John Frost1

b. 12 May 1709, d. 1770
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*12 May 1709John Frost was born on 12 May 1709 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1 
Marriage*31 October 1736He married Sarah Gerrish on 31 October 1736.1 
Death*1770He died in 1770.1 

Family

Sarah Gerrish

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Honorable John Frost1,2

d. 25 February 1732
Father*Major Charles Frost3
Mother*Mary Bolles3
Marriage*4 September 1702He married, as her first husband, Mary Pepperell, daughter of William Pepperell and Margery Bray, on 4 September 1702.1,2,4 
Residence*John and Madam Mary (Pepperell) Frost lived in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1,2 
Children*The Honorable John Frost and Madam Mary (Pepperell) Frost had seventeen children together, eleven of whom arrived at maturity.5,6 
Death*25 February 1732He died on 25 February 1732.1,4 

Family

Mary Pepperell b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Children 1.Margery Frost4 b. 1 Feb 1703/4, d. 9 Sep 1704
 2.William Frost4 b. 20 Aug 1705, d. 17 Sep 1778
 3.John Frost4 b. 12 May 1709, d. 1770
 4.Charles Frost4 b. 27 Aug 1710, d. 1756
 5.Mary Frost4 b. 19 Aug 1711, d. 12 Jun 1714
 6.Sarah Frost4 b. 1 Feb 1713, d. 13 Aug 1772
 7.Mary Frost4 b. 26 Feb 1714/15, d. 15 Mar 1716
 8.Andrew Pepperell Frost4 b. 12 Apr 1716, d. 1796
 9.Joseph Frost Esq.+4 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
 10.Abigail Frost4 b. 26 May 1719, d. 30 Jan 1742
 11.George Frost4 b. 26 Apr 1720, d. 21 Jun 1796
 12.Samuel Frost4 b. 19 Aug 1721, d. 7 Aug 1722
 13.Miriam Frost4 b. 8 Oct 1722, d. 3 Jun 1807
 14.Benjamin Frost4 b. 15 May 1725, d. 14 Aug 1726
 15.Jane Frost4 b. 15 May 1725
 16.Mary Frost4 b. 2 Jul 1726, d. 20 Sep 1728
 17.Dorothy Frost4 b. 21 Aug 1727

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S1006] Communicated by Usher Parsons M.D. of Providence RI, "Pepperell Genealogy", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 20 (January 1866): pages 1-2. Hereinafter cited as "Pepperell Genealogy."
  3. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 5. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.
  4. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, page 6.
  5. [S1006] Communicated by Usher Parsons M.D. of Providence RI, "Pepperell Genealogy", pages 1-2, noting sixteen children.
  6. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, page 6, naming all seventeen children.

Joseph Frost1

b. 3 May 1749, d. 29 January 1830
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*3 May 1749Joseph Frost was born on 3 May 1749.1 
MarriageHe married Sarah Simpson.1 
Death*29 January 1830He died on 29 January 1830 at age 80.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Joseph Frost Esq.1

b. 29 September 1717, d. 14 September 1768
Father*Honorable John Frost2 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell2 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*29 September 1717Joseph Frost was born on 29 September 1717 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.2 
Marriage*29 October 1744He married as her first husband Margaret Colton of Springfield, Massachusetts on 29 October 1744.3 
Death*14 September 1768He died on 14 September 1768 at age 50.2 
(Heir) Will9 November 1776The eldest daughter of Joseph Frost Esq. was named as a beneficiary of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell in his will dated 9 November 1776 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). Turell's will gave Frost's daughter her great aunt's picture.1 

Family

Margaret Colton d. 5 Jul 1813
Children 1.Margaret Frost4 b. 8 Dec 1747, d. 30 Sep 1805
 2.Joseph Frost4 b. 3 May 1749, d. 29 Jan 1830
 3.George Frost4 b. 24 Nov 1750, d. 1808
 4.Mary Frost4 b. 29 Jan 1752, d. 15 Sep 1819
 5.Miriam Frost4 b. 10 Feb 1755, d. 20 Jan 1756
 6.Jane Frost4 b. 17 Mar 1757, d. 10 Dec 1837
 7.Dorothy Frost4 b. 27 Feb 1759, d. 9 May 1838
 8.Samuel Frost4 b. 27 Jan 1761, d. 26 Dec 1827
 9.Abigail Frost4 b. 6 Sep 1762, d. 14 Apr 1848
 10.William Clark Frost4 b. 16 Sep 1764
 11.Sarah Frost4 b. 17 Jun 1766, d. 4 Jan 1852

Citations

  1. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.
  3. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, pages 6 and 15-16.
  4. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, page 15.

