Brief Life History of John
When Deacon John Frost was christened on 4 February 1753, in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Amasa Frost, was 35 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 7 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 100, and was buried in Evans Center Cemetery, Evans Center, Evans, Erie, New York, United States.
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- 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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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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