Joseph Hasbrouck Frost[1] (March 25, 1805 – 1866) was an American Methodist Episcopalian missionary in the Pacific Northwest.
[4] In 1839, Frost was listed as an Elder in the New York Conference,[5] noted by official records as being additionally appointed as a "Missionary to Oregon".
[6] He and his wife Sarah joined other Methodist members under Jason Lee on board the Lausanne in 1840 and later arrived at Fort Vancouver.
Frustrated at his inability to convert the local Clatsop and Nehalem people, Frost took his family and left the area on 14 August 1843.
[8] Previously in February 1842, Frost concluded that "there never will be anything like a permanent Christian church raised up among [the Clatsops]" and decided the budget of the mission "ought to be expended to better purpose elsewhere.