Mariane Geertsen

  Generelle notater:

Hun blev født den 30 august 1858, døbt i kirken den 14 november 1858, datter af husmand Lars Geertsen og hustru Ane Christine Christensdatter, 29 år i Brovst.
(Kilde: Brovst kirkebog 1847 - 1860, opslag 96, Hjørring amt).

Carl, Mariane, Lars & Ane arrived in New York on Apr 27, 1886 aboard the steamship Bohemia. They traveled to Salt Lake City by rail and stage. They were sponsored by Carl’s brother Neils Peter Thompson. Neils owned a clock and watch repair shop on Regent Street in Salt Lake City.

Carl Valdemar was the first-born child in Utah but died before he was one year old. He was buried in a "Paupers Grave" in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Carl Joseph could not afford the funeral expenses.

Carl was a glass blower in Denmark and served in the Danish Army for several years.
Carl’s first job was at the salt plant in Salt Lake City. Mariane was afraid of being alone in a new country so she would lock all the doors and pull all the window blinds down and more or less barricaded her and the children in the house. The first contact she had, besides Neils Peter and his wife Kathrine, was a Jewel Tea salesman who spoke Danish and helped her learn to speak a little English.

Carl’s next job was working in the Crescent Mine in Park City. He and Peter Kass, a childhood friend of Carls, and their families moved to Crescent Mine above Park City. Mary Carle was born on the mine property with Peter Kass’s wife attending as the mid-wife. The two families lived in a long building with their rooms separated by a hallway. Peter Kass sold his claim in the Crescent Mine and the two families moved to Park City and rented a home on Woodside Ave. Carl built a home on Norfolk Ave and they became homeowners in a new county.

Carl’s next job was at the Marsac Mills. He was paid in script to be spent at the company store. He later worked at a
"one-horse" operating mine called the Flagstaff. His next job was working for the Silver King Mine. He worked there for many years. My Mother, Emma, remembers his lunch bucket. It was a round pail with three compartments. Tea or coffee in the bottom, a compartment for sandwiches and fruit in the middle and the top compartment for a piece of pie, cookies or cake. Carl's children used to scramble for the lunch pale when he came home from the mine to see if he left any goodies. One of his jobs was to load the ore buckets on the tram-way so the ore could be taken down the hill to the mill on Park Ave in Park City.

The mines went out on strike and the other workers wanted Carl to cross the picket line but he was a strong union man and refused. Because of his actions he was black-balled from ever working in the Silver King mine again. Frank Kane a friend of the family got him a job at the Ontario Mine shaping mine timbers. His salary was $4.00 a day and that was the most he ever made in his life time.

Carl became very ill (1925-1926) and was unable to hold down the mine job. Andrew Petersen, (my Grandfather) gave Carl a job scraping rocks off the roads. Emma Thompson, (my Mother) would take him to work and pick him up after his shift.
He was really too ill to do much work. My Grandfather Andrew Petersen gave him the job so he could have some self respect and earn some money. His illness became worse and he was confined to his bed for almost a year before he passed away on Oct 7, 1927. He died of miners’ consumption (TB). He is buried in the Thompson Family Plot in Glen Wood Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

Submitted: Klyde L Petersen (Grandson)

The following story was told to me by my Mother Emma Thompson Petersen and confirmed by my grandmother Mariane Geertsen.

Christoffer Geertsen visited Mariane Geertsen my Grandmother in Park City in the year 1891. Mariane was his sister, he stayed for some time. Christoffer left to return to Denmark but was never heard from after his departure. His satchel (suitcase) was found near a bridge but no sign of him. The local Police called it a case of missing persons, perhaps with foul play involved. The case was closed and no one did a follow up.

I have found the passenger list for the ship “Thingvalla” listing Christoffer Geertsen from Denmark, arriving in New York City on 9 July 1891, age listed as 26.

The Life Summary of Mariane
When Mariane Geertsen was born on 30 August 1858, in Brovst, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Laurs Geertsen, was 23 and her mother, Ane Christine Christendatter, was 28. She married Carl Joseph Thomsen on 22 March 1883, in Øland, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1886 and lived in Øland, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark in 1870 and Summit, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 30 September 1942, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States.

  Begivenheder i hendes liv:

• Udvandring, New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957, New York, New York, United States.

• Folketælling, 1870 Census, Oland, Hjorring, Denmark.

• Bopæl, 1870, Øland, Øster Han, Hjørring, Danmark.

• USER_DEFINED, 6 Okt. 1872, Øland, Hjørring, Danmark.

• Folketælling, 1900 Census, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States.

• Bopæl, 1900, Park City (south of 5th), Summit, Utah, United States.

• Indvandring, 1886.

• Bopæl, 1910, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States.

• Indvandring, 1886, United States of America.

• Folketælling, 1920 Census, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States.

• Bopæl, 1920, Summit, Utah, United States.

• Obituary, 2 Okt. 1942, Utah, United States.

Mariane blev gift med Carl Joseph Thomsen, søn af Thomas Pedersen og Annie Cathrine Nielsdatter, den 22 Mar. 1883 i Øland, Hjørring, Danmark. (Carl Joseph Thomsen blev født den 24 Apr. 1861 i Østerby, Øland, Hjørring, Danmark, dåb den 8 Maj 1861 i Øland, Hjørring, Danmark, døde den 7 Okt. 1927 i Park City, Summit, Utah og blev begravet den 10 Okt. 1927 i Glenwood cem. Park City, Summit, Utah.)

  Ægteskabsnotater:

Ungkarl Karl Thomsen af Oxholm, født i Østerby den 24 april 1861, døbt den 8 maj samme år, konfirmeret den 4 april 1875 og pige Mariane gertsen af Oxholm Mark, født i Brovst den 30 august 1858, døbt den 14 november samme år, konfirmeret 6 oktober 1872.
Forlovere: husmand Thomas Pedersen i Østerby og staldkarl på Oxholm Mark Lars Gertsen.
Viet i kirken den 22 marts 1883.
(Kilde: Øland kirkebog 1875 - 1891, opslag 91, Hjørring amt).

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