Genealogical papers, [ca. 1800-1935], [ca. 1900-1935] (bulk)

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Genealogical papers, [ca. 1800-1935], [ca. 1900-1935] (bulk)

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Frost's papers reflect her research into the Frost and several hundred other families' histories from ca. 17th to 19th century. Families were primarily from New York State and include many from Long Island, with some from New England, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Included are Frost's genealogical notes and correspondence with members of families studied, ca. 1900-1935; genealogical charts; clippings of obituaries; copies of 19th century family letters, one original letter, 1811, deeds and other legal documents, and family records kept in Bibles; typescript copies of tombstone inscriptions, many from cemeteries in Long Island; and copies of information from church records, many from Long Island churches. Of note are Frost's copies of New York and New Jersey Quaker records dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries, in which meeting memberships, and the births, deaths, and marriages of members are recorded.

8.9 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6877275

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Frost, Josephine C.

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Genealogist Josephine C. Frost (1864-1942) lived in Brooklyn, New York and worked from ca. the 1900s-ca. 1930s. From the description of Josephine C. Frost genealogical research files, ca. 1800-ca. 1987, ca. 1900-ca. 1935 (bulk). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495193636 Genealogist. Frost (1864-1942), who lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., worked from ca. the 1900s-1930s. From the description of Genealogical papers, [ca. 1800-1935], ...

Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...