Mary Sophie Frost

Brief Life History of Mary Sophie

When Mary Sophie Frost was born in 1780, in Stanstead St Margaret, Hertfordshire, England, her father, Henry Frost, was 25 and her mother, Mrs. Mary Frost, was 21. She married Matthew King on 6 March 1802, in Saint Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in England, United Kingdom in 1800. She died on 22 March 1845, in Stanstead St Margaret, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65, and was buried in Stanstead St Margaret, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Matthew King
1747–1837
Mary Sophie Frost
1780–1845
Marriage: 6 March 1802
James Thomas King
1802–
Mary Sophia Borah King
1805–
Susannah King
1807–
Elizabeth Barnard King
1807–1850
Maria King
1811–1828
Harriet King
1813–1875
Esther King
1815–

Sources (22)

  • Sophia King, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Sophia Frost, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Sophia King, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

World Events (8)

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

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1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

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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