Martha (Frost) Adams (1724 - 1749)

Born 4 Aug 1724 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Adams — married about 10 Jan 1740 in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1749 at age 25 in Arlington, Menotomy, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Martha Frost was born on 4 Aug 1724, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony ^[1]. She was the daughter of Ephraim Frost Jr and Sarah (Cooper) Frost.

She married Joseph Adams on 10 Jan 1740 in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

She died on 29 Dec 1749 in Arlington, Menotomy, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was buried in Old Burying Ground in Arlington.^[2]

Children

Children of Martha Adams:

• Anna Adams.
• Joseph Adams Jr.
• Martha Adams.
• Margaret Adams.

Research Notes

Old Burying Ground , Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 38370990)

Birth: Martha Frost, dau. of Ephraim and Sarah (Cooper) Frost, b. Aug. 4, 1722 (A genealogical history of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897)

Arlington marriages: ADAMS, Joseph Jr. and Martha Frost, Jan. 10, 1739-40.* PR Arlington deaths: ADAMS, Martha, w. Joseph Jr., Dec. 23, 1749. P.R. [in 28th y., G.R.]

Inscription:

Here lyes ye Body

of Mrs. MARTHA ADAMS

Wife to Mr.

JOSEPH ADAMS

Junr Who Departed

this life Decembr 23d

1740 in the 28th

Year of Her Age.

Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 Volume 1. Births (Boston, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 271
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 January 2021), memorial page for Martha Frost Adams (4 Aug 1722–23 Dec 1749), Find A Grave: Memorial #38370990, citing Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933) .