No - Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries]; [R047] The Marlette and Fonda Records; [The Gazette, Janesville, WI - July 12, 1878 - Shot By A Constable - A man Who Wouldn't be Arrested is Brought Down by a Bullet - Full Particulars of the Shooting - A few days ago Justice Balch issued a warrant for the arrest of J. P. Fonda, who lives near Shopiere, charging him with assaulting a boy named Justin Curry. This warrant was placed in the hands of Constable J. Shimeal of La Prairie, who went to Fonda's house this morning to arrrest him. (...)] >> www.fonda.org <<
Father: Peter John FONDA b: 03 JAN 1778
Mother: Blondina Denche WEAVER b: 23 MAR 1789
Marriage 1
Margaret Anna HILTS b: 1818
- Married:
18 OCT 1844
Religious Marriage
- Note: m. Fultonville, Montgomery Co., NY
Children
 Giles John FONDA b: OCT 1842- Peter John FONDA b: JUL 1846
 Mary A. FONDA b: 1849- Anna FONDA b: 1851
- Julia FONDA b: 1857
Sources:
- Title: The Marlette and Fonda Records
Fonda Family
Publication: Fonda, NY
Publisher: Montgomery County Old Courthouse
Publication Date: 1982
Issue: F14
Edition: 60 pgs.
Author: Spencer, Frances
Note:
FondaMarlette
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