Andrew Ekelund Nelson
Birth Date
On 1834 May 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 November 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Esarp, Malmöhus, Sweden
1834 May 11
Mother
Ingar Nilsdotter
Father
Anders Nilsson
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 May 11
Baptized by A Isgren
1856 August 12 (Age 22)
Married
Johanna Marie Christena Rigtrup
1859 May 15 (Age 25)
Traveled in
James S. Brown Company (1859)
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1859 June 13 – 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1859 August 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1878 May 6 – November 23 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
58th Quorum of Seventy
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1878 May 6
Set Apart
Ended On 1878 November 23
Arrived at Home
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1900 November 15 (Age 66)
Media
Andrew Ekelund Nelson (1834 - 1900) Profile
Sources
Person
Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920
Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 May 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1789.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 May 1878, Vol. A, Page 42, Line 1789.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Andrew Ekelund Nilson", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 5.
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