Missionærerne. Oplysningerne stammer især fra
Andrew Jensens ”History of the Scandinavian Mission”.
Carl Louis Albrechtsen
Emery, Emery County, Utah.
Født 17.12.1873 i Aarhus som søn af Rasmus Skipper Albrechtsen og Wilhelmine Caroline Amalie Lund. Faderen var født 10.3.1848 ved Holbæk og død 3.3.1928 i Emery. Moderen var født 10.3.1846 i Svendborg og død 3.1.1914 i Emery.
Carl Louis Albrechtsen ankom fra Zion i december 1911 for at missionere i Danmark.
Born 1873. Arrived from Zion in Dec. 1911 to fill a mission in Denmark.
Jens Andersen
Logan City, Cache County, Utah.
Foto af H. Hansen, Vestergade 28, Odense. Foto nr. 34802.
Casper Andreasen
Casper Andreasen blev født 15. august 1863 i Ørritslev på Nordfyn som søn af husmand og hjulmager Jørgen Andreasen og hustru Marie Cathrine Caspersdatter.
Den 20. september 1868 var hans far, Jørgen Andresen, og hans morbror, væver Casper Hansen (Hestehavehus i Ørritslev Skov), til møde i Lunde, hvor de blev døbt som mormoner af missionær M. Mortensen.
Familien emigrerede i 1869. Casper var da 5 år og hans søskende Andreas, Hans, Niels og Rasmus mellem 1 og 10.
Caspers morbror, væveren Casper Hansen, emigrerede få år senere - med en meget stor familie.
Familierne Andreasen/Caspersen var blot to af flere familier fra Ørritslev, der fulgte mormonerne. Ørritslev er i det hele taget et af de steder, der har leveret adskillige familier til mormonudvandringen.
Casper Andreasen var mellem 77 ældste, som i 1899 ankom fra Zion til København for at missionere i Skandinavien. Casper Andreasen blev udpeget til at arbejde i Århus konference.
Død 11. maj 1950 i Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah.
Foto af H. Hansen, Jernbanegade 9, Hj. Af Vindegade i Odense. Foto nr. 2719.
Casper Andreasen was born 15 Aug 1863 in Orritslev, Skeby, Odense, Denmark. His parents, wheelwright Jorgen Andresen and Marie Kathrine Caspersen, emigrated 1969 to Utah with Casper and his siblings Andreas, Hans, Niels og Rasmus.
Casper Andreasen was a fine cabinet maker, and sheep shearer. He married Caroline Okason Andersson (b. 3 Feb 1865 Tryde, Kristianstad, Sweden) on 30 Nov 1887 in the Logan LDS Temple, Logan Utah.
They had ten children.
Roy Casper Andreasen was born 6 Jun 1889.
Howard Maynard Andreasen was born 12 Dec 1891.
Jennie or Carrie Janette Andreasen 18 Jan 1894.
Franklin Lewis Andreasen 18 Aug 1896.
Grace Cleophia Andreasen 13 March 1899.
Golden Rufus Andreasen 4 April 1902.
Norman Jorgen Andreasen and his twin, Herman Richard Andreasen 25 Jan 1905.
May Grace, or May Gertrude Andreasen 10 Aug 1906.
Anne Dorotha Andreasen on 15 Dec 1913.
CA came 1899 among 77 missionaries from Zion to Copenhagen to fill a mission.
After Casper's wife Caroline died on 9 June 1939 in their home in Elwood, Utah, he married Hannah Johnston on Dec 20 1944. Died 11 May 1950 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah. Buried on the 15th.
Jens Peter Larsen Breinholt
Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah.
