Mary Ullerup Pedersen

Brief Life History of Mary Ullerup

When Mary Ullerup Pedersen was born on 10 November 1846, in Bindesbøl, Lindeballe, Tørrild, Vejle, Denmark, her father, Peter Sorensen, was 44 and her mother, Ane Thomsen Simonsdatter, was 28. She married Niels Clausen Rasmussen in 1860, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1854 and lived in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 3 April 1881, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Niels Clausen Rasmussen
1841–1908
Mary Ullerup Pedersen
1846–1881
Marriage: 1860
Mary Rasmussen
1861–1862
Niels Peter Rasmussen
1864–1932
Lorenzo Claus Rasmussen
1867–1945
Francis Marion Rasmussen
1869–1948
Cyrus Orson Rasmussen
1871–1944
Anna Magdelina Rasmussen
1874–1959
Caroline Amelia Rasmussen
1878–1946
George Washington Rasmussen
1881–1881

Sources (26)

  • Mary Rasmuson in household of Rasmuson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Maren Ullerup Pedersen - birth-name: Mary Sorensen
  • Mary Ullerup Pedersen Rasmussen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, 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, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.

English: variant of Peterson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

1854: "Hans Peter Olsen Company" Peter Sorensen, wife Ane Thomsen and 5 children are in this company.

Transcript for Christian J. Larsen journals: Sun [June] 4th We held a council meeting at which complaints was entered against Brother Hans Jensen Strand for unchristian-like conduct and for apostacy …

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