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
Emmerence Abel
Father
Peter Madsen
Baptized by Elder Liljinquist
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
Date Details
On 1855
Called
On 1858 February 20
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Horace S. Eldredge Company
1858 May 8 – July 11 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Victor August Hastrup Madsen (Age 2)
Date Details
On 1858 May 8
Joined Company
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
W Woodruff
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Date Details
On 1860 April 25
Set Apart
On 1862 September 22
Released
Called as Captain to
Christian A. Madsen Company
1862 July 14 – September 23 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1862 July 14
Joined Company
On 1862 September 23
Company Arrived
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
Died in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1907 August 16 (Age 85)
Media
Christian August Madsen (1822 - 1907) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
History of the Scandinavian Mission, by Andrew Jenson (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1927), Church History Library
History of the Scandinavian Mission, by Andrew Jenson (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1927), Church History Library.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 21, Line 903.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 1, Line 9.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 23, Line 903.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 1, Line 9.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
Missionary reports, 1831-1900, 13 February 1869.
Pioneer
Biography of Paul Poulsen, circa 1950
Biography of Paul Poulsen, circa 1950.
Transcript for Biography of Paul Poulsen, circa 1950
Church Emigration Book
Church Emigration Book.
Danes in North America
"Christian Madsen to Brother Widerborg", Danes in North America, (25 July 1858).
Transcript for Madsen, Christian to Brother Widerborg, 25 July 1858, in Frederick Hale, ed., Danes in North America, [1984]
Deseret News
"Arrival of the Danish Companies", Deseret News, (24 September 1862).
Transcript for "Arrival of the Danish Companies," Deseret News, 24 September 1862, 100
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 May 1858, Page 2.
History of Sanpete and Emery counties, Utah
History of Sanpete and Emery counties, Utah, W. H. Lever.
Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333
Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333.
Transcript for Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333
Knud Svendsen reminiscence and journal
Knud Svendsen reminiscence and journal, December.
Transcript for Knud Svendsen reminiscence and journal, 1856 December-1860 April
Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah]
Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah], 13 February 1869.
Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah], 13 February 1869.
Transcript for Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah], 13 Feb. 1869, [4], in Missionary Reports, 1831-1900
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 4, Page 567.
"Passing of a Pioneer," Salt Lake Herald
"Passing of a Pioneer," Salt Lake Herald, 19 August 1907.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.
Scandinavian Mission, Manuscript History and Historical Reports
Scandinavian Mission, Manuscript History and Historical Reports.
Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen, Reminiscences, 21-26, in Reminiscences and journals [ca. 1862]-1893, reel 1, box 1, fd. 4
Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen, Reminiscences, 21-26, in Reminiscences and journals [ca. 1862]-1893, reel 1, box 1, fd. 4.
Transcript for Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen, Reminiscences, 21-26, in Reminiscences and journals [ca. 1862]-1893, reel 1, box 1, fd. 4