Foto af Atelier St. Paul, Aarhus, Brunsgade 56
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 2, p.550:
Breinholt, Jens Peter Larsen, a prominent Elder of the Ephraim South Ward, Sanpete county, Utah, was born Feb. 1, 1844, at Winding Strand, Veile amt, Denmark, the son of Laurs Jensen and Anna Sophia Nielsen. According to the prevailing system in those days, he, together with his brothers and sisters, was surnamed Laursen after his father's given name Laurs, but in the year 1884 the whole family adopted the name of Breinholt, which was granted them by the legislature of Utah. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism". Jens P. L. Breinholt was baptized and confirmed Jan. 10, 1864, by Elder Gustav Pegau. He was ordained a Teacher Sept. 25, 1864, and at a conference held at Veile, Oct. 23, 1864, he was ordained a Priest by Pres. Chas. Widerborg and at the some time called to labor as a missionary in the Nyby branch. He was ordained an Elder April 30, 1865, by Elder W. F. O. Behrman, and continued to labor as a missionary in the Fredericia conference till the spring of 1867, when he was released to emigrate to Zion. He crossed the North Sea in the steamer "Waldemar" and the Atlantic in the steamship "Manhatten" which sailed from Liverpool, England, June 21, 1867, and arrived at New York July 4, 1867. Thence the company in which he traveled went by rail to North Platte, 391 miles west of Omaha, and continued the journey across the plains in Capt. Leonard G. Rice's independent oxtrain, which arrived in Salt Lake City Oct. 5, 1867. While journeying in this company [p.551] Brother Breinholt became acquainted with Miss Ane Sophia Madsen from the Vendsyssel conference, Denmark, and after their arrival in Utah, she became his wife, Feb. 14, 1868. After his marriage he became a permanent resident of Ephraim, where his wife has borne him ten children, four boys and six girls; the youngest of these (a boy) died when seven years old. Brother Breinholt was ordained a Seventy Aug. 7, 1884, and a High Priest Dec. 11, 1911. For a number of years he was one of the presidents of the 47th quorum of Seventy (senior president for about six years). As a resident of the Ephraim South Ward he has held many ecclesiastical positions. He also labored as one of the leading masons on the Manti Temple, working at his trade on that sacred edifice from the time its foundation was laid till the capstone was placed in position and dedicated. He took charge of the stone and brick work on the Snow Academy at Ephraim and has done a great deal of other important labor in building up his home town. In 1904–06 he filled a successful mission to his native country ( Denmark), laboring one year in the Aarhus conference and one year as president of the Aalborg conference. At Aalborg he took charge of the building of the Latter-day Saints chapel under the direction of Pres. J. M. Christensen. The gospel as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet has shaped Bro. Breinholt's destiny in life and through that has come to him all the spiritual and temporal blessings which he has enjoyed, the Lord having rewarded him liberally for his obedience to the same.
Christian Henry Christiansen
Centerfield, Sanpete County, Utah.
Foto af H. Hansen, Jernbanegade 9, Hj. Af Vindegade. Fot nr. 5048.
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 2, p.543:
Christiansen, Christian Henry, an active Elder in the Centerfield Ward, Sanpete county, Utah, was born Feb. 28, 1855, at Ølund, Skeby Sogn, (nuværende Nordfyns Kommune) Odense amt ( island of Fyen), Denmark, the son of Henrik Christiansen and Anne Marie Petersen. He learned the trade of a plasterer and brick layer and worked at the trade for seven years in his native land. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism", he was baptized Oct. 6, 1878, by Christian Hansen, emigrated to Utah the same year and settled at Fillmore, Millard county, where he resided three years. In 1881 (April 7th) he married Sophia Jeppesen (daughter of Jens Jeppesen and Marie Petersen) who was born Jan. 24, 1864, at Moroni, Sanpete county, Utah. Commencing with 1880 Bro. Christiansen (responding to call) worked on the Manti Temple and remained at that work till the Temple was completed. At that time he was a resident of Gunnison, but moved to Centerfield in 1886, where he still resides. Bro. Christiansen was ordained a Priest in 1879 by J. G. Smith, ordained an Elder in March, 1881, and ordained a Seventy in 1887 by Seymour B. Young and ordained a High Priest Nov. 3, 1907, by Joseph F. Smith. In [p.544] 1900–1902 he filled a mission to Scandinavia, laboring in the Aarhus conference. Bro. Christiansen has always been an active and faithful Elder both at home and abroad; thus he acted as president of the Gunnison Ward Y. M. M. I. A. for two years and later over a similar organization in Centerfield for two years. He also acted as assistant superintendent of the Ward Sunday school for a number of years. Among the secular positions held by him has been that of a member of the Gunnison town board. Bro. Christiansen's avocation is that of a farmer.
