Morten Pedersen Andersen (1834 - 1906)

Born 31 Dec 1834 in Melby, Melby, Strø, Frederiksborg, Danmark

Ancestors

Husband of Ane Kirstine (Madsdatter) Mortensen — married 1 Dec 1858 in Melby Kirke, Melby, Strø, Frederiksborg, Danmark

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1906 at age 71 in Brigham City,Box Elder,Utah

Morten Andersen was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

Morten Andersen was born in Denmark

Morten Pedersen Andersen blev født den 31. december 1834 i Melby, Strø, -Frederiksborg. Forældrene var Anders Mortensen og Dorthe Olsdatter ^{[1] [2]} Morten blev gift med pigen Ane Kirstine Madsdatter af Asserbo den 1. december 1858 i Melby Kirke. Forloverne var skovløber Mads Olsen af Uglerup og Anders Mortensen af Melby Præstelod. ^[3]

Ved folketællingerne 1840 og 1845 var han hjemme hos forældrene i Melby. I 1860 var han arbejdsmand i Melby, gift og havde datteren Ane Marie. Moderen Dorthe Olsdatter (1793-1862), som var enke, boede hos ham sammen med to søskende Maren 30 år og Lars Morten Andersen (1831-1912) 29 år ^[4]

Morten married Ane Kirstina Madsdatter and Annie Christina Jensen.^[2]

"Morten Peter Mortensen" was a shoemaker, who died, in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, on November 16, 1906. He was buried in the Brigham City Cemetery, in Brigham City, Utah.^[2][5]

Research Notes

When he was born, in Denmark, he was surnamed Andersen, according to the Danish tradition of adding "-sen" to the first name of the father. After immigrating to Utah, he used his father's surname, Mortensen, as his own surname, according to U.S. tradition.

Burial: 19 November 1906, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, U.S.

There are 23 sources for Morten Peder Andersen Mortensen (KWJD-SYX ) at FamilySearch.org, including Denmark and U.S. Census', Utah Death Certificates, and Denmark Church records.Vaughan-3997 04:22, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Skannet kopi af kirkebog Rigsarkivet, Frederiksbog Amt, Melby sogns Kontraministerialbog 1817 - 1836 1834 # 12
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 October 2019), memorial page for Morten Peter Mortensen (31 Dec 1834–16 Nov 1906), Find A Grave Memorial no. 81713163, citing Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Marc & Jackie LePage (contributor 46999839).[1]
3. ↑ Skannet kopi af kirkebog Rigsarkivet, Frederiksborg Amt, Melby sogns Kontraministerialbog 1837 - 1858 p. 250 # 5
4. ↑ Danish Family Search Slægtsforskning, Genealogi, Kirkebøger og Folketællinger: Timeline
5. ↑ Utah Archives, accessed by William Mortensen Vaughan, on October 7, 2019.[2]