Anna Fredrickson was born 21 December 1820 in Norway. Her father's name was Anders Fredrickson. Her mother's maiden name was Christen Pederson. Anna was christened in the State church, which was Lutheran as Anna Claudine Anderson. Her father was Anders Frederickson, but in the Scandinavian countries the children take the name of the father's first name for their last name. Thus the reason for Anna to be Anderson [or Frederickson]. Anna had three sisters and four brothers. Anna was the fourth child in the family. Everyday the household tasks must be done; the house cleaned, cows and sheep taken care of, the fish cleaned as Anna's father was a farmer and fisherman and was out at sea in the summer time. This left the care of the farm to the other members of the family. September 22, 1830 was the beginning of tragic days for Anna. This day hundreds of boats and men had gone a considerable distance from shore to fish. This was not unusual and it was not unusual for the sun to suddenly hide behind a cloud, for the wind to come in from the west; for the ocean to grow unruly, and perhaps in an hour or two one of the fearful storms of the North Sea to be raging upon the fishing ground. Anna's father never returned to his family that day. He died at sea in the terrible storm that descended on the fishing boats.
The death of Anna's father left her mother with five children to care for. The youngest was only one and a half years old and the oldest daughter was sixteen. These children had to help their mother as best they could. Anna's mother had given birth to eight children and only five were now alive.
Because Anna's father had died when Anna was very young, at the tender age of ten Anna was compelled to work out tending children to help the family. Anna's mother married again on August 3, 1835 to a good man by the name of Christen Jacobson. He had never been married before. He would read the Bible to the family. Anna's step father was very good to her. He told Anna that some day there would be a prophet raised up. He told Anna that he would not live to see the prophet, but perhaps Anna would. This so impressed Anna that when she heard the Mormon elders, she realized that what her step father had told her was true. Anna was baptized, but she dared not to tell the people for whom she was working because it would mean being turned away from her work.
Anna married Christen Olson. Anna had a little daughter Christine born November of 1852. The father deserted his family and Anna had to work to support herself and her daughter. It was while living in Trondheim on the main land, that Anna heard the missionaries. She was baptized on August 2, 1860. At last this little woman set her face toward the land where she could learn more of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anna worked and saved all she could for her desired voyage to the Utah valley in the United States.
It was from Trondheim that a passport was issued on the 13 March 1862 to Anna and her nine year old daughter Kristine Olson to Utah. This cost 64 Norwegian shillings. On Monday, April 21, 1862, Anna and her small daughter sailed from Hamburg with 484 emigrating Saints on board. Measles was brought aboard the ship. There were sixty-two children on board and all perished during the trip, including Anna's daughter Christine. Christine was 10 years old and was buried at sea. Imagine the sadness this mother faced in burying her precious little girl at sea. The journey across the ocean was a very hard one, lasting six weeks.
On the 7th of June, 1862, the Athenia arrived in New York where they met Elder Soren Christofferson's company. This company had arrived on the 6th of June. Both companies left New York on June 9th by train for Florence, Nebraska where they arrived safely on the 19th of June. Anna left Florence in a division of the Scandinavian emigrants and crossed the plains in Captain Joseph Horne's company on the 29th of June, 1862. This company contained 570 souls and 52 ox teams.
Anna began her trek to Salt Lake City, Utah. She walked along with the rest of those in her company, sleeping on the roadside, walking over trackless deserts, and pushing a handcart. Her courage never faltered because she was going to learn more of the prophet of whom her step-father had told her about. Anna arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1862 at the old Tithing Yard, a large building where the Hotel Utah now stands. She didn't know a single person, but she chanced to meet a young Swedish girl who had been in the country about a year. Anna inquired of this girl if she knew where Anna could get a place to work. The young lady replied that she knew a widower that would like a housekeeper, but that Anna would have to work for nothing. Anna was very happy to obtain a home. Anna was directed to the home of Samuel Merrill. This home was located at 437 North Second Street in Salt Lake City. The aged man was eighty-one years old and the little two room adobe house had scarcely any comforts such as furniture. Samuel was a widower, his wife Phoebe had died in January of this same year 1862. Samuel had given all the household furniture to his first family.
