Deacon John Frost

Brief Life History of John

When Deacon John Frost was born on 22 December 1759, in Farmington, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Amasa Frost, was 41 and his mother, Abigail Livermore, was 28. He married Anna Tennant on 29 January 1781, in Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Evans, Erie, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 16 October 1853, in Angola, Evans, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Evans Center Cemetery, Evans Center, Evans, Erie, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Deacon John Frost
1759–1853
Anna Tennant
1761–1817
Marriage: 29 January 1781
Rev John Frost
1783–1842
Cloys Frost
1785–1865
Russell Frost
1787–1865
Nathan Frost
1788–1862
Rhoena Frost
1790–1852
Franklin Frost
1793–1795
Norman Frost
1794–1803
Benjamin Franklin Frost
1796–1872
Amy Frost
1799–1834
Stephen Amasa Frost
1801–1828
Sophia Frost
1804–1894

Sources (58)

  • John Frost in household of Richard Hurd, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Deacon John Frost, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • John Frost, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780

Historical Boundaries: 1780: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States 1838: Franklin, Maine, United States

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.

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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