Mathias Brock Nelson
Birth Date
On 1829 March 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1926 May 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Vestra, Vemmenhögs, Malmöhus, Sweden
1829 March 8
Mother
Lena Maria Brock (1806 - 1867)
Father
Nils Swenson (1806 - 1872)
Date Details
Occurred On 1829 March 8
Baptized
1856 July 1 (Age 27)
Traveled in
George Rowley Company (1859)
1859 June 7 – September 4 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Caroline Chappell (Age 30)
Date Details
Started On 1859 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1859 September 4
Company Arrived
Married
Caroline Chappell
1861 August 24 (Age 32)
Traveled in
William Henry Chipman Company (1866)
1866 July 11 – September 16 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1866 July 11 – 12
Joined Company
Ended Between 1866 September 15 – 16
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1872 April 30 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
43rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Europe-Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1872 April 30
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
1926 May 8 (Age 97)
Media
Mathias Brock Nelson (1829 - 1926) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 25 September 1881.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 April 1872, Vol. A, Page 23, Line 953.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 April 1872, Vol. B, Page 25, Line 953.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 5.
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"Passenger List: of Cap. W. Chipman's Train", Deseret News, (26 September 1866), Page 5.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
"Mathias B. Nelson to Albert S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (27 September 1907).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 4 September 1859, Page 15-31.
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Magleby, Hans Olsen, Reminiscences and diaries, 1857-1865 and 1875
Magleby, Hans Olsen, Reminiscences and diaries, 1857-1865 and 1875, Vol. 2.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 320.
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
"Nelson, Mathias Brock, Autobiographical sketch, Tooele Stake, High Priest Quorum Genealogical Records, early-1925, reel 7018, 110", Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.
Thomas McIntyre journal
Thomas McIntyre journal, November.
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William H. Chipman notebook, 1866
William H. Chipman notebook, 1866.