Nancy Ann Frost

Brief Life History of Nancy Ann

When Nancy Ann Frost was born on 22 April 1840, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Samuel Buchanan Frost, was 30 and her mother, Rebecca Foreman, was 19. She married Abraham Acord on 24 March 1856, in Sidney Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1910 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 14 November 1921, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Acord
1830–1895
Nancy Ann Frost
1840–1921
Marriage: 24 March 1856
Oliver Scoggins Acord
1856–1932
Frederick Sinclair Acord
1858–1889
Henry Luster Acord Sr
1861–1941
Mary Francis Acord
1863–1930
Jeanette Louise Acord
1866–1936
William Anderson Acord
1867–1867
Nancy Elizabeth Acord
1869–1935
Abram Fletcher Acord
1873–1931
Nora Acord
1876–1876
Ellen Acord
1876–
James Ernest Acord
1878–1907
Nellie Acord
1879–1924
Jacob Alonzo Acord
1882–1948

Sources (38)

  • Nancy Acord, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Nancy M. F. Acord, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Nancy Frost in entry for Jennie Acord Hyde, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1841 · The Nauvoo Legion

In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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