Caroline Martine Andersen Hansen (1836 - 1864) Profile

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Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89

Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89.

This was a bloody war, and very disastrous for the little Denmark, and the last battle was fought on the 28th of April, 1864, and after the war was ended Prussia was not satisfied with the two rich Provincess Schlesvig and Holstein, but demanded furthermore. Millions of dollars of war expencess, and kept hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the country, (and especially all over Gutland) almost the whole summer to torment, and further oppress the people till satisfactory arrangements was made to pay the enormous amount of war expen[s]ess.—In this critical war, many of the sons of Denmark, who also had enlisted in the army of Christ, was Elders of Israel; and some had traveled for years preaching the gospel. the[y] hated to go to the battle field; and take up arms, against their fellow men, and to escape they used all lawful meanes to raise money to go to America, so those few who had a little money was stripped. My wife felt very uneasy about me, as there was all probability that I also would be called into the war, (and would have been, if the war had continued a little longer.) and preferred to go with the Emigrants to Utah; as I had promiss from a sister, who I had assisted in selling her property, to get money enough to emigrate both me and my wife, but when I called for the money, that sister found that she had been to liberal in letting the missionaries have money to desert to America, that she could not keep her promiss good to me, but managed to get enough for one to emigrate, and as my wife together with two young sisters there lived with us, named Sine [Jensine] Gyldenluve, and Trine Marie Hold, begged, and pleaded with me, to give my consent to let my wife go with them to Zion, I finally consented, with the hope that we was to meet again in Zion, in one year, as I was promissed if I should be called into the war that the brethren would sent me to Norway on a mission, to free me from serving as a soldier.—



On the 8th of April 1864 the emigrants went on board a steamer in Randers to go to Copenhagen and from there to proseed their journey towards America but the feeling there prevailed in my home that morning, when the day of separation had arrived, none, but those who has tried it knows, for to sacrifice a lovely home, and deare wife and husband, with only a faint hope of ever see each other again in this life, as she had now 8,000 miles before her to travel, a very hardeous [arduous] road over the mighty deep; in old sailing vessels, there took from five to eight weeks to cross from England; to America, and an account of the long time in the water, and the Emigrants close together; and the seasickness together with half rodden [rotten] or decayed group [grub] and drinking water, caused a great deal of sickness and deaths, among the people, and after crossing the Continent from New York to Wyoming, then they had yet 1,000 miles to travel across the plains or great American Deseret with Oxtteames, which took the balance of the summer and generally landed the surviving Emigrants in Salt Lake City in the fore part of October.—My wife crossed the plains in a church train, their captain was William B. Preston. —I received three letters from her after she left Randers, one from Copenhagen, one from Grimsby, England, and one from Wyoming, and will now leave her for a while once in her company, traveling Zionward step by step; and will return home to my ones [once] happy home in Randers, but what a feeling, in entering the empty rooms, and see that the star there previously gave light and cheerfulness to all who visited there, was gone, the cheerful singing, merry laughing and jocking [joking] was not heard any more, consequently, it was no more a home to me. . . .



But I must now go back again, and try to find my wife, who left Wyoming in the summer of 1864 in captain Preston's company, en route to Salt Lake City, my last letter I received from her was dated from Wyoming and of cours there was no chance for her to mail another letter, till she arrived at her destination and when the latter part of October was reached, how angtious [anxious] I was looking at the letter carriers every day to recieve a letter with good news that she had arrived in Zion all right, and was there laboring among the saints, to earn a little toward starting a little humble home for me when I was to arrive the next year. This was my fancy hope, although God had showed it to me repeatedly, in dreames, and visions that we was not to see each other any more in this life, and the spirit of God testified to it, but I worked against that impression, as much as possible, as I felt like it was impossible for me to sacrifice, what I considered the richest treasure on earth, the one in whom my lifes future happiness was depending, but finally the day that was to close my long-anticipated hope, dawned, a letter arrived from America, there gave much joy to my hosstes [hostess] when the letter carrier handed it to her, thinking, it was from my wife, she quickly returned into my room with the letter in her hand, and her face be[a]ming of [with] joy; expecting to make me the happiest man on earth; to handle me that so long-looked-for letter, to come from that far of part of the earth; but, on my first glance at it, while it yet was in her hand, told the sad story, a strange handwriting, I grabed the letter opened it saw it signed Trine Mary Hold one of the girls with her, I glanced it over and soon found the word "she is dead." I emidiately closed the letter in silens [silence], was not able to speak, so I could not answer my inquiring hosstess, who was waiting to share in my joy, but she soon discovered there was something wrong and I went in to a neighbor who was of our folks, t[h]rowed the letter on the table, and found relieve in tears.—Brother William &lt;Berhman&gt; was with me that day, and stayed with me a couple of days; and was a great comfort to me. . .

