Jens Poulsen
Alternate Names
James Poulsen (Alternate Name)
James Paulsen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1831 October 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1920 September 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Kirke Stillinge, Sorø, Denmark
1831 October 28
Mother
Kristine Cathrine Kliim
Father
Poul Nielsen
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 October 28
Baptized by Ole Paulson
1859 January 6 (Age 27)
Married
Maren Kirstina Arff
1862 June (Age 30)
Traveled in
Joseph Horne Company (1862)
1862 July 27 – October 1 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 1
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1888 April 11 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
11th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1888 April 11
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1920 September 2 (Age 88)
Media
Jens Poulsen (1831 - 1920) Profile
Sources
Person
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 September 1887.
Missionary Department missionary papers, 1888-1928
James Poulsen, "James Poulsen letter to Wilford Woodruff", Missionary Department missionary papers, 1888-1928, (6 March 1888).
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 April 1888, Vol. B, Page 101, Line 82.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 April 1888, Vol. A, Page 93, Line 82.
Pioneer
Austin, E. N. to Edward Hunter
Austin, E. N. to Edward Hunter, 23 March 1879.
Deseret News
"Names of Immigrants", Deseret News, (24 September 1862), Page 2.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 517.