Lars Peter Nelson
Alternate Names
Lars Pehrsson (Birth Name)
Lars Peter Nilson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1835 August 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1926 June 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Önnestad, Kristianstad, Sweden
1835 August 24
Mother
Kjerstina or Kjersti Trulsdotter
Father
Pehr Nilsson
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 August 24
Baptized by Harman Christensen
1852 November 8 (Age 17)
Traveled in
Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854)
1854 June 15 – October 5 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1854 October 5
Company Arrived
Married
Marie Mogdalena Lofvendahl
1861 November 26 (Age 26)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1878 May 6 – 1879 September 24 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
34th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F Smith
Location Served
Sweden
Date Details
Started On 1878 May 6
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 September 24
Arrived at Home
Images
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1926 June 25 (Age 90)
Media
Lars Peter Nelson (1835 - 1926) Profile
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Pioneer of 1854, Provo Settler of 1858, Dies", Deseret News, (25 June 1926), Page 16.
Piute County News
"Funeral Services For Early Pioneer Are Held", Piute County News, (9 July 1926), Page 3.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 May 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1788.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 May 1878, Vol. A, Page 42, Line 1788.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1854: Page 8.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.