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| Frost family (New Hampshire) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Frost family (New Hampshire) |
| Region | New Hampshire, United States |
| Origin | New England |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Notable | Robert Frost, Ezekiel Frost, Jonathan Frost |
Frost family (New Hampshire) is a multi-generational New England lineage originating in colonial New Hampshire with branches prominent in Strafford County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The family produced figures active in New Hampshire General Court, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, American Revolutionary War, and cultural life connected to Harvard College, Yale College, and Dartmouth College. Their legacy intersects with regional institutions such as the New Hampshire Historical Society, McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, and the Currier Museum of Art.
Early Frost ancestors arrived in New England during the 17th century, settling lands near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Rye, New Hampshire, and Dover, New Hampshire. Ties link to migration waves associated with the Great Migration (Puritan) and land grants issued by the Province of New Hampshire (royal colony). Family records reference interactions with John Mason (colonist), Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and neighboring families including the Pickering family, Garrison family (New England), and Cutt family. Property transactions were recorded in registries tied to the Colonial New Hampshire Records and proceedings of the New Hampshire Superior Court.
Members have included colonial militia officers who served in conflicts such as the King Philip's War, French and Indian War, and the American Revolutionary War. Later generations produced lawmakers who sat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, delegates to the Continental Congress, and representatives to the United States Congress. Cultural figures among the Frosts engaged with institutions like Concord Museum, Library of Congress, and literary networks surrounding Robert Frost (note: separate individual). Clergy within the family were ordained by bodies such as the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Congregational Church (United States), and ministers preached in meetinghouses linked to First Parish Church (Dover, New Hampshire). Lawyers trained at Harvard Law School and judges served on tribunals including the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Business leaders partnered with firms like Boston and Maine Corporation and investors in ventures tied to the Erie Canal and Transcontinental Railroad.
Frost family members held municipal offices in towns such as Concord, New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Keene, New Hampshire. They served on boards of the New Hampshire State Library, University System of New Hampshire affiliates, and as trustees of Dartmouth College. Several were delegates to state constitutional conventions that revised the New Hampshire Constitution and participated in federal policymaking at sessions of the United States Congress and committees of the National Governors Association. Philanthropic efforts funded wings at the Massachusetts General Hospital, endowments at Bates College, and relief work coordinated with the American Red Cross during periods of crisis.
The Frosts engaged in agriculture, timber harvesting in the White Mountains (New Hampshire), shipbuilding in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and mercantile trade with ports including Boston, Massachusetts and Salem, Massachusetts. Industrial ventures encompassed textile mills in Manchester, New Hampshire associated with the Merrimack River corridor and tannery operations linked to regional leather markets. They invested in railroads such as the Boston and Maine Railroad and in banking institutions including the Bank of New Hampshire and early New England savings banks. Estates included farmland in Sullivan County, New Hampshire and woodland tracts bordering Lake Winnipesaukee, with records appearing in the Registry of Deeds (New Hampshire).
Cultural patronage by Frost family patrons supported exhibitions at the Currier Gallery of Art and performances at the Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord, New Hampshire). Family members contributed manuscripts to the New Hampshire Historical Society and supported historical preservation efforts for sites tied to the American Revolution and Shaker movement. They participated in societies like the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and local Historical Societies in New Hampshire. Musical and theatrical involvement connected them to the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra and touring companies from the American Repertory Theater. Social reform engagement included collaboration with Hull House-inspired settlement initiatives and temperance movements aligned with the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Historic Frost residences and associated landmarks appear in inventories maintained by the National Register of Historic Places, the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, and municipal preservation commissions in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Concord, New Hampshire. Notable structures include colonial-era homesteads, Federal-style houses on historic districts listed with the Historic New England organization, and farmsteads near Amherst, New Hampshire. Some properties are interpreted by museums such as the Merrimack County Museum and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
Comprehensive genealogical work on the Frosts has been compiled by researchers using primary sources like New Hampshire Vital Records, probate files in the Rockingham County Probate Court, and parish registers from First Church in Boston. Lineages connect to other New England families including the Lovell family, Mason family (New England), Hale family (New Hampshire), and branches documented in genealogies held at American Antiquarian Society and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Modern descendants are active across professions in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and national institutions including the Smithsonian Institution and serve on boards of cultural organizations such as the Boston Athenaeum.
Category:Families from New Hampshire Category:New England families