See also Margit Egdal's book "The Miracle in Funen". Page 107-111.
Erastus Julius Christiansen
Mayfield, Sanpete County, Utah.
Født 17.2.1878 I Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah som søn af Frederik J. Christiansen og Kirstine Marie Andersen. Forældrene var fra Hjørring.
Foto af F. Dinesen, Nørregade 20, Odense.
Ankom fra Zion i april 1909 for at missionere i Danmark. Dette år ankom i alt 58 ældste fra Zion for at missionere i Skandinavien.
Born 1878 in Ephraim. Arrived from Zion in April 1909 to fill a mission in Denmark.
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted
Født 20.2.1829 på Amager. Døbt som mormon januar 1852. Emigreret til Utah 1858. Tilbage på mission i Danmark 1867-70, 1881-84 og 1888-90. Død i Salt Lake City 23. december 1905.
Forbindelse til Nordfyn gennem sønnen John Peter Fjeldsted der var gift med Bertha Marie Jensen fra Gyngstrup.
Born Feb. 20, 1829, in Sundbyvester, near Copenhagen, on the island of Amager, Denmark, was baptized by Andreas Christian Samuel Hansen Jan. 20, 1852; ordained an Elder, July 25, 1853, labored as a missionary in Denmark about four years, part of the time as president of the Aalborg Conference, and emigrated to Utah in 1858; located in the Sugar House Ward, and later in Logan, Cache County; was ordained a Seventy Feb. 5, 1859; filled a mission to Scandinavia in 1867-1870, presiding over the Aalborg Conference, Denmark, and still later in Norway; filled another mission to Scandinavia in 1881-84, presiding over the Scandinavian Mission; was set apart as one of the First seven Presidents of Seventies, April 28, 1884; filled a third mission to Scandinavia in 1888-1890, Later he filled several short missions to Scandinavia and died in Salt Lake City, Dec. 23. 1905.
Andrew Hintze Hansen
Salem , Fremont County, Idaho.
Født 1890 i Cannonville, Utah som søn af Andrew J. Hansen fra Holstebro og Else Marie christensen fra Aarhus. Andrew Hintze Hansen døde 1970.
Ankom fra Zion i december 1911 for at missionere i Danmark.
Born 1890 in Cannonville. Arrived from Zion in Dec. 1911 to fill a mission in Denmark.
Frederik Hansen
Bear River City, Box Elder County, Utah.
Foto af F. Dinesen, Priorgården, Vestergade 1, Odense.
Født i Hjadstrup, Nordfyn, som søn af Anders Hansen og Sidsel Kirstine Møller. Faderen var født 1827 i Grindløse, døde 21.3.1899 i Kappendrup. Moderen var født 1834 i Veflinge og døde 1910 i Bear river City, Utah.
Frederik Hansen ankom i 1901 til Danmark sammen med 57 ældste fra Zion for at missionere.
Born in Denmark. Arrived from Zion in 1901 to fill a mission in Denmark.
Thorvald Hemmert
Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho.
Foto dateret 5. oktober 1913.
Thorvald Hemmert ankom til Danmark i januar 1913.
Came to Denmark Jan. 1913.
Erastus Madsen
Elsinore, Sevier County, Utah.
“Til Erindring om Deres Broder i Pagten” står der bag på foto.
Missionær i Danmark i 1913. Se side 40 i bogen ”Mads Nielsen, David og Mette Marie i Guds eget Land” – en slægtskrønike ved Margit Egdal. Erastus Madsen var sønnesøn af Mads Nielsen og søn af David og Mette Marie. Parret blev viet i Skeby Kirke på Nordfyn i november 1880. Døbt som mormoner i 1881. Samme år ankom de til Elsinore i Utah, hvor Erastus blev født.