Lillis C. Frost1

b. 4 January 1838, d. 5 September 1922
Father*George H. Frost1,2 b. 14 Apr 1796, d. 5 Oct 1872
Mother*Zerviah M. Sherman1,3 b. 25 Jun 1803, d. 27 May 1889
Birth*4 January 1838Lillis C. Frost was born on 4 January 1838 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York.1 
Marriage*1 July 1856She married Alonzo Eli Edwards, son of Eli Edwards and Catherine Longstreet, on 1 July 1856.1,4 
(Wife) Death20 March 1900Lillis became a widow when Alonzo Eli Edwards died on 20 March 1900 at age 65.5,6,7 
Death*5 September 1922She died on 5 September 1922 in New Richland, Waseca County, Minnesota, at age 841 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Plot# 115 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York.1 

Family

Alonzo Eli Edwards b. 27 Apr 1834, d. 20 Mar 1900

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lillis C. (Frost) Edwards, Memorial# 7919915. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George H. Frost, Memorial# 7939347.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Zerviah M. (Sherman) Frost, Memorial# 7939373.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alonzo Eli Edwards, Memorial# 7919878.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alonzo Eli Edwards, 7919878.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eli Edwards, Memorial# 5949995.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine (Longstreet) Edwards, Memorial# 5950089.

Margaret Frost1

b. 8 December 1747, d. 30 September 1805
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*8 December 1747Margaret Frost was born on 8 December 1747.1 
Marriage*July 1771She married Honorable John Wentworth Jr. in July 1771.1 
Death*30 September 1805She died on 30 September 1805 at age 57.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Margaret Ann Frost1

b. 13 May 1833, d. 31 January 1911
Birth*13 May 1833Margaret Ann Frost was born on 13 May 1833 in England.1,2 
Marriage*14 March 1853She married James Coultas on 14 March 1853 in Scott County, Illinois.3,1,4 
(Wife) Death13 July 1906Margaret became a widow when James Coultas died on 13 July 1906 at age 76.4 
Death*31 January 1911She died on 31 January 1911 at age 771 
Burial* and was buried in Winchester City Cemetery, Winchester, Scott County.1 

Family

James Coultas b. 4 Mar 1830, d. 13 Jul 1906
Child 1.Mary E. Coultas1,5 b. 12 Feb 1860, d. 31 Dec 1933

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Ann (Frost) Coultas, Memorial# 84122883. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Margaret Coultas, Winchester, Scott, Illinois; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1240344. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, James Coultas and Margaret Ann Frost, Scott County, 14 March 1853. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Coultas, Memorial# 84122829.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E (Coultas) Campbell, Memorial# 50190411.

Margery Frost1

b. 1 February 1703/4, d. 9 September 1704
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*1 February 1703/4Margery Frost was born on 1 February 1703/4 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire,1 
Death*9 September 1704 and died a few months later on 9 September 1704.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Mary Frost1

b. 26 February 1714/15, d. 15 March 1716
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*26 February 1714/15Mary Frost was born on 26 February 1714/15 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire,1 
Death*15 March 1716 and died on 15 March 1716 at age 1.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Mary Frost1

b. 19 August 1711, d. 12 June 1714
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*19 August 1711Mary Frost was born on 19 August 1711 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire,1 
Death*12 June 1714 and died on 12 June 1714 at age 2.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Mary Frost1

b. 2 July 1726, d. 20 September 1728
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*2 July 1726Mary Frost was born on 2 July 1726 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire,1 
Death*20 September 1728 and died on 20 September 1728 at age 2.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Mary Frost1

b. 29 January 1752, d. 15 September 1819
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*29 January 1752Mary Frost was born on 29 January 1752.1 
MarriageShe married Stephen Chase Jr.1 
Death*15 September 1819She died on 15 September 1819 at age 67.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Miriam Frost1

b. 8 October 1722, d. 3 June 1807
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*8 October 1722Miriam Frost was born on 8 October 1722 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1 
Marriage*She married first Eliot Frost.1 
MarriageShe married second Alexander Raitt.1 
Death*3 June 1807She died on 3 June 1807 at age 84.1 