Samuel was one of the first in the Salt Lake valley to have an orchard after leaving Nauvoo. Anna was very industrious drying fruit in the summer and then carrying it up to Teasdale's store where it was put into large wooden bins and then it was sent east. The fruit in those days was of the finest to be found anywhere. Anna also sold butter and eggs, carded wool, spun yarn, made their own clothing, and also soap and candles. She soon had the home furnished with rag carpets, odd chairs, and other comforts. Samuel Merrill realized how happy Anna made him so when he was eighty-two years old in November of 1862, Samuel and Anna were married in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah, one month after Anna arrived in the Salt Lake City.
This little Norwegian woman was very desirous of learning the English language and at night while spinning yarn she would study her little primer. She never went to the Scandinavian meetings, but would be found in the Tabernacle every Sunday sitting listening although she could not understand what was being said. At last she could understand and talk the language of her new country.
On the 10th of November, 1863, a daughter was born to Samuel and Anna whom they called Phoebe, being named after father Merrill's first wife. On May 12, 1866, another daughter was born to them and they named her Rebecca. Soon after this father Merrill had a stroke which left him helpless. His faithful wife nursed him and cared for him like a child. In this little home perfect peace and happiness dwelt. Father Merrill was a Captain in the War of 1812 and he received a pension of $8 a month. His wife Anna was very good at saving and by selling fruit, butter, and eggs, by cutting down some of the large apple trees to use for fuel in winter, Anna at last saved enough to build a little kitchen on the two rooms. Anna continue to make life happy for her husband and children. Samuel Merrill lived to be ninety-eight years and three days old. He never ceased to give thanks to his Heavenly Father for sending this little woman who had endured so many hardships for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Anna died at the age of sixty-five. She was beloved by her children who will never forget the many sacrifices she made in order that they might live in this lovely land, the chosen land America. Anna is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery next to her married daughter Rebecca Merrill Ostler.
The death of Anna's father left her mother with five children to care for. The youngest was only one and a half years old and the oldest daughter was sixteen. These children had to help their mother as best they could. Anna's mother had given birth to eight children and only five were now alive.
Because Anna's father had died when Anna was very young, at the tender age of ten Anna was compelled to work out tending children to help the family. Anna's mother married again on August 3, 1835 to a good man by the name of Christen Jacobson. He had never been married before. He would read the Bible to the family. Anna's step father was very good to her. He told Anna that some day there would be a prophet raised up. He told Anna that he would not live to see the prophet, but perhaps Anna would. This so impressed Anna that when she heard the Mormon elders, she realized that what her step father had told her was true. Anna was baptized, but she dared not to tell the people for whom she was working because it would mean being turned away from her work.
Anna married Christen Olson. Anna had a little daughter Christine born November of 1852. The father deserted his family and Anna had to work to support herself and her daughter. It was while living in Trondheim on the main land, that Anna heard the missionaries. She was baptized on August 2, 1860. At last this little woman set her face toward the land where she could learn more of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anna worked and saved all she could for her desired voyage to the Utah valley in the United States.
It was from Trondheim that a passport was issued on the 13 March 1862 to Anna and her nine year old daughter Kristine Olson to Utah. This cost 64 Norwegian shillings. On Monday, April 21, 1862, Anna and her small daughter sailed from Hamburg with 484 emigrating Saints on board. Measles was brought aboard the ship. There were sixty-two children on board and all perished during the trip, including Anna's daughter Christine. Christine was 10 years old and was buried at sea. Imagine the sadness this mother faced in burying her precious little girl at sea. The journey across the ocean was a very hard one, lasting six weeks.
On the 7th of June, 1862, the Athenia arrived in New York where they met Elder Soren Christofferson's company. This company had arrived on the 6th of June. Both companies left New York on June 9th by train for Florence, Nebraska where they arrived safely on the 19th of June. Anna left Florence in a division of the Scandinavian emigrants and crossed the plains in Captain Joseph Horne's company on the 29th of June, 1862. This company contained 570 souls and 52 ox teams.
Anna began her trek to Salt Lake City, Utah. She walked along with the rest of those in her company, sleeping on the roadside, walking over trackless deserts, and pushing a handcart. Her courage never faltered because she was going to learn more of the prophet of whom her step-father had told her about. Anna arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1862 at the old Tithing Yard, a large building where the Hotel Utah now stands. She didn't know a single person, but she chanced to meet a young Swedish girl who had been in the country about a year. Anna inquired of this girl if she knew where Anna could get a place to work. The young lady replied that she knew a widower that would like a housekeeper, but that Anna would have to work for nothing. Anna was very happy to obtain a home. Anna was directed to the home of Samuel Merrill. This home was located at 437 North Second Street in Salt Lake City. The aged man was eighty-one years old and the little two room adobe house had scarcely any comforts such as furniture. Samuel was a widower, his wife Phoebe had died in January of this same year 1862. Samuel had given all the household furniture to his first family.
