Brief Life History of Rosetta Knowlton
When Rosetta Knowlton Frost was born on 5 February 1833, in Stukely-Sud, Memphrémagog, Quebec, Canada, her father, Aaron Frost, was 40 and her mother, Charlotte Thornton Hunt, was 29. She married Edward Hyde Besse on 24 October 1861, in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1880. She died on 15 February 1907, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Edson Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Rossitta H Frost in household of Auain Frost, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rosetta K. Frost, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Rosetta F Besse, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
Spouse and Children
1825–1912 Male
1833–1907 Female
Children (2)
1862–1931 Female
1864–1917 Female
Parents and Siblings
1792–1864 Male
1803–1900 Female
Siblings (6)
1833–1907 Female
1836–1908 Female
1838–1889 Female
1842–1862 Male
1843– Female
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1863
Age 30
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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