Family

Eliot Frost

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Miriam Frost1

b. 10 February 1755, d. 20 January 1756
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*10 February 1755Miriam Frost was born on 10 February 17551 
Death*20 January 1756 and died before she was a year old on 20 January 1756.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Pepperell Frost1

b. 1 June 1737
Father*Captain Charles Frost1 d. 10 Apr 1751
Mother*Sarah Pepperell1 b. 4 Dec 1708, d. 24 Jan 1791
Birth*1 June 1737Pepperell Frost was born on 1 June 17371 
Death* and died in infancy.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), pages 12-13. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Samuel Frost1

b. 19 August 1721, d. 7 August 1722
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*19 August 1721Samuel Frost was born on 19 August 1721 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire,1 
Death*7 August 1722 and died less than a year later on 7 August 1722.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Samuel Frost1

b. 27 January 1761, d. 26 December 1827
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*27 January 1761Samuel Frost was born on 27 January 17611 
Death*26 December 1827 and died unmarried on 26 December 1827 at age 66.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Sarah Frost1

b. 1 February 1713, d. 13 August 1772
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*1 February 1713Sarah Frost was born on 1 February 1713 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1 
Marriage*20 December 1732She married Reverend John Blunt on 20 December 1732.1 
Death*13 August 1772She died on 13 August 1772 at age 59.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Sarah Frost1

b. 28 June 1730
Father*Captain Charles Frost1 d. 10 Apr 1751
Mother*Sarah Pepperell1 b. 4 Dec 1708, d. 24 Jan 1791
Birth*28 June 1730Sarah Frost was born on 28 June 1730.1 
Marriage*9 October 1750She married Captain Dennis Feruald on 9 October 1750.2 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), pages 12-13. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.
  2. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, pages 12-13 and 23.

Sarah Frost1

b. 17 June 1766, d. 4 January 1852
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*17 June 1766Sarah Frost was born on 17 June 1766.1 
MarriageShe married Captain Richard Salter Tibbetts.1 
Death*4 January 1852She died on 4 January 1852 at age 85.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Thomasine Frost1

b. 1600, d. 13 June 1654
Birth*1600Thomasine Frost was born in 1600.1 
Marriage*15 October 1618She married, as his first wife, Edmund Rice on 15 October 1618 in Bury, Lancashire, England.1,2,3 
Death*13 June 1654She died as "Tamazine" Rice on 13 June 1654 in Sudbury. The Rice source stated that the record of her death was the only record they found that included her name, spelled "Tamazine."4,2 

Family

Edmund Rice b. 1594, d. 3 May 1663
Children 1.Edward Rice+5 b. 1618, d. 16 Aug 1712
 2.Henry Rice+2

Citations

  1. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  2. [S1222] Andrew Henshaw Ward, A Genealogical History of the Rice Family : descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice, who came from Berkhamstead, England, and settled at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1638 or 9, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: C. Benjamin Richardson, 1858), Introduction, pages 1-3. Hereinafter cited as History of the Rice Family : Descendants of Edmund Rice.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 620. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Pardo and Stevens", noting death date as 1653.
  5. [S1222] Andrew Henshaw Ward, History of the Rice Family : Descendants of Edmund Rice, page 6.

William Frost1

b. 20 August 1705, d. 17 September 1778
Father*Honorable John Frost1 d. 25 Feb 1732
Mother*Mary Pepperell1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
Birth*20 August 1705William Frost was born on 20 August 1705 in New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1 
Marriage*24 November 1750He married Elizabeth Prescott, daughter of Reverend Benjamin Prescott and Elizabeth Higginson, on 24 November 1750 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2,3 
(Husband) DeathMarch 1758William became a widower when Elizabeth (Prescott) Frost died on March 1758.4 
Death*17 September 1778He died on 17 September 1778 at age 73.4 

Family

Elizabeth Prescott b. 15 Sep 1721, d. Mar 1758

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Salem Marriages, Volume 4, page 215. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1044] William Prescott M.D., The Prescott Memorial or a Genealogical Memoir of the Prescott Families in America, In Two Parts, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1870), page 52, marriage date noted as Mar 1755. Hereinafter cited as The Prescott Memorial.
  4. [S1044] William Prescott M.D., The Prescott Memorial, page 52.

