Burr Frost
Birth Date
On 1816 March 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1878 March 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1816 March 4
Mother
Elizabeth Downs
Father
Alpheas Frost
Married
Mary Elizabeth Potter
1835 August 16 (Age 19)
Baptized by Albert Merrill
1842 October (Age 26)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Morris
1852 March 25 (Age 36)
Served in
Australian Mission
1853 March 30 – 1854 January 1 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1853 March 30
Arrived in Field
On 1854 January 1
Departed from Field
Served in
Australasian Mission
1854 January 1 – 1855 April 27 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1854 January 1
Called
On 1855 April 27
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman Company
1855 October 25 – December 1 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1855 October 25
Joined Company
On 1855 December 1
Company Arrived
Married
Caroline Triplett
1863 (Age 46)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March 29 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
16th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
A P Rockwood
Set Apart By
Albert Perry Rockwood
Date Details
On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
On 1870 March 29
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1878 March 16 (Age 62)
Media
Burr Frost (1816 - 1878) Profile
Sources
Person
"Death of a Pioneer's Wife," Deseret Weekly
"Death of a Pioneer's Wife," Deseret Weekly, 3 June 1893.
Salt Lake Herald
"Sudden Death of a Pioneer", Salt Lake Herald, (17 March 1878).
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Frost, Burr," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Frost, Burr," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4.
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897, 3 September 1879, Vol. 2, Page 64.
Burr Frost diary, 1852 October-1854 May, Church History Library
Burr Frost diary, 1852 October-1854 May, Church History Library.
Burr Frost letter to Brigham Young
Burr Frost letter to Brigham Young, 10 October 1853.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 19 August 1854.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 568.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 15, Line 568.
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 1.
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple endowment register
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple endowment register, 10 December 1845.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, April.
Transcript for Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, 1847 April-July
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
Transcript for Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal, 1847 April 8-September 10, 1-26 and 1-10
Appleton M. Harmon diary
Appleton M. Harmon diary, April.
Transcript for Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Deseret News
"Arrivals", Deseret News, (5 December 1855).
Transcript for "Arrivals," Deseret News, 5 December 1855, 309
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 6.
Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866.
Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, May.
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 2, Page 554.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 279.
Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105
Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105.
Transcript for Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, April.
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1847 April-June
William Clayton Diaries (1846-1853)
William Clayton Diaries (1846-1853), Vol. 2.
Transcript for William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2) Volume 2, 1847
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