Morten Peder Mortensen
Birth Date
On 1828 May 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 June 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
3
Pioneer
1
Born in Hårbølle, Fanefjord, Præstø, Denmark
1828 May 27
Mother
Lene Petersen
Father
Peter Mortensen
Baptized by L. P. Gold
1855 June 3 (Age 27)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1856 April 28 – 1859 April 1 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Copenhagen, Denmark
Date Details
On 1856 April 28
Arrived in Field
On 1859 April 1
Departed from Field
Married
Dorthea Knudsen Jensen
1859 May 10 (Age 30)
Traveled in
Robert F. Neslen Company
1859 June 23 – September 15 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1859 June 23
Joined Company
On 1859 September 15
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1867 May 5 – 1870 July 15 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel H. Wells
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Date Details
On 1867 May 5
Set Apart
On 1867 July 31
Arrived in Field
On 1870 July 15
Departed from Field
On 1870 August 10
Arrived at Home
Served in
Western States Mission
1875 October 11 (Age 47)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
36th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Scipio, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Date Details
On 1875 October 9
Called
On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
Died in Colonia Díaz, Chihuahua, Mexico
1891 June 16 (Age 63)
Media
Morten Peder Mortensen (1828 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Mission
James S. Brown, Giant of the Lord: Life of a Pioneer (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1960
James S. Brown, Giant of the Lord: Life of a Pioneer (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1960.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 9, Line 385.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 30, Line 1291.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 10, Line 385.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 33, Line 1291.
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920, Vol. 2, Page 154.
Viva Cluff Whetten and Lillian Jones Richins, comp., The Morton P. Mortensen family (Provo, Utah: The Compilers, 1995
Viva Cluff Whetten and Lillian Jones Richins, comp., The Morton P. Mortensen family (Provo, Utah: The Compilers, 1995.
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