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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 58745, member: 33"]In looking at some genealogical information online, Robert Frost's ancestors on his father's side came to North America in the 1600s. Seven generations before Robert, his ancestor Charles Frost was born in Tiverton, Devon, England in 1632. Charles died in 1697 in Berwick, York Co., Maine. </p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, if the fellow in this photo was related to Robert Frost through the Frost line, they couldn't have been closer relations than about 6th cousins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Robert Frost's mother Isabelle Moodie was apparently born in Scotland. Wiltshire, where Sanger was a photographer, is in southern England so there is not really an obvious physical connection. But I believe it would be more likely to find a connection through that line. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another possibility is that there would be a relationship through Robert Frost's paternal grandmother, or great-grandmothers, etc. There would need to be a lot of checking of that![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 58745, member: 33"]In looking at some genealogical information online, Robert Frost's ancestors on his father's side came to North America in the 1600s. Seven generations before Robert, his ancestor Charles Frost was born in Tiverton, Devon, England in 1632. Charles died in 1697 in Berwick, York Co., Maine. In this case, if the fellow in this photo was related to Robert Frost through the Frost line, they couldn't have been closer relations than about 6th cousins. Robert Frost's mother Isabelle Moodie was apparently born in Scotland. Wiltshire, where Sanger was a photographer, is in southern England so there is not really an obvious physical connection. But I believe it would be more likely to find a connection through that line. Another possibility is that there would be a relationship through Robert Frost's paternal grandmother, or great-grandmothers, etc. There would need to be a lot of checking of that![/QUOTE]
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