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Dorothea Marie Mortensen Nielsen was born 3 February 1835 in Fuurland, Viborg, Denmark to Diderick Mortensen (1806-1872) and Maren Jensdatter (1804-1882) and died 3 May 1864 Ft. Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. She married Lars Bertelsen Nielsen (1833-1916) 12 August 1855 in Weston, Platte County, Missouri.

Dorothea crossed the Atlantic on the ship James Nesmith with her parents (Diderick and Maren) and her siblings in 1855.

Diderick emigrated with his wife, Maren, and children: Bodil, Dorothea, Ann Kjerstine, Morten, Inger, Johanne, Jens, Else, and Ane Maria. They came on the ship, James Nesmith in 1855. The following members of this family came on the Clapp train: Bodil, Dorthea, Ann, Morten, and Emma


1856 Clapp Wagon Company

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Numbered amoung the participants in the Benjamin Clapp 1856 Pioneer Company, a early Mormon pioneer wagon train traveling from Iowa City, Iowa to Salt Lake City in the early summer, arriving there circa 21 Sep 1856. It was led by Elder Benjamin L. Clapp, one of the Seven Presidents of the Seventy of the LDS Church, who was returning home from a mission to Texas. Several diary/biographical accounts exist for this group.

Christine Mortensen married the wagon company leader only a few weeks after they arrived in Utah. Parents and other siblings came west a year later in the Christian Christiansen Company of 1857.




Children


Offspring of Lars Bertelsen Nielsen (1833-1916) and Dorothea Marie Mortensen Nielsen
Name Birth Death Joined with
Louis Nielson (1857-1858)
Dorothea Martina Nielson (1858-1939)
Niels Peter Nielson (1860-)
ElizaMaria Olena Nielson (1861-1922)



Siblings


Offspring of Diderick Mortensen (1806-1872) and Maren Jensdatter (1804-1882)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Bodil Boletta Mortensen (1832-1909)
Dorothea Marie Mortensen (1835-1864) 3 February 1835 Fuurland, Viborg, Denmark 3 May 1864 Ft. Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, United States Lars Bertelsen Nielsen (1833-1916)
Ane Kjersten Mortensen (1837-1898) 14 September 1837 Junget, Viborg, Denmark 12 April 1898 Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, United States Benjamin Lynn Clapp (1814-1865)
Lars Bertelsen Nielsen (1833-1916)
Morten Mortensen (1839-) 24 October 1839 Junget, Viborg, Denmark 9999 United States
Emma Enger Mortensen (1842-1886) 7 March 1842 Junget, Viborg, Denmark 9 March 1886 Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, United States Johan Peter Petersen (1842-1915)
Johanne Mortensen (1844-1923)
James Jens Mortensen (1847-1930)
Else Catherine Mortensen (1851-1922)
Anne Marie Mortensen (1853-)


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