Nels W. Pedersen
Alternate Names
Nels W. Peterson (Alternate Name)
Niels Pedersen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1846 April 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1926 August 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Systofte, Maribo, Denmark
1846 April 22
Mother
Anna Olsen
Father
Ole Pedersen
Date Details
Occurred On 1846 April 22
Baptized by
Ole Pedersen
1856 May 11 (Age 10)
Traveled in
Joseph Horne Company (1862)
1862 July 27 – October 1 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Anna Olsdatter (Age 58)
Ole Pedersen (Age 58)
Peter Pedersen (Age 23)
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Johanne Margrethe Sorensen
1867 December 20 (Age 21)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1883 May 14 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Albert Carrington
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1883 May 14
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Images
Portrait of Elders Olsen, Peterson, and Hansen
Died in Salem, Madison, Idaho, United States
1926 August 3 (Age 80)
Media
Nels W. Pedersen (1846 - 1926) Profile
Portrait of Elders Olsen, Peterson, and Hansen, Circa 1885
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Nels W. Pedersen. ID: 49169", Saints By Sea.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 18 April 1883.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 May 1883, Vol. B, Page 72, Line 2864.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 May 1883, Vol. A, Page 67, Line 2864.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Names of Immigrants", Deseret News, (24 September 1862), Page 2.
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European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920
European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920, 1862, Item 226-303, Page 104-142.