Josephine C. Frost genealogical research files, ca. 1800-ca. 1987, ca. 1900-ca. 1935 (bulk).

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Josephine C. Frost genealogical research files, ca. 1800-ca. 1987, ca. 1900-ca. 1935 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495193636

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, deeds and other legal documents, and family records kept in Bibles; typescript copies of tombstone inscriptions, many from cemeteries in Long Island; copies of information from church records, many from Long Island churches; and 1 box of notes on index cards. 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.

4 linear feet (9 boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7608886

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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], ...