Christian August Madsen
Birth Date
On 1822 July 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 August 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bagsward, Copenhagen, Denmark
1822 July 23
Mother
Emerence Hermana Abel
Father
Peter Madsen (1791 - 1856)
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 July 23
Baptized by
Ola Nilsson Liljenquist
1854 April 16 (Age 31)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1855 – 1858 February 20 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Local missionary
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Copenhagen, Denmark
Location Served
Stockholm, Copenhagen
Date Details
Started On 1855
Called
Ended On 1858 February 20
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Horace S. Eldredge Company (1858)
1858 May 8 – July 11 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Victor August Hastrup Madsen (Age 2)
Date Details
Started On 1858 May 8
Joined Company
Ended Between 1858 July 9 – 11
Company Arrived
Married
Anna Marie Andersen
1858 October 10 (Age 36)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1860 April 25 – 1862 September 22 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1860 April 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1862 September 22
Released
Called as Captain to
Christian A. Madsen Company (1862)
1862 July 14 – September 23 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 September 23
Company Arrived
Married
Gustafva Amalea Lundstrom
1864 July 3 (Age 41)
Served in Home Missionary
1871 November 28 (Age 49)
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Jos F Smith
Location Served
Home Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1871 November 28
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Married
Karen Helene Einarsen
1889 January 24 (Age 66)
Died in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1907 August 16 (Age 85)
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Christian August Madsen (1822 - 1907) Profile
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Passing of a Pioneer", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (19 August 1907), Page 10.
Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965
Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
History of the Scandinavian Mission (1927)
History of the Scandinavian Mission (1927), Andrew Jenson, Page 161.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 28 November 1871, Vol. A, Page 21, Line 903.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. A, Page 1, Line 9.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 28 November 1871, Vol. B, Page 23, Line 903.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. B, Page 1, Line 9.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Christian A. Madsen letter to R. L. Campbell", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (13 February 1869).
"Christian A. Madsen letter to Elder R. L. Campbell", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (13 February 1869).
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Pioneer
Biography of Paul Poulsen, circa 1950
Biography of Paul Poulsen, circa 1950.
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Church Emigration Book
Church Emigration Book.
Danes in North America
Frederick Hale, "Christian Madsen to Brother Widerborg", Danes in North America.
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Deseret News
"The Late Bishop Madsen", Deseret News, (31 August 1907), Page 3.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 May 1858.
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898, Page 462.
Jens C. A. Weibye reminiscences and journals, circa 1862-1893
Jens C. A. Weibye reminiscences and journals, circa 1862-1893, Page 21-26.
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Knud Svendsen reminiscence and journal
Knud Svendsen reminiscence and journal, December.
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Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987
"Jens C.A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862", Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, Page 300-333.
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Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 4, Page 567.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920.