Missionary in Denmark 1913.
Hans Harry Madsen
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Foto taget i Odense, Danmark, 5.1.1914.
Født 20. oktober 1885 i Salt Lake City som søn af Peter Wilhelm Madsen og Elise Christine Larsen. Faderen var fra Schleswig, moderen var fra Rørup, Fyn. Mission i Danmark fra nov. 1911. ”Organiserede” Svendborg gren. Senere præsident over Odense gren.
Born 1885. Arrived from Zion Nov. 1911 to fill a mission in Denmark.
Mikkel A. Mikkelsen
Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah.
Foto 3. juni 1912 af F. Dinesen, Nørregade 20 i Odense.
Ankom 25. oktober 1911 til Danmark på mission.
Arrived Oct. 1911 from Zion to fill a mission in Denmark.
Peter W. Nielsen
Logan city, Cache County, Utah.
Foto af H. Hansen, Jernbanegade 9, hjørnet af Vindegade. Foto nr. 4404.
Ankom som missionær november 1900 til Danmark.
Født i Hjadstrup Sogn på Nordfyn den 10.12.1864 som søn af indsidder,mormon Christen Nielsen og hustru Anne Kathrine Hansdatter. Navngivet Peter Villerto Christensen, hvilket forældrene insisterede på at få indført i kirkebogen - hvad det blev efter påbud fra biskoppen. Udvandret med forældrene i 1871. I USA ændret navn til Peter Willard Nielsen. Død i Logan 12.3.1943. - Se også bogen "Miraklet på Fyn" side 100-103.
"...This record was created by Peter Willard Nielsen and is in his own hand!His given name was Peder Villert.He emmigrated to Utah with is Parents in the fall of 1871. See Father Christian's Notes fo r details.The following is taken from Peter Willard's own journalBaptised by Elder WulfenstineConfirmed by Elder Sacit the same day and place he was baptizedOrdained a Deacon 1877 by Andrew KingOrdained a Teacher 1888 by Isac SmithOrdained a Priest Nov 16, 1890 by C. J. LarsenOrdained an Elder Dec 20, 1891 by C. J. LarsenOrdained a Seventy Oct 19, 1900 by J. Golden KimballOrdained a High Priest May 4, 1908 by Apostle George F. RichardsHe was called to serve in the Scandinavian Mission and assigned to Odense, Denmark Branch fro m Oct 20th 1900 to 26 Jan 1903. This was the area that all of his lived.Priesthood Line of Authority of Peter Willard NielsenOrdained a High Priest May 4, 1908 by George F. RichardsGeorge F. Richards was Ordained an Apostle April 9, 1906 by Joseph F. SmithJoseph F. Smith was Ordained an Apostle July 1, 1866 by Brigham YoungBrigham Young was Ordained and Apostle February 14, 1835 under the hands of the Three Witness es, who were blessed by the Presidency (Joseph Smith, Jr., Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Wi lliams) to choose the Twelve Apostles.Joseph Smith, Jr. was ordained an Apostle in 1829 by Peter, James, and John, who were ordaine d by Jesus Christ.Film #0050241 shows child born of Mormon Christen Nielsen and Anne Kathrine Hansen of Hjadstr up Mark. Mother is listed as 41 years old.!His given name was Peder Villert.He emmigrated to Utah with is Parents in the fall of 1871. See Father Christian's Notes for details.The following is taken from Peter Willard's own journalBaptised by Elder WulfenstineConfirmed by Elder Sacit the same day and place he was baptizedOrdained a Deacon 1877 by Andrew KingOrdained a Teacher 1888 by Isac SmithOrdained a Priest Nov 16, 1890 by C. J. LarsenOrdained an Elder Dec 20, 1891 by C. J. LarsenOrdained a Seventy Oct 19, 1900 by J. Golden KimballOrdained a High Priest May 4, 1908 by Apostle George F. Richards. He was called to serve in the Scandinavian Mission and assigned to Odense, Denmark Branch from Oct 20th 1900 to 26 Jan 1903. This was the area that all of his lived.Priesthood Line of Authority of Peter Willard NielsenOrdained a High Priest May 4, 1908 by George F. RichardsGeorge F. Richards was Ordained an Apostle April 9, 1906 by Joseph F. SmithJoseph F. Smith was Ordained an Apostle July 1, 1866 by Brigham YoungBrigham Young was Ordained and Apostle February 14, 1835 under the hands of the Three Witnesses, who were blessed by the Presidency (Joseph Smith, Jr., Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams) to choose the Twelve Apostles.Joseph Smith, Jr. was ordained an Apostle in 1829 by Peter, James, and John, who were ordained by Jesus Christ.Film #0050241 shows child born of Mormon Christen Nielsen and Anne Kathrine Hansen of Hjadstrup Mark. Mother is listed as 41 years old.This record was created by Peter Willard Nielsen and is in his own hand..."
