Catherine A Frost 1856 : Short Biography

Catherine A Frost 1856

County Clare

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Place of migration

Migrated to/Born in USA

The family story of Catherine Mitchell (Frost) is that she came from Ireland, to US about 1876, married Frank Mitchell in Boston, moved to Washington State to homestead, raised 6 children.

I have been unable to find any parish baptism records for Catherine, and no immigration records on Passenger lists.

Some US census records list her as being from Ireland, some say England. The family story of her is that she was from Ireland

Additional Information
Date of Birth	1st May 1856
Date of Death	22nd Jun 1919
Associated Building (s)	Kildysart Workhouse
Father (First Name/s and Surname)	George Frost (on marriage certificate in US 1880) biography unknown
Mother (First Name/s and Maiden)	Mary Clark, (On death certificate from US Washington state, 1919) no other details known.
Place & Date of Baptism	Batt Frost and Peggy Cleary, County Clare, 1853, Kildysart Work house. (a possibility)
Place & Date of Marriage	Boston, Massachusetts, 1880... Married Frank Mitchell
Number of Children	6 living children, 2 born in New Hampshire, 1 in Massachusetts, 3 in Washington State.
First Child	Constance Mitchell, born Lebanon, New Hampshire, Dec. 1 1881.
Names of Children	Contance, Arthur, Jessie, Frankie, Helen, Beatrice Mitchell.
Occupation	Catherine is always listed as "Home maker" on census reports.
Place of Death	Sacred Heart Hospital., Spokane, Washington, USA. June 22, 1919.

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If she was from County Clare, Ireland, it is highly likely her father's family lived around Sixmilebridge, Clonmoney, Rossmanagher and Cratloe (townlands close to each other in south Clare), also Limerick city. These were the Frost strongholds in Clare in from 1700's to mid 1800. There was a George Frost and Mary Halloran who had children in early 1800's - baptisms in Cratloe. One was Catherine baptised 2 May 1817. If Catherine's father was George, he may have come through this line. There is a Kate (often used in place of Catherine) Frost baptised 27 December 1848, parents Patrick Frost and Margaret Quinlivan - in the Sixmilebridge baptisms. Do you have any sibling names?