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Henry Jaynes Fonda 1905–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1905

Birth Location: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1982

Death Location: Los Angeles California

Father: William Fonda

Mother: Herberta Jaynes

Spouse(s): Susan thereafter, Frances Brokaw, Margaret Sullavan

Children(s): Peter Fonda

In 1905, Henry Jaynes Fonda entered the world in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA, born to William Brace Fonda And Herberta Elma Jaynes. In 1940, Henry Jaynes Fonda resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Henry Jaynes Fonda married Countess Afdera Franchetti, Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw, Margaret Sullavan, Shirlee Mae Adams, Susan Jacobson Susan Jacobson Took Her Mother S Surname After Her Parents Divorce And Was Known As Susan Blanchard Thereafter, and had children including Amy Fonda, Jayne Seymour Fonda, Peter H Fonda. Henry Jaynes Fonda passed away in 1982 in Los Angeles California.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Henry Jaynes Fonda entered the world in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA, born to William Brace Fonda And Herberta Elma Jaynes.
  • In 1940, Henry Jaynes Fonda resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Henry Jaynes Fonda married Countess Afdera Franchetti, Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw, Margaret Sullavan, Shirlee Mae Adams, Susan Jacobson Susan Jacobson Took Her Mother S Surname After Her Parents Divorce And Was Known As Susan Blanchard Thereafter, and had children including Amy Fonda, Jayne Seymour Fonda, Peter H Fonda.
  • Henry Jaynes Fonda passed away in 1982 in Los Angeles California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Fonda's Ancestors

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Henry Fonda
1905–1982
Birth Place: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
Parents
William Brace Fonda
1879–1935
Herberta (Elma) Jaynes
1879–1934
Grandparents
Henry (Silas) Jaynes
1848–1921
Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Elma (L) Lanphere
1850–1918
New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Allan Lanphere
1825–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lanphere
1787–1858

Henry Fonda's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Jaynes) Fonda (16 May 1905–12 Aug 1982) m. Susan (Jacobson Susan Jacobson took her mother's surname after her parents' divorce and was known as Susan Blanchard) thereafter (8 Mar 1928–1999) m. Frances (Ford Seymour) Brokaw (14 April 1908–14 April 1950) m. Margaret Sullavan (16 May 1909–1 Jan 1960)
  1. 1. Peter (H) Fonda 1940–2019

Henry Fonda's Timeline

3 Records

1905
16 May 1905
Birth of Henry Jaynes Fonda in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Henry Jaynes Fonda resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1982
12 Aug 1982
Age 77
Death of Henry Jaynes Fonda in Los Angeles California
Los Angeles California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1905
    Event Place: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00408; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 60-230
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1982
    Event Place: Los Angeles California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00408; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 60-230

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00408; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 60-230

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