Professor John Frost, LL.D.

Male 1800 - 1859  (59 years)


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  • Name John Frost 
    Title Professor 
    Suffix LL.D. 
    Birth 26 Jan 1800  Kennebunk, York Co., Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Dec 1859  Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.""
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    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 4 May 1830  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Cordelia Frost,   b. Abt 1831, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Caroline Augusta Frost,   b. Abt 1833, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James W. Burditt Frost,   b. Abt 1835, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Annie Frost,   b. Abt 1838, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. George Frederic Frost,   b. Abt 1840, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Frances Emily Frost,   b. Abt 1842, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Morton Frost,   b. Abt 1845, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Charles William Frost,   b. Abt 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Arthur Burditt Frost,   b. Abt 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Francis B. Frost,   b. Abt 1855, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Jan 1800 - Kennebunk, York Co., Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 May 1830 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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