Karen Marie Berthelsen

Brief Life History of Karen Marie

When Karen Marie Berthelsen was born on 23 May 1844, in Gadbjerg, Gadbjerg, Tørrild, Vejle, Denmark, her father, Bertel Jørgensen, was 46 and her mother, Ellen Marie Sørensdatter, was 22. She married Joseph Bodell in May 1860. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 14 April 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Bodell
1840–1876
Karen Marie Berthelsen
1844–1862
Marriage: May 1860
Bodell (Twin)
1862–1862
Carrie Marie Bodell (Twin)
1862–1862

Sources (15)

  • Karen Marte Brethesen in household of Barthel Jorgensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Karen Marie Berthelsen- Birth and Christening Record 23 May 1844
  • Carrie M in entry for Carrie Marie Bodell, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (6)

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.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Holger, Einer, Maren, Viggo.

Danish and Norwegian: variant of Bertelsen .

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

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Annotated Bibliography - Howell--Trussler Family

This projected started as a research aid in my own family line--Andrew Jenson and the Herriman James Crane family. There were enough intersections with both that I decided to finish researching the fa …

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