Born in Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Snowden
and Mary (Borrell) Snowden
Wife of
Thomas Mather
— married
about 1861 in Wisconsin, United States
Wife of
Hiram Frost
— married
11 Jul 1887 in Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2020
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Biography
Louisa was born in 1842 to Joseph Snowden and Mary Borrell in Binbrook.
In 1844, Louisa's family immigrated to the US and settled in Westford, Wisconsin.
In 1861, Louisa married Thomas Mather, the farm hand living with her family in the 1860 census. He must have passed away before 1887.
In 1887, widowed Louisa married Hiram Frost in Dodge County.
1850 Federal Census in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin:
- Mary Snowden 40 Widow born England
- Sophia 16 born England
- William 10 born England
- Louisa 8 born England
- John F 3 born Wisconsin
- Amelia 1 born Wisconsin
1860 Federal Census in Westford, Wisconsin:
- Mary Snowden 50 Widow born England
- William 21 Farm Laborer born England
- Louisa 17 House Work born England
- John 14 born Wisconsin
- Amelia 12 born Wisconsin
- Thomas Mather 25 Farm Laborer born England [Thomas married Louisa Snowden in 1861]
Sources
- 1842 England Lincolnshire Parish Registers baptism gives parents as Joseph and Mary Snowden
- 1850 Federal Census [1]
- 1860 Federal Census [2]
- 1887 Wisconsin County Marriages gives her name as Louise Mathus, her parents as Joseph and Mary Snowden, spouse's name as Hiram Frost, and his parents names as David and Philusa Frost [3]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louisa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louisa:
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~6.25%
Mark Snowden
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Allen Danley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Mark Griep :
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Kyle Welch
Kyle Welch
Kyle Welch
After second husband Hiram Frost died, Louisa moved to Utica, NY where her daughter Ruth (Mather) Welch lived with husband Edward H Welch. Louisa Frost died in Utica, New York on 6 Mar 1933 - refer to the New York, Death Index, 1852-1956.
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Kyle Welch
The Dodge County Citizen paper issued on 20 Oct 1859 p2 has Thomas Mathers of Cumberland, England (Mathers spelled with an "s") marrying Louisa Snowden of Westford, WI on 10 Oct 1859. They were married in the home of a Mr Geo. Snowden in the town of Westford where the Snowden family lived.
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by Kyle Welch
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