Mrs. Cornelius Fonda - The Battle Creek, Mich. Daily Journal of Friday, Sept. 29th, contains the following: At 5 o'clock last evening at the old homestead at the end of South Street, which she and her husband have occupied since 1850, there passed away one of the early and honored pioneers of this city. Mrs. Cornelius Fonda, in her eightieth year, from old age, hastened by an attack of fever. The deceased whose maiden name was Esther Moe, was born at Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in November, 1814, where, at the age of scarce sixteen, she was united in marriage to Cornelius Fonda, born at Kinderhook, N. Y., in 1809, and who was then working at his trade, blacksmithing at Pleasant Valley. They continued to reside in Dutchess County, where four sons were born to them, until the spring of 1838, when with their two surviving sons, John M., and William H. Fonda, then aged respectively 6 and 4 years, they removed to this city, and have continuously resided here since... Poughkeepsie NY Daily Eagle, Wednesday, October 3, 1894.
Mrs. Cornelius Fonda - The Battle Creek, Mich. Daily Journal of Friday, Sept. 29th, contains the following: At 5 o'clock last evening at the old homestead at the end of South Street, which she and her husband have occupied since 1850, there passed away one of the early and honored pioneers of this city. Mrs. Cornelius Fonda, in her eightieth year, from old age, hastened by an attack of fever. The deceased whose maiden name was Esther Moe, was born at Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in November, 1814, where, at the age of scarce sixteen, she was united in marriage to Cornelius Fonda, born at Kinderhook, N. Y., in 1809, and who was then working at his trade, blacksmithing at Pleasant Valley. They continued to reside in Dutchess County, where four sons were born to them, until the spring of 1838, when with their two surviving sons, John M., and William H. Fonda, then aged respectively 6 and 4 years, they removed to this city, and have continuously resided here since... Poughkeepsie NY Daily Eagle, Wednesday, October 3, 1894.
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