born 20-Aug-1766, died 17-Sep-1828 at 62 years of age; b. Caughnawaga (now Fonda), Montgomery, New York; bur. Old Caughnawaga Cemetery, Fonda, New York; Brig. Gen. Henry Adam Fonda (1766-1828) was an officer in Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown's Infantry Regiment, later in Maj. Gen. Henry Dearborn's Regiment and participated in the Lake Ontario Skirmishes during the War of 1812 against Canada and the British. He was appointed Brig. Gen. of the 11th Infantry in 1820. During 1807, 1816 and 1819, he was a member of the New York State legislature.
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Henry Adam Fonda
New York State Legislature, War of 1812 Officer · Legal & Government · born 20-Aug-1766, died 17-Sep-1828 at 62 years of age