Adam Lind Petersen
Huntsville , Weber County, Utah.
Foto taget af Emil Clausen, Frederiksberggade 34, København. Foto nr. 96.
Bag på foto står: Aarhus, Denmark, June 22, 1903.
Født i Huntsville 2.3.1870 som søn af Søren L. Petersen og hustru Anna E. Nielsen. Faderen var fra Aarhus, moderen fra Helsingør. Parret blev viet om bord på skibet B.S. Kimball i 1863. Adam Lind Petersen var på mission i Danmark 1892-1894 og for anden gang 1902-1904. Sidste gang som præsident over Århus konference.
Born March 2, 1870, in Huntsville, Weber County, Utah, the son of Søren L. Petersen and Anna E. Nielsen. He was baptized in 1878 by Samuel S. Hammond, ordained a Seventy in 1892 by Abraham H. Cannon, and ordained a High Priest in 1907 by David O. McKay. He served as a member of the Stake Sunday School Board (Weber Stake) from 1887 to 1890, presided over the Y.M.M.I.A. of the Huntsville Ward from 1888 to 1891, filled a mission to Scandinavia in 1892-94, acting part of the time as president of the Copenhagen Conference, Denmark; filled a special M.I.A. mission to the San Juan Stake of Zion in 1898, and filled a second mission to Scandinavia in 1902-1904, presiding over the Aarhus Conference, Denmark, at which time the Aarhus L.D.S. Church property was purchased. After his return from that mission he was chosen as a member of the Weber Stake Sunday School Board in 1906 and a member of the High Council in the Ogden Stake November, 1907. Afterwards he was appointed to preside over the Scandinavian meetings in the three stakes in Weber County. Bro. Petersen has also served as justice of the peace in Huntsville precinct and city, and later in the Eden precinct. He served as a chief clerk of the House of Representatives in 1917 and secretary of the Senate of the Utah Legislature in 1919. In 1917 he filled a short mission to the Eastern States, being assigned especially to Washington, D.C., and for three months he served as reading clerk in Congress, a position with which no other Utah man ever before was honoured. Bro. Petersen moved with his family to Salt Lake City in 1919 and is now a resident of th 11. Ward. In 1868 (Nov. 8th) Bro. Petersen married Anna M. Petersen, the daughter of Christian Petersen and Emma Beckman, in the Logan Temple. This marriage has been blessed with 9 children. Bro. Petersen is now (1927) manager of the Associated Newspapers. (History of the Scandinavian Mission).
Jasper P. Petersen
Castle Dale, Emery county, Utah.
Foto af Kirstine Jensen, C. Sørensens Atelier, Allégade 88, Odense.
Barnebarn af snedker og missionær Rasmus Pedersen i Moderup, Særslev Sogn på Nordfyn.
(Se ”Miraklet på Fyn” af Margit Egdal – Kap. 19 om Rebekka).
Ankom i 1904 fra Zion for at missionere i Danmark. Det år var 92 ældste udsendt fra Zion til Skandinavien.
