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John Henry Frost (1853 - 1888)

John Henry Frost
Born in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Son of [uncertain] and
Husband of — married 9 Aug 1875 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 35 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Biography

John Henry Frost was born 10 August 1853 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, son of William Frost and second wife Mary Bean Dodd.[1]

He married widow Sarah Jane (Bailey) Rhodes (1851-1891), daughter of Elizabeth "Sarah" Lamprell (1827–1869) and Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1824–1899) , widow of Charles Hutchinson Rhodes, on 9 August 1875 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. [2]. John and Sarah Jane had the following children, all born in Marblehead:

  1. Arthur Dana (Dainey) Frost (1876-1939) m. Annie Bassett Stone
  2. Blanche Bailey Frost (1878-1957) m. Elbridge Farnham Conner
  3. Frank Irving Frost (1880-1963) m. Elizabeth Ingalls Widger
  4. Harry Martin Frost (1883-1957) m. Mary E Allen
  5. John Maley Dodd Frost (1885-1887) died young

John Henry continued the Frost family's seafaring tradition as a fisherman in his hometown of Marblehead. He was also a volunteer fireman with the M. A. Pickett Engine Company in town. While fighting a store and barn fire on Rockaway Street in Marblehead, on a treacherously windy winter day in 1886, a ladder lost its footing on the ice and landed on John. He sustained critical injuries to his head and spinal cord, losing his sight and mobility.

Prior to his injuries, John was a robust, athletic man standing over six feet tall, but the catastrophic injuries were too severe to overcome, and his health rapidly deteriorated.

The Town of Marblehead was shaken by the tragic accident, and held several fundraisers for John and his family to cover medical costs.

John died 28 Nov 1888 at his home in Marblehead, at the age of 35, less than two years after the fire. He left behind his widowed wife Sarah and four young children.[3][4]. The family would suffer another blow when Sarah died of chest pains/angina three years after her husbands death at age 35.

Sources

  1. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Marblehead Vital Records; Name: John H Frost; Birth Date: 10 Aug 1853; Birth Place: Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA; Father: William Frost; Mother: Mary
  2. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Name: John Henry Frost; Marriage Age: 22; Birth Date: 1853; Marriage Date: 9 Aug 1875; Marriage Place: Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA; Father: William Frost; Mother: Mary B Dodd; Spouse: Sarah Jane Bailey
  3. Death of Fireman Frost, Obituary, John H Frost; Page 2 of Marblehead Messenger, published in Marblehead, Massachusetts on Friday, November 30th, 1888
  4. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915; John H Frost; Gender: Male; Age: 35; Birth Date: 1853; Birth Place: Marblehead; Death Date: 28 Nov 1888; Death Place: Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA; Father: William Frost; Mother: Mary Dodd
  • 1860 United States Federal Census; Year: 1860; Census Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_496; Page: 724; Family History Library Film: 803496
  • 1870 United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_611; Page: 844B
  • 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 528; Page: 114A; Enumeration District: 162




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