Samuel was one of the first in the Salt Lake valley to have an orchard after leaving Nauvoo. Anna was very industrious drying fruit in the summer and then carrying it up to Teasdale's store where it was put into large wooden bins and then it was sent east. The fruit in those days was of the finest to be found anywhere. Anna also sold butter and eggs, carded wool, spun yarn, made their own clothing, and also soap and candles. She soon had the home furnished with rag carpets, odd chairs, and other comforts. Samuel Merrill realized how happy Anna made him so when he was eighty-two years old in November of 1862, Samuel and Anna were married in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah, one month after Anna arrived in the Salt Lake City.
This little Norwegian woman was very desirous of learning the English language and at night while spinning yarn she would study her little primer. She never went to the Scandinavian meetings, but would be found in the Tabernacle every Sunday sitting listening although she could not understand what was being said. At last she could understand and talk the language of her new country.
On the 10th of November, 1863, a daughter was born to Samuel and Anna whom they called Phoebe, being named after father Merrill's first wife. On May 12, 1866, another daughter was born to them and they named her Rebecca. Soon after this father Merrill had a stroke which left him helpless. His faithful wife nursed him and cared for him like a child. In this little home perfect peace and happiness dwelt. Father Merrill was a Captain in the War of 1812 and he received a pension of $8 a month. His wife Anna was very good at saving and by selling fruit, butter, and eggs, by cutting down some of the large apple trees to use for fuel in winter, Anna at last saved enough to build a little kitchen on the two rooms. Anna continue to make life happy for her husband and children. Samuel Merrill lived to be ninety-eight years and three days old. He never ceased to give thanks to his Heavenly Father for sending this little woman who had endured so many hardships for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Anna died at the age of sixty-five. She was beloved by her children who will never forget the many sacrifices she made in order that they might live in this lovely land, the chosen land America. Anna is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery next to her married daughter Rebecca Merrill Ostler.
Anna Fredrickson was born 21 December 1820 in Norway. Her father's name was Anders Fredrickson. Her mother's maiden name was Christen Pederson. Anna was christened in the State church, which was Lutheran as Anna Claudine Anderson. Her father was Anders Frederickson, but in the Scandinavian countries the children take the name of the father's first name for their last name. Thus the reason for Anna to be Anderson [or Frederickson]. Anna had three sisters and four brothers. Anna was the fourth child in the family. Everyday the household tasks must be done; the house cleaned, cows and sheep taken care of, the fish cleaned as Anna's father was a farmer and fisherman and was out at sea in the summer time. This left the care of the farm to the other members of the family. September 22, 1830 was the beginning of tragic days for Anna. This day hundreds of boats and men had gone a considerable distance from shore to fish. This was not unusual and it was not unusual for the sun to suddenly hide behind a cloud, for the wind to come in from the west; for the ocean to grow unruly, and perhaps in an hour or two one of the fearful storms of the North Sea to be raging upon the fishing ground. Anna's father never returned to his family that day. He died at sea in the terrible storm that descended on the fishing boats.
The death of Anna's father left her mother with five children to care for. The youngest was only one and a half years old and the oldest daughter was sixteen. These children had to help their mother as best they could. Anna's mother had given birth to eight children and only five were now alive.
Because Anna's father had died when Anna was very young, at the tender age of ten Anna was compelled to work out tending children to help the family. Anna's mother married again on August 3, 1835 to a good man by the name of Christen Jacobson. He had never been married before. He would read the Bible to the family. Anna's step father was very good to her. He told Anna that some day there would be a prophet raised up. He told Anna that he would not live to see the prophet, but perhaps Anna would. This so impressed Anna that when she heard the Mormon elders, she realized that what her step father had told her was true. Anna was baptized, but she dared not to tell the people for whom she was working because it would mean being turned away from her work.
Anna married Christen Olson. Anna had a little daughter Christine born November of 1852. The father deserted his family and Anna had to work to support herself and her daughter. It was while living in Trondheim on the main land, that Anna heard the missionaries. She was baptized on August 2, 1860. At last this little woman set her face toward the land where she could learn more of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anna worked and saved all she could for her desired voyage to the Utah valley in the United States.