Arrived 1904 from Zion to fill a mission in Denmark.
H.T. Peterson
Smithfield, Cache County, Utah.
Foto af Hermansen, Aarhus, hjørnet af Ny Guldsmedgade og Nørre Allé. Foto dateret 12. juli 1898.
I 1896 ankom 68 ældste fra Zion, heriblandt Hans Törkild Peterson.
Arrived 1896 from Zion to fill a mission in Denmark.
R. C. Peterson
Mink Creek, Oneida County, Idaho.
Foto af Hermansen, Aarhus, Hjørnet af Ny Guldsmedgade og Nørre Alle. Dateret 12. juli 1898.
Alma Emanuel Rasmussen
745 South 9 th east, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Foto taget i Århus 13. oktober 1904 af fotograf Hermansen, hjørnet af Ny Guldsmedgade og Nørre Allé. Foto nr. 194.
Alma Emanuel Rasmussen, Bishop of the Emigration Ward, Liberty Stake, Utah, in 1930+, was born Aug. 1, 1882, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Niels Rasmussen and Laura Marie Thorup. He was baptized in September, 1890, was ordained an Elder June 9, 1902, by his father, filled a mission to Scandinavia in 1902-1905, was ordained a High Priest Aug. 14, 1927, by Geo. Careless; and a Bishop Jan. 19, 1930, by Richard R. Lyman. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, p.510
R. Rasmussen
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete county, Utah.
Foto af H. Hansen, Vestergade 28, Odense. Foto nr. 3?828.
I 1892 ankom Rasmus Rasmussen fra Zion til Danmark.
Arrived 1892 from Zion to fill a mission in Denmark.
Michael Sørensen
Pitt. St. 52, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fotograf H. Hansen, Vestergade 28, Odense. Foto nr. 37513.
Ankom i 1894 fra Zion til Danmark.
Arrived 1894 from Zion to fill a mission in Denmark.
Peter Sorensen
Brigham City , Box Elder County, Utah.Fotograf H. Hansen, Vestergade 28, Odense. Senere stempel på foto: P. Sørensen, Kingosgade 6, Odense – som om denne har købt en stak fortrykte stykker pap fra anden fotograf? Foto nr. 3180? (spørgsmålstegnet på nr. står på kartonet)
Herman F.F. Thorup
# 752 East 8 south st, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Foto Nationalatelieret, Århus.
Søn af Herman August Thorup og Maria Christine Christenson. Født 19. april 1849, København. Døbt som mormon 25. august 1861. Missionær på Sjælland. Emigrerede med forældrene i 1868. Opholdt sig et år i Chicago. Var i 1869 blandt det første hold passagerer, som nåede frem til Utah med den nyåbnede jernbane. Bosat i Provo til 1874. Flyttet til Salt Lake City. Ordineret som halvfjerdser i 1879. Mission i Skandinavien i 1879-1881. Anden gang på mission i Skandinavien 1899-1901, arbejdede i Århus konference, en del af tiden som præsident.
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 19, 1849, was baptized Aug. 25, 1861, labored as a local missionary on the island of Sjælland and emigrated with his parents to America in 1868. After residing in Chicago, Ill., one year, the family came on to Utah, in 1869, with the first company of emigrating Saints that reached Ogden on the Union Pacific Railway. Brother Thorup resided in Provo until 1874, when he removed to the First Ward, Salt Lake City. He was ordained a Seventy in 1879, filled a mission to Scandinavia in 1879-1881, labouring in the Copenhagen conference, Denmark. He filled a second mission to Scandinavia in 1899-1901, labouring in the Aarhus conference, part of time as its president. In Utah he has acted as a home missionary. (History of the Scandinavian Mission).
Herman F.F. Thorup, of the 1st Ward, Salt Lake City, was arrested for u.c., taken before Com. McKay, and placed under $1,000 bonds. (Andrew Jenson, Church Chronology, August 28, 1886 (Saturday)).
