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Peter Jensen

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Peter Jensen

Birth
Aarhus, Arhus Kommune, Midtjylland, Denmark
Death
13 May 1872 (aged 60)
Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
Burial
Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.5408378, Longitude: -111.5946509
Plot
Old Cemetery
Memorial ID
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Son of Jens Jensen & Kierstin Pedersen.
Wife of (1) Kjersten Andersen & (2)Ann Pedersen.

Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2

Name: Peder/Peter Jensen
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1811
Birth Place: Skanderborg, Aarhus, Denmark
Parents: Jens and Kirsten Pedersen Jensen, Jr.
Death Date: 13 May 1872
Death Place: Moroni, Sanpete, Utah
Arrival: 23 Sep 1862, C.A. Madsen Co.
Spouse: Kjersten Andersen
Marriage Date: 1838
Marriage Place: Farre, Aarhus, Denmark
Spouse's Birth Date: Oct 1809
Spouse's Birth Place: Farre, Jutland, Denmark Spouse's Death Date: 18 May 1880
Spouse's Death Place: Moroni, Sanpete, Utah

Peder was a weaver and was known for his fine work. He was also a small truck farmer. When some local missionaries visited them, they were soon converted and were baptized. They sold all they had and left Denmark. Arriving in New York, they took a train to St. Louis, Missouri, a steam boat to Florence, Nebraska , and crossed the plains by ox and wagon. They saved the lives of several people during the journey. Upon their arrival in Salt Lake, they were asked to help settle Sanpete County in Moroni, where Peter and Kjersten lived out their lives. They were active members of the community and the church all their lives.

Children:
Jens W. , b. 4 Jan 1839 . Md. 1st Kerstin Sorenen . Md. 2nd Sophia Andersen . D. 7 Feb 1901

Ellen Margrethe , b. 8 Jul 1840. Md. Niels Rasmussen. D. 8 Oct 1890.

Anders, b.20 Oct 1841. Md. Karen Maria Sorensen. D. 18 Mar 1874.

Soren Peter, b. 17 Aug 1843. Md. Maren Christensen. D.26 Feb 1936.

Andreas, b. 4 Dec 1844. Md. Maria Lauritzen. D. 31 Oct 1915.

Christen, b. 28 Oct 1848. Md. Maria Sophia Andersen. D. 31 Oct 1932.

Karen Kjerstin, b. 8 Feb 1852. Md. Peter Lauritzen. D. 4 Feb 1936.


Submitted by: Elaine Schofield and Margery Bitter
Son of Jens Jensen & Kierstin Pedersen.
Wife of (1) Kjersten Andersen & (2)Ann Pedersen.

Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2

Name: Peder/Peter Jensen
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1811
Birth Place: Skanderborg, Aarhus, Denmark
Parents: Jens and Kirsten Pedersen Jensen, Jr.
Death Date: 13 May 1872
Death Place: Moroni, Sanpete, Utah
Arrival: 23 Sep 1862, C.A. Madsen Co.
Spouse: Kjersten Andersen
Marriage Date: 1838
Marriage Place: Farre, Aarhus, Denmark
Spouse's Birth Date: Oct 1809
Spouse's Birth Place: Farre, Jutland, Denmark Spouse's Death Date: 18 May 1880
Spouse's Death Place: Moroni, Sanpete, Utah

Peder was a weaver and was known for his fine work. He was also a small truck farmer. When some local missionaries visited them, they were soon converted and were baptized. They sold all they had and left Denmark. Arriving in New York, they took a train to St. Louis, Missouri, a steam boat to Florence, Nebraska , and crossed the plains by ox and wagon. They saved the lives of several people during the journey. Upon their arrival in Salt Lake, they were asked to help settle Sanpete County in Moroni, where Peter and Kjersten lived out their lives. They were active members of the community and the church all their lives.

Children:
Jens W. , b. 4 Jan 1839 . Md. 1st Kerstin Sorenen . Md. 2nd Sophia Andersen . D. 7 Feb 1901

Ellen Margrethe , b. 8 Jul 1840. Md. Niels Rasmussen. D. 8 Oct 1890.

Anders, b.20 Oct 1841. Md. Karen Maria Sorensen. D. 18 Mar 1874.

Soren Peter, b. 17 Aug 1843. Md. Maren Christensen. D.26 Feb 1936.

Andreas, b. 4 Dec 1844. Md. Maria Lauritzen. D. 31 Oct 1915.

Christen, b. 28 Oct 1848. Md. Maria Sophia Andersen. D. 31 Oct 1932.

Karen Kjerstin, b. 8 Feb 1852. Md. Peter Lauritzen. D. 4 Feb 1936.


Submitted by: Elaine Schofield and Margery Bitter


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37165877/peter-jensen: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Jensen (29 Jul 1811–13 May 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37165877, citing Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, USA; Maintained by CM (contributor 46921197).