 1908 - 1950 (42 years) Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Frances Ford Seymour |
| Birth |
14 Apr 1908 |
Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
14 Apr 1950 |
Beacon, Dutchess, New York, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
2 Jun 1998 |
PROVO |
| FamilySearch ID |
KLJY-WS9 |
| Burial |
Ogdensburg Cemetery, St. Lawrence, New York, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I115727 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Eugene Ford Seymour, b. 15 Apr 1870, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States d. 5 Apr 1966, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 95 years) |
| Mother |
Sophie Mildred Bower, b. Abt 13 Jul 1886, Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
17 Sep 1905 |
Morrisburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F34529 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
George Tuttle Brokaw, b. 14 Nov 1879, Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States d. 28 May 1935, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Jan 1931 |
New York City, New York, New York, United States |
| Divorce |
Yes, date unknown |
| Divorced |
1935 |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F34528 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
| Family 2 |
Henry Jaynes Fonda, b. 16 May 1905, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States d. 12 Aug 1982, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Sep 1936 |
Christ Church, New York, New York, New York, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F33971 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 14 Apr 1908 - Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Marriage - 10 Jan 1931 - New York City, New York, New York, United States |
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 | Marriage - 16 Sep 1936 - Christ Church, New York, New York, New York, United States |
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 | Death - 14 Apr 1950 - Beacon, Dutchess, New York, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 2 Jun 1998 - PROVO |
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 | Burial - - Ogdensburg Cemetery, St. Lawrence, New York, United States |
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| Notes |
- Frances Ford Seymour (April 4, 1908 – April 14, 1950) was a Canadian-bo r n American socialite, the second wife of actor Henry Fonda, and the mot he r of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda. Born in Brockville, Ontario, C ana da, she was a daughter of Eugene Ford Seymour and Sophie Mildred (né e Bow er; July 13, 1886 – April 15, 1974). According to daughter Jane Fon da, me dical records revealed that Seymour was a victim of recurrent sexu al abus e in her childhood.
Marriages
On January 10, 1931, she married George Tuttle Brokaw, a millionaire law y er and sportsman, whose previous marriage, to Clare Boothe Luce, had en de d in divorce. They had one child, Frances de Villers Brokaw (October 1 0 , 1931 – March 10, 2008, known as "Pan").
A year after George Tuttle Brokaw died, she married actor Henry Fond a o n September 16, 1936, at Christ Church, New York City. She had met Fo nd a at Denham Studios in England on the set of the film Wings of the Mor nin g. The couple had two children, actress Jane (born December 21, 1937 ) an d actor Peter (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019), but their marri age w as troubled. In 1949, when Fonda told Brokaw he wanted a divorce s o he co uld marry his 20-year-old mistress, the devastated Brokaw spirale d into i ncreasing mental instability and entered a psychiatric hospita l for treat ment. Four months later, at age 42, she committed suicide b y slitting he r throat with a stolen razor blade 10 days after her 42nd b irthday, whil e she was a patient at Craig House, a sanatorium in Beacon , New York. E x husband Henry Fonda refused to discuss her suicide with h is children, w ho didn't learn the truth for years.
She is buried in Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York.
Actress. A New York Socialite and descendant of Massachusetts Governor S a muel Adams, and the second President of the United States John Adams. M ar ried for a time to actor/producer Henry Fonda, with whom she had two k ids , Jane and Peter Fonda, also to become screen stars. (bio by: MC)
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