It was from Trondheim that a passport was issued on the 13 March 1862 to Anna and her nine year old daughter Kristine Olson to Utah. This cost 64 Norwegian shillings. On Monday, April 21, 1862, Anna and her small daughter sailed from Hamburg with 484 emigrating Saints on board. Measles was brought aboard the ship. There were sixty-two children on board and all perished during the trip, including Anna's daughter Christine. Christine was 10 years old and was buried at sea. Imagine the sadness this mother faced in burying her precious little girl at sea. The journey across the ocean was a very hard one, lasting six weeks.
On the 7th of June, 1862, the Athenia arrived in New York where they met Elder Soren Christofferson's company. This company had arrived on the 6th of June. Both companies left New York on June 9th by train for Florence, Nebraska where they arrived safely on the 19th of June. Anna left Florence in a division of the Scandinavian emigrants and crossed the plains in Captain Joseph Horne's company on the 29th of June, 1862. This company contained 570 souls and 52 ox teams.
Anna began her trek to Salt Lake City, Utah. She walked along with the rest of those in her company, sleeping on the roadside, walking over trackless deserts, and pushing a handcart. Her courage never faltered because she was going to learn more of the prophet of whom her step-father had told her about. Anna arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1862 at the old Tithing Yard, a large building where the Hotel Utah now stands. She didn't know a single person, but she chanced to meet a young Swedish girl who had been in the country about a year. Anna inquired of this girl if she knew where Anna could get a place to work. The young lady replied that she knew a widower that would like a housekeeper, but that Anna would have to work for nothing. Anna was very happy to obtain a home. Anna was directed to the home of Samuel Merrill. This home was located at 437 North Second Street in Salt Lake City. The aged man was eighty-one years old and the little two room adobe house had scarcely any comforts such as furniture. Samuel was a widower, his wife Phoebe had died in January of this same year 1862. Samuel had given all the household furniture to his first family.
Samuel was one of the first in the Salt Lake valley to have an orchard after leaving Nauvoo. Anna was very industrious drying fruit in the summer and then carrying it up to Teasdale's store where it was put into large wooden bins and then it was sent east. The fruit in those days was of the finest to be found anywhere. Anna also sold butter and eggs, carded wool, spun yarn, made their own clothing, and also soap and candles. She soon had the home furnished with rag carpets, odd chairs, and other comforts. Samuel Merrill realized how happy Anna made him so when he was eighty-two years old in November of 1862, Samuel and Anna were married in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah, one month after Anna arrived in the Salt Lake City.
This little Norwegian woman was very desirous of learning the English language and at night while spinning yarn she would study her little primer. She never went to the Scandinavian meetings, but would be found in the Tabernacle every Sunday sitting listening although she could not understand what was being said. At last she could understand and talk the language of her new country.
On the 10th of November, 1863, a daughter was born to Samuel and Anna whom they called Phoebe, being named after father Merrill's first wife. On May 12, 1866, another daughter was born to them and they named her Rebecca. Soon after this father Merrill had a stroke which left him helpless. His faithful wife nursed him and cared for him like a child. In this little home perfect peace and happiness dwelt. Father Merrill was a Captain in the War of 1812 and he received a pension of $8 a month. His wife Anna was very good at saving and by selling fruit, butter, and eggs, by cutting down some of the large apple trees to use for fuel in winter, Anna at last saved enough to build a little kitchen on the two rooms. Anna continue to make life happy for her husband and children. Samuel Merrill lived to be ninety-eight years and three days old. He never ceased to give thanks to his Heavenly Father for sending this little woman who had endured so many hardships for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Anna died at the age of sixty-five. She was beloved by her children who will never forget the many sacrifices she made in order that they might live in this lovely land, the chosen land America. Anna is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery next to her married daughter Rebecca Merrill Ostler.
The death of Anna's father left her mother with five children to care for. The youngest was only one and a half years old and the oldest daughter was sixteen. These children had to help their mother as best they could. Anna's mother had given birth to eight children and only five were now alive.
Because Anna's father had died when Anna was very young, at the tender age of ten Anna was compelled to work out tending children to help the family. Anna's mother married again on August 3, 1835 to a good man by the name of Christen Jacobson. He had never been married before. He would read the Bible to the family. Anna's step father was very good to her. He told Anna that some day there would be a prophet raised up. He told Anna that he would not live to see the prophet, but perhaps Anna would. This so impressed Anna that when she heard the Mormon elders, she realized that what her step father had told her was true. Anna was baptized, but she dared not to tell the people for whom she was working because it would mean being turned away from her work.
