Frazer: Named After a Revolutionary Soldier

Last week, in lieu of a historical photo challenge, : How did Frazer get its name?

As two commenters correctly pointed out, the village is named after Persifor Frazer, a Revolution Era farmer-turned-soldier-turned-judge.

 quoted Wikipedia's page on Mr. Frazer, which begins: "Persifor Frazer (August 9, 1736 – April 24, 1792) was an American farmer, soldier, and industrialist, and the founder of one of the most prominent families of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."

 noted that Frazer was not the only notable resident of his time: "Persifor Frazer and Dr. Samuel Kennedy (served with Gen Washington and first Surgeon General) both owned property in the village of Planebrook."

According to an old Philadelphia Bulletin article (see photo above) provided by the East Whiteland Historical Commission, the area was indeed named after Persifor Frazer, but not until years after his death. 

According to the Bulletin, in 1819 the village of Garrett's Siding got a new post office, which Persifor's grandson requested be named for his grandfather. The request was granted, and the village was renamed Frazer in 1830.