Brief Life History of Maren
When Maren Mortensen was born on 8 August 1849, in Bjørup, Systofte, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Niels Otto Mortensen, was 32 and her mother, Maren Kirstine Olsen Hansdatter, was 37. She married Enoch Wardell on 22 May 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Systofte, Systofte, Nykøbing, Denmark in 1850. She died on 15 September 1878, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Maren Nielsen in household of Niels Mortensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Mary Mortensen Wardell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Mortensen in entry for Enoch Wardell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1857: "Christian Christiansen Company" Niels Otto Mortensen, wife Maren Kristine and 2 children are in this company
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