William Clark Frost1

b. 16 September 1764
Father*Joseph Frost Esq.1 b. 29 Sep 1717, d. 14 Sep 1768
Mother*Margaret Colton1 d. 5 Jul 1813
Birth*16 September 1764William Clark Frost was born on 16 September 17641 
Death* and died young, at sea.1 

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.

Benjamin Fry1

b. circa 1769, d. 30 December 1850
Birth*circa 1769Benjamin Fry was born circa 1769 in Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*14 September 1790He married Betsey Hooper of Bridgewater, daughter of Nathaniel Hooper and Elizabeth Bryant, on 14 September 1790 possibly in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Their marriage was recorded in Bridgewater.1,3 
Residence*At the time of his marriage he lived in Middleborough, Plymouth County.1 
Residence* According to the Hooper Genealogy, Benjamin may have been the Benjamin Fry who purchased land at Taunton, 1795-1804. The source also noted that Benjamin and Betsey Fry were said to have lived in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at some time and to have had a son Benjamin and a daughter Olive.1 
Census US 1850*10 September 1850Benjamin Fry appeared as the head of his household on the 1850 census enumerated on 10 September 1850 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His birthplace was noted as Massachusetts, he was 81 years old, had no occupation, and his real estate was valued at $500. The only other resident in his household was a 38-year-old female named Polly Fellt.2 
Death*30 December 1850He died of old age, a widower, on 30 December 1850 in Hardwick. His age was recorded as 88, although he was probably closer to 81.4 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Benjamin Fry, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_344; Page 338B; Image 16. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 186. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Hardwick Deaths, page 53. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Winchendon Marriages, page 122. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Benjamin Fry Jr.1

Father*Benjamin Fry1 b. c 1769, d. 30 Dec 1850
Mother*Betsey Hooper1
Marriage Intention*9 April 1826An intention of marriage for Benjamin Fry Jr. and Eliza Persho was recorded on 9 April 1826 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.1 

Family

Eliza Persho

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Winchendon Marriages, page 122. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Elizabeth Fry1

Marriage*11 March 1695/96She married as his second wife James Harris, son of Arthur Harris, in 11 March 1695/96 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
(Grantor's Wife) Land Records22 October 1697 On 22 October 1697 James and Elizabeth Harris of Bridgewater sold land in Bridgewater to Jacob Leonard of Taunton.3 

Family

James Harris

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Harris, pages 171-174, noting her surname as IRISH and a marriage year of 1696. The only second marriage found for a James Harris in the Bridgewater records or in the Torrey source was to Elizabeth FRY in 1696. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 157, his surname spelled "Haris". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 17, Jacob Leonard, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Olive H. Fry1

Father*Benjamin Fry1 b. c 1769, d. 30 Dec 1850
Mother*Betsey Hooper1
Marriage Intention2 May 1823An intention of marriage for Olive H. Fry of Winchendon and John Phillips was recorded on 2 May 1823 in Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.2 
Marriage Intention4 May 1823A second intention of marriage for Olive H. Fry of Winchendon and John Phillips was recorded on 4 May 1823 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Winchendon Marriages, page 122. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Templeton Marriages, page 141, her surname spelled "Foye."

Raymond R. Fry1

b. 1890, d. 1955
Birth*1890Raymond R. Fry was born in 1890.1 
Marriage*22 April 1914He married Martha G. Gordon, daughter of John Benton Gordon and Maude Annette Gillham, on 22 April 1914 in King County, Washington.1,2 
Death*1955He died in 1955 at about age 45.1 
Burial* And was buried in Section 8 of Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle.1 

Family

Martha G. Gordon b. Oct 1894, d. 1979

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Raymond R. Fry, Memorial# 115801641. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1710] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, online at www.ancestry.com, Martha Gertrude Gordon and Raymond Roe Fry, King County, 22 April 1914, her parents: John B. and Maude Gordon. Hereinafter cited as Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013.

Colonel ______ Frye1

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Muster Roll index card# 14389 for Jonathan Bolton referencing Volume 96, page 194 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.

Sarah Fryer1

Marriage*She married Robert Elliott.1 

Family

Robert Elliott
Child 1.Jane Elliott+1 d. 1749

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 5. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.