Professor John Frost, LL.D.
1800 - 1859 (59 years)-
Name John Frost Title Professor Suffix LL.D. Birth 26 Jan 1800 Kennebunk, York Co., Maine, USA Gender Male Death 28 Dec 1859 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Notes - Famous Author He wrote many books He was a corresponding member of the
N.E. Hist. Gen. Society.
"FROST, John, compiler, born in Kennebunk, Maine, 26 January 1800;
died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 December 1859. After one year
in Bowdoin he entered Harvard, where he was graduated in 1822. He was
principal of Mayhew school, Boston, in 1823'7, and conducted a school
for young ladies in Philadelphia till 1838, when he was appointed
professor of English literature in the central high school of that
City. He resigned this post in 1845, and devoted himself to the
compilation of histories and biographies, of which, assisted by a
corps of writers, he published over 300. Marietta College, Ohio, gave
him the degree of LL.D. in 1843. His publications include "History of
the World" (3 vols.); "Pictorial History of the United States" (2
vols., Philadelphia, 1844); " Beauties of English History"; "Wild
Scenes of a Hunter's Life "; "Illustrious Mechanics" ; "Book of
Heroes" ; "Book of the Army "; and "Book of the Navy.""
Person ID I24809 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 30 Oct 2011
Father Nathaniel Frost Mother Abigail Kimball Family ID F7419 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Ann Burditt, b. Abt 1809, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Marriage 4 May 1830 Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Children 1. Mary Cordelia Frost, b. Abt 1831, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 2. Caroline Augusta Frost, b. Abt 1833, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 3. James W. Burditt Frost, b. Abt 1835, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 4. Sarah Annie Frost, b. Abt 1838, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 5. George Frederic Frost, b. Abt 1840, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 6. Frances Emily Frost, b. Abt 1842, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 7. Morton Frost, b. Abt 1845, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 8. Charles William Frost, b. Abt 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 9. Arthur Burditt Frost, b. Abt 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA 10. Francis B. Frost, b. Abt 1855, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F7417 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Famous Author He wrote many books He was a corresponding member of the
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Event Map Birth - 26 Jan 1800 - Kennebunk, York Co., Maine, USA Marriage - 4 May 1830 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Death - 28 Dec 1859 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set