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Niels Wilhelmsen

Alternate Names
Birth Date
1824 April 21
Death Date
1881 August 1
Gender
Male
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Born in Feuling, Skanderborg, Denmark

1824 April 21
Mother
Else Nielsen Bach
Father
Wilhelm Christensen

Baptized by Frederick Phister

1854 August 30 (Age 30)

Served in Scandinavian Mission

1865 May–1867 June (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
St. Charles, Bear Lake Valley, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith

Arrived in Field

1865 August 2 (Age 41)

Called as President to Scandinavian Mission

1879 April–1881 August (Age 55) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High-priest
Residence When Called
St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Additional Notes

He died in Copenhagen while serving as the mission president.

Arrived in Field

1879 August 19 (Age 55)

Death

1881 August 1 (Age 57)
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Niels Wilhelmsen (1824 - 1881) Profile

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