Esther Pearl Frodsham

Brief Life History of Esther Pearl

When Esther Pearl Frodsham was born on 14 June 1892, in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States, her father, Joseph Seymour Frodsham, was 40 and her mother, Avasta Adelia Rudd, was 37. She married Willard Augustus Keith on 19 June 1912, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Canada in 1912 and lived in Alberta, Canada in 1926 and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 1931. She died on 15 January 1962, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Willard Augustus Keith
1886–1931
Esther Pearl Frodsham
1892–1962
Marriage: 19 June 1912
Willard Frodsham Keith
1914–1914
Asa Howard Keith
1915–1941
Ellis Vee Keith
1917–1985
George Noel Keith
1921–1943
June Keith
1922–1986
Elaine Keith
1924–1983
Merle Keith
1925–1991
Kolleen Keith
1927–1961
Robert Laird Keith
1928–1928
Willard Joseph Keith
1928–1928

Sources (27)

  • E P Keath, "Canada, Prairie Provinces, Census, 1916"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Esther Pearl Frodsham - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Esther Pearl Frodsham
  • Esther Pearl Frodsham Bland, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.

The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Frodsham in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘the homestead (hām) of a man called Frōd’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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