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
Date Details
Occurred On 1816 March 4
Married
Mary Elizabeth Potter
1835 August 16 (Age 19)
Baptized by
Albert Merrill
1842 October 18 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended 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
Location Served
Melbourne, Sydney
Date Details
Started On 1853 March 30
Arrived in Field
Ended 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
Missionary Activity Notes
Called into mission presidency.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1854 January 1
Called
Ended On 1855 April 27
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman Company (1855)
1855 October 25 – December 1 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1855 October 25
Joined Company
Ended 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
Albert Perry Rockwood
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 29
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1878 March 16 (Age 62)
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Burr Frost (1816 - 1878) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Weekly
"Death of a Pioneer's Wife", Deseret Weekly, (3 June 1893), Page 752.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Sudden Death of a Pioneer", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (17 March 1878), Page 3.
Mission
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897, 30 March 1853, Vol. 1, Page 8.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Burr Frost letter to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (10 October 1853).
Burr Frost diary, 1852 October-1854
Burr Frost diary, 1852 October-1854.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 19 August 1854.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Frost, Burr", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 703-704.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 14, Line 568.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 15, Line 568.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
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Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.
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Deseret News
"Arrivals", Deseret News, (5 December 1855), Page 5.
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Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.
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Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.
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.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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