Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Frost was born on 15 May 1725, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States, her father, Honorable John Frost, was 44 and her mother, Mary Bray Pepperell, was 38. She married Captain Andrew Watkins in 1747, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 7 June 1790, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 65.
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Sources (6)
- Jane Frost, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Jane Watkins, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"
- Jane Frost, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1722–1757 Male
1725–1790 Female
Children (3)
1749–1819 Female
1750–1791 Female
1752–1828 Male
Parents and Siblings
1681–1732 Male
1686–1766 Female
Siblings (19)
1703–1704 Female
1705–1778 Male
1709–1768 Male
1710–1756 Male
1711–1714 Female
+14 More Children
World Events (4)
1775
Age 50
1776
Age 51
1780
Age 55
Name Meaning
English, German, Danish, and Swedish: nickname for someone who suffers from being cold, or perhaps used in the sense ‘frosty, cold as frost, without warmth of feeling’, or perhaps ‘having the appearance of being covered with frost’ for one with white hair or a white beard. From Old English, Old High German, Old Norse frost ‘frost’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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