FRANCES FORD SEYMOUR

"Mother of Hollywood Icons"

(1908-1950)

Frances Ford Seymour, wife of actor Henry Fonda and mother of actors Peter and Jane Fonda lived on Green Street for several years and graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1925. The Seymours were in Fairhaven from 1922 to 1936 and may have come here through connections with the family of Henry H. Rogers. Frances’ father Eugene Seymour was the uncle of Mary Benjamin, who married Henry H. Rogers Jr.

All historical information on this page was researched and written by Christopher Richard, who served as Fairhaven’s Tourism Director from 1996 to 2024.