Mette Kirstine Mortensen

Brief Life History of Mette Kirstine

When Mette Kirstine Mortensen was born on 2 May 1845, in Hårbølle, Fanefjord, Møn, Denmark, her father, Peder Mortensen, was 39 and her mother, Helena Pedersdatter Sandersen, was 37. She married Christen Rasmussen on 30 May 1863, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1920. Her occupation is listed as worked at the mill in Iron, Utah, United States. She died on 5 July 1935, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christen Rasmussen
1825–1915
Mette Kirstine Mortensen
1845–1935
Marriage: 30 May 1863
Christen Henry Rasmussen
1865–1942
Mettie Katherine Rasmussen
1867–1956
Enoch R. Rasmussen
1871–1949
Ellen Melissa Rasmussen
1873–1966
John Ammon Rasmussen
1875–1948
George Walter Rasmussen
1878–1966
Anna Olevia Rasmussen
1880–1975
James Peter Rasmussen
1883–1962
Joseph Rasmussen
1885–1943

Sources (107)

  • Mette C Ramussen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Denmark, Births and Christenings Index, 1631-1900s
  • Mette Kerstina Mortinson, "United States Western States Marriage 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.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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.

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

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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