Brief Life History of Lars Pedersen
When Lars Pedersen Mortensen was born on 25 July 1842, in Hårbølle, Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark, his father, Peder Mortensen, was 36 and his mother, Helena Pedersdatter Sandersen, was 34. He married Cornelia Lee Lee on 29 December 1863, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark in 1845 and Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 27 June 1910, in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Sanford Cemetery, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States.
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- 1850, "Denmark Census," Lars Pedersen in household of Peder Mortensen, 1850"
- Arkivalieronline Birth record of Lars Pedersen, Fanefjord Sogn, Præstø Amt, 1842
- Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
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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.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Conejos, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Conejos, Colorado, United States
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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1856: "James G. Willie Handcart Company" Peter Mortensen and wife Helena are members of this company.
John Chislett (1831-1914) The Tragedy of the Willie Handcart Company in 1856 The following narrative is by John Chislett, who was a 24 year old British convert to the church. This narrative came from …
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