Phebe Frost

Brief Life History of Phebe

When Phebe Frost was born on 7 May 1785, in Matinecock, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States, her father, Charles Frost, was 35 and her mother, Mary Rushmore, was 25. She married Samuel R Titus on 21 November 1810, in Westbury, North Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in North Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 14 September 1854, in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Samuel R Titus
1787–1852
Phebe Frost
1785–1854
Marriage: 21 November 1810
Ann Titus
1811–1886
Jacob S Titus
1813–
Charles Frost Titus
1815–1899
Robert S Titus
1819–1897
Deborah C. Titus
1824–1826

Sources (3)

  • Phebe T Titus in household of Sml R Titus, "United States Census, 1850"
  • "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy"
  • "Frost Genealogy"

World Events (7)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

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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