Jens Pedersen
(1776-1837)
Else Margrethe Christensdatter
(1789-1855)
Jens Gotfredsen
(1810-1898)
Karen Jensdatter
(1812-1856)
Joseph Smith Gotfredsen
(1852-1891)

 

Familie

Joseph Smith Gotfredsen

  • Født: 2 Jul. 1852, Kaas, Jetsmark, Hjørring, Danmark
  • Død: 24 Feb. 1891, Vermillion, Servier, Utah, USA at age 38
  • Begravet: Sigurd, Sevier, Utah, United States

  Generelle notater:

Han blev født den 2 juli 1852, søn af indsidder Jens Gotfredsen af Kaas og hustru Karen Jensdatter.
Ingen dåb, da forældrene er mormoner.
(Kilde: Jetsmark kirkebog 1844 - 1852, opslag 45, Hjørring Amt.)

Joseph 's parents joined the Church a year before he was born. They named him for the Prophet but when they went to register his name and birth, the recorder refused to put his "degraded" name on the records. After arriving in America , his father worked at various towns on the way west. Joseph started school in St. Louis, Missouri , and learned to speak English. They traveled part way to Utah with Johnston 's Army, who treated them kindly. They settled in Salt Lake for a time. He stayed with them until 1869, when he went to Springville to find work. He worked in the Tintic Mines until 1877. Then he moved to Vermillion, Utah , and purchased a farm and built a home.

Arrival: 20 Sep 1858, Iver N. Iversen Co.

Joseph Smith Gottredson's father is Jens Gottfredson born 9 April 1810 & Karen Jensen born 23 May 1812.

The Life Summary of Joseph Smith
When Joseph Smith Gottfredson was born on 2 July 1852, in Jetsmark, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jens Gottfredsen, was 42 and his mother, Karen Jensdatter, was 40. He married Louisa Colby on 8 July 1881, in Vermillion, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Ålborg, Denmark in 1855. He died on 24 February 1891, in Vermillion, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Sigurd, Sevier, Utah, United States.

  Begivenheder i hans liv:

• not christened: Parents were Mormons, never baptized in the Lutheran Church.

• Indvandring, 20 Sep. 1858, Utah, United States.

• Indvandring, 13 Sep. 1857, Utah, United States.

• Religion: Baptized-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 25 Jun. 1865.

• Religion: Endowed-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1 Jun. 1883.




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