Anna married Christen Olson. Anna had a little daughter Christine born November of 1852. The father deserted his family and Anna had to work to support herself and her daughter. It was while living in Trondheim on the main land, that Anna heard the missionaries. She was baptized on August 2, 1860. At last this little woman set her face toward the land where she could learn more of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anna worked and saved all she could for her desired voyage to the Utah valley in the United States.
It was from Trondheim that a passport was issued on the 13 March 1862 to Anna and her nine year old daughter Kristine Olson to Utah. This cost 64 Norwegian shillings. On Monday, April 21, 1862, Anna and her small daughter sailed from Hamburg with 484 emigrating Saints on board. Measles was brought aboard the ship. There were sixty-two children on board and all perished during the trip, including Anna's daughter Christine. Christine was 10 years old and was buried at sea. Imagine the sadness this mother faced in burying her precious little girl at sea. The journey across the ocean was a very hard one, lasting six weeks.
On the 7th of June, 1862, the Athenia arrived in New York where they met Elder Soren Christofferson's company. This company had arrived on the 6th of June. Both companies left New York on June 9th by train for Florence, Nebraska where they arrived safely on the 19th of June. Anna left Florence in a division of the Scandinavian emigrants and crossed the plains in Captain Joseph Horne's company on the 29th of June, 1862. This company contained 570 souls and 52 ox teams.
Anna began her trek to Salt Lake City, Utah. She walked along with the rest of those in her company, sleeping on the roadside, walking over trackless deserts, and pushing a handcart. Her courage never faltered because she was going to learn more of the prophet of whom her step-father had told her about. Anna arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1862 at the old Tithing Yard, a large building where the Hotel Utah now stands. She didn't know a single person, but she chanced to meet a young Swedish girl who had been in the country about a year. Anna inquired of this girl if she knew where Anna could get a place to work. The young lady replied that she knew a widower that would like a housekeeper, but that Anna would have to work for nothing. Anna was very happy to obtain a home. Anna was directed to the home of Samuel Merrill. This home was located at 437 North Second Street in Salt Lake City. The aged man was eighty-one years old and the little two room adobe house had scarcely any comforts such as furniture. Samuel was a widower, his wife Phoebe had died in January of this same year 1862. Samuel had given all the household furniture to his first family.
Samuel was one of the first in the Salt Lake valley to have an orchard after leaving Nauvoo. Anna was very industrious drying fruit in the summer and then carrying it up to Teasdale's store where it was put into large wooden bins and then it was sent east. The fruit in those days was of the finest to be found anywhere. Anna also sold butter and eggs, carded wool, spun yarn, made their own clothing, and also soap and candles. She soon had the home furnished with rag carpets, odd chairs, and other comforts. Samuel Merrill realized how happy Anna made him so when he was eighty-two years old in November of 1862, Samuel and Anna were married in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah, one month after Anna arrived in the Salt Lake City.
This little Norwegian woman was very desirous of learning the English language and at night while spinning yarn she would study her little primer. She never went to the Scandinavian meetings, but would be found in the Tabernacle every Sunday sitting listening although she could not understand what was being said. At last she could understand and talk the language of her new country.
On the 10th of November, 1863, a daughter was born to Samuel and Anna whom they called Phoebe, being named after father Merrill's first wife. On May 12, 1866, another daughter was born to them and they named her Rebecca. Soon after this father Merrill had a stroke which left him helpless. His faithful wife nursed him and cared for him like a child. In this little home perfect peace and happiness dwelt. Father Merrill was a Captain in the War of 1812 and he received a pension of $8 a month. His wife Anna was very good at saving and by selling fruit, butter, and eggs, by cutting down some of the large apple trees to use for fuel in winter, Anna at last saved enough to build a little kitchen on the two rooms. Anna continue to make life happy for her husband and children. Samuel Merrill lived to be ninety-eight years and three days old. He never ceased to give thanks to his Heavenly Father for sending this little woman who had endured so many hardships for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Anna died at the age of sixty-five. She was beloved by her children who will never forget the many sacrifices she made in order that they might live in this lovely land, the chosen land America. Anna is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery next to her married daughter Rebecca Merrill Ostler.
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