Transcript for Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89

Deseret News

List of Passengers

"List of Passengers", Deseret News, August 17, 1864, Page 5.

Deseret News.

History of Caroline Martine Anderson, first wife of Charles Keilgaard Hansen

History of Caroline Martine Anderson, first wife of Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Page 7.

First Letter from Trine Marie Hold.



                                 Salt Lake, Utah



                                        28, Sept. 1864,



             Dear Brother Hansen:- I will take the time, at this time to let you know that I have reached my destination. We had a successful journey. We had a wonderful understanding Captain to lead us on our journey.



             We are ten weeks on the journey over the plains. Nine weeks I walked over the plains, but the last eight days I had to ride most of the way. I got sick and I was so tired I couldn't walk any more. 



             We finaly arrived in Salt Lake. I didn't know any one. But every one was so friendly. I was taken in by a Danish Family and they have been very good to me. The wife treated me as if I was her sister. Her husband is a kind and understanding man. They have ask me to spend the winter with them. Which I am very thakful for. Their names are Frandsen. Brother Frandsen has been on a missionin the Aarhus conference. They have been here three years, but he wants to be a farmer.



             My dear Brother Hansen I will tell you a little about your wife. She walked as much of the way as she could. She was well most of the time. Toward the end she wasn't very well, she became very sick. It was a sickness many of the saints had. It was some stomach trouble, she was to weak to go on. She was sick six days and on the 7th day the Lord called her homd, to a better life. She died with faith, hope and love for her Heavenly Father. I know as you are a good brother and that you will see everthing in the right light. Therefore I ask you to take this task with patience and that you should be glad that she died in the faith. She was taken from us the 9th of Sept 1864. We arrived in Salt Lake the fifteenth of September.



              I would have taken her belongings and taken care of them for you, but the Captain said that there was a law that if someone dies their clothing should be stored for a year and if some member of the family doesn't claim then they shoul be sold to help pay for part of the expence of coming to Salt Lake. Sister Christensen from Grenaa took care of her clothing.



              Write to me soon and let me know how things are in Denmark. How is the war? Did you have to go to war? If you come over next year I will meet you and help you. A shoemaker if he wants to work can make a good living here.



               Tell my cousin hello and tell him I am happy and I arrived in safety. I have received a stronger testimony that Mormonism is the truth, not just another belief. He wanted me to write but he didn't think that I would be allowed to write myself. So I won't wast the time on him because he doesn't believe in the gaspel anyway. 



                Please tell sister OutZen, Henreksen Bobery, Michael and all the Saints hello for me. There isn't anything new to write about I have just been here two days. I hope that I shall soon hear from you again.



                Brother Frandsen ask to tell every-one he knew hello for him, he has been in Randers.



                                                I will close for now and send greetings to you.



                                                         Trine Marie Hold         My address is A. Frandsen.

Transcript for History of Caroline Martine Anderson, first wife of Charles Keilgaard Hansen, p. 7

History of Caroline Martine Anderson, first wife of Charles Keilgaard Hansen.

Our Pioneer Heritage

Our pioneer heritage, Vol. 16, Page 462.

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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868

Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864

"Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

Captain William B. Preston, memorandum book, 1864

"Captain William B. Preston, memorandum book, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

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