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NIELSEN, Peder Christian

  • September 7, 2022
This is a story about my great-great-grandfather Peder Christian Nielsen. It was written by May Nielsen Anderson, with modifications by Frank Merrill Nielsen in 2019. Peder Christian Nielsen was born April…
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ANDREASEN, Axel F.

  • March 31, 2022
Submitted by Cal Andreasen Born: Jan 21, 1875, Torslev, Hjorring co., Denmark Died: Aug 28, 1961, Provo, Utah The Jens Christian Andreasen Family Immigrated America, 1889-1891 DANISH ANCESTORS I think…
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NIELSEN, Ane: A Self Sufficient Pioneer

  • March 7, 2022
Ane was a hard worker. She had to work more like a man than a woman. She did a lot of work in the fields and with the animals. When anyone in the family needed help or advice on the farm, they would ask her. She could fix a broken harness as well as any man. She had quite a few sheep that her boys would care for. She would shear her sheep, then wash the wool and spin it into yarn. Following this preparation, she would weave it into beautiful cloth.
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JACOBSEN, Christian Jensen: Frontier Craftsman

  • February 11, 2022
Another life altering experience occurred in 1854 when L.D.S. missionaries introduced the Jensens to a new religion. After a short investigation Christen and Kirsten were baptized on a cold day in December and became the first members of the church in their local area. Soon after, Christian was called to be a local missionary and also to preside over two branches of the church. In the fall of 1857 he was assigned to open a mission on LæsØ, an island located midway between Jutland and Sweden. As a missionary he received frosty receptions but soon encountered some inhabitants in need of his clock repairing skills. This led him to adjust his strategy and avoid the topic of religion until he had the family’s clock dismantled. Once the family knew him as a clock repairman, they were more prone to discuss religion with him. Using this strategy, and after visiting the island several times, Christian baptized a dozen or so members and organized the Byrum Branch there.
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SNOW, Erastus

  • August 31, 2021
by Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah Vol.4 The pioneer who shared with Orson Pratt the distinction of being the first among their famous band to enter Salt Lake valley…
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ANDERSEN, Jens Peter

  • February 11, 2021
This article originally appeared in the May-June 1970 edition of Pioneer Magazine. by Ferdie D. Peterson  Jens Peter Andersen was born in Gammelstrup, Denmark, the 4th of January, 1826. His…
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JEPPSEN, Niels Andersen

  • December 22, 2020
The day after their wedding they walked to their farm in North Ward (now named Harper Ward). She carried a basket with her dishes in one hand, while with the other hand she helped Niels carry a large box which contained their worldly goods. A large stove kettle was fastened to the box, while suspended on a stick, which he placed across his shoulder with a sheet with quilts wrapped inside.
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ANDERSON, Hans

  • November 3, 2020
They had 37 deaths on this voyage due to an out break of the measles and the stagnant and unfit water. Just 4 days before arriving in America, August 7th, Hans' grandson Carl Fedrick Liljeroth died. The "Emerald Isle" arrived at the New York harbor on August the 11th.
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JENSEN, Jens and Dorthea: Nearly Pioneers

  • August 2, 2020
Most pioneer stories involve building religious faith through hardships and challenges, but some early migrants to Utah don’t fit this mold. Some were disappointed by life in Utah and returned to their place of origin. Others moved on seeking greener pastures elsewhere. Still others remained in Utah but became disaffected with the dominant religion. Some became Jack Mormons, others became vocal critics of the LDS Church, and still others joined a different church. Jens Christen Jensen and his wife Dorthea were cases of the latter.
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