Born at Vindby, Vind, Rinkobing, Denmark
Married Jens Andersen, 30 Oct 1853, Denmark
Children - Andrew James Andersen; Ane Cecelie Jensen Andersen; Poul Jensen Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Christiana Andersen; Baby Female Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Alice Andersen
History - Jens was a wealthy man in Danmark and sold his "gord," a huge piece of land, in order to pay the fare for his friends in the Gospel to come over to this new country on a wooden ship. There was a terrible hurricane on the ocean and it took them almost three months to cross. The captain of the ship told them to tie themselves and their trunks to the poles. His first wife, Karen, was hurled against a heavy trunk, which broke her leg. She never recovered fully. After arriving in this country they walked all the way from Council Bluffs to Smithfield, Utah. When Karen's baby was born it died, and they had to bury it on the side of the road. Soon after that Karen also died. Jens took his children and moved to Brigham City, Utah.
Newspaper - James (Jens) Andersen, sold his land in Denmark to purchase passage to America for himself, his wife and several friends sharing his religious beliefs.
The wooden ship on which they sailed barely survived the stormy crossing. At one time the passengers tied themselves and their baggage to the masts to keep from being washed overboard. In the tumult a trunk slid onto Mrs. Andersen, breaking her leg.
Overland to Iowa
Despite her injury, they made their way overland by various means to Council Bluffs, Iowa. By then their only way of travel was on foot. Along the way Mrs. Andersen was delivered of a child; it did not live, and after a brief burial service at the roadside they continued, still walking, to settle in Smithfield, Utah. Mrs. Andersen died shortly after their arrival.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, John F. Sanders Company (1863); Age at departure: 32
Married Jens Andersen, 30 Oct 1853, Denmark
Children - Andrew James Andersen; Ane Cecelie Jensen Andersen; Poul Jensen Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Christiana Andersen; Baby Female Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Alice Andersen
History - Jens was a wealthy man in Danmark and sold his "gord," a huge piece of land, in order to pay the fare for his friends in the Gospel to come over to this new country on a wooden ship. There was a terrible hurricane on the ocean and it took them almost three months to cross. The captain of the ship told them to tie themselves and their trunks to the poles. His first wife, Karen, was hurled against a heavy trunk, which broke her leg. She never recovered fully. After arriving in this country they walked all the way from Council Bluffs to Smithfield, Utah. When Karen's baby was born it died, and they had to bury it on the side of the road. Soon after that Karen also died. Jens took his children and moved to Brigham City, Utah.
Newspaper - James (Jens) Andersen, sold his land in Denmark to purchase passage to America for himself, his wife and several friends sharing his religious beliefs.
The wooden ship on which they sailed barely survived the stormy crossing. At one time the passengers tied themselves and their baggage to the masts to keep from being washed overboard. In the tumult a trunk slid onto Mrs. Andersen, breaking her leg.
Overland to Iowa
Despite her injury, they made their way overland by various means to Council Bluffs, Iowa. By then their only way of travel was on foot. Along the way Mrs. Andersen was delivered of a child; it did not live, and after a brief burial service at the roadside they continued, still walking, to settle in Smithfield, Utah. Mrs. Andersen died shortly after their arrival.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, John F. Sanders Company (1863); Age at departure: 32
Born at Vindby, Vind, Rinkobing, Denmark
Married Jens Andersen, 30 Oct 1853, Denmark
Children - Andrew James Andersen; Ane Cecelie Jensen Andersen; Poul Jensen Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Christiana Andersen; Baby Female Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Alice Andersen
History - Jens was a wealthy man in Danmark and sold his "gord," a huge piece of land, in order to pay the fare for his friends in the Gospel to come over to this new country on a wooden ship. There was a terrible hurricane on the ocean and it took them almost three months to cross. The captain of the ship told them to tie themselves and their trunks to the poles. His first wife, Karen, was hurled against a heavy trunk, which broke her leg. She never recovered fully. After arriving in this country they walked all the way from Council Bluffs to Smithfield, Utah. When Karen's baby was born it died, and they had to bury it on the side of the road. Soon after that Karen also died. Jens took his children and moved to Brigham City, Utah.
Newspaper - James (Jens) Andersen, sold his land in Denmark to purchase passage to America for himself, his wife and several friends sharing his religious beliefs.
The wooden ship on which they sailed barely survived the stormy crossing. At one time the passengers tied themselves and their baggage to the masts to keep from being washed overboard. In the tumult a trunk slid onto Mrs. Andersen, breaking her leg.
Overland to Iowa
Despite her injury, they made their way overland by various means to Council Bluffs, Iowa. By then their only way of travel was on foot. Along the way Mrs. Andersen was delivered of a child; it did not live, and after a brief burial service at the roadside they continued, still walking, to settle in Smithfield, Utah. Mrs. Andersen died shortly after their arrival.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, John F. Sanders Company (1863); Age at departure: 32
Married Jens Andersen, 30 Oct 1853, Denmark
Children - Andrew James Andersen; Ane Cecelie Jensen Andersen; Poul Jensen Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Christiana Andersen; Baby Female Andersen died at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Alice Andersen
History - Jens was a wealthy man in Danmark and sold his "gord," a huge piece of land, in order to pay the fare for his friends in the Gospel to come over to this new country on a wooden ship. There was a terrible hurricane on the ocean and it took them almost three months to cross. The captain of the ship told them to tie themselves and their trunks to the poles. His first wife, Karen, was hurled against a heavy trunk, which broke her leg. She never recovered fully. After arriving in this country they walked all the way from Council Bluffs to Smithfield, Utah. When Karen's baby was born it died, and they had to bury it on the side of the road. Soon after that Karen also died. Jens took his children and moved to Brigham City, Utah.
Newspaper - James (Jens) Andersen, sold his land in Denmark to purchase passage to America for himself, his wife and several friends sharing his religious beliefs.
The wooden ship on which they sailed barely survived the stormy crossing. At one time the passengers tied themselves and their baggage to the masts to keep from being washed overboard. In the tumult a trunk slid onto Mrs. Andersen, breaking her leg.
Overland to Iowa
Despite her injury, they made their way overland by various means to Council Bluffs, Iowa. By then their only way of travel was on foot. Along the way Mrs. Andersen was delivered of a child; it did not live, and after a brief burial service at the roadside they continued, still walking, to settle in Smithfield, Utah. Mrs. Andersen died shortly after their arrival.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, John F. Sanders Company (1863); Age at departure: 32
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