Ole Christian Tellessen
Alternate Names
Ola Christen Tellefsen (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1836 December 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1885 September 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
1836 December 25
Mother
Anna Helvig Tolvsdatter
Father
Tellef Aanensen
Date Details
Occurred On 1836 December 25
Baptized by Hans Paulson
1860 October 20 (Age 23)
Traveled in
William B. Preston Company (1864)
1864 July 4 – September 15 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1864 July 4
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 15
Company Arrived
Married
Ingeborg Iversen
1866 January 20 (Age 29)
Married
1880 April 9 (Age 43)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1880 April 9 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1880 April 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States
1885 September 13 (Age 48)
Media
Ole Christian Tellessen (1836 - 1885) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Deaths: Squire", Deseret News, (7 October 1885), Page 16.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
Saints By Sea
"Ole Christian Tellessen. ID: 55705", Saints By Sea.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 8 March 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. A, Page 48, Line 2066.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. B, Page 52, Line 2066.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"List of Passengers", Deseret News, (17 August 1864), Page 5.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 738.
Tellefsen, Ole Christian, Diaries 1852-1885
Tellefsen, Ole Christian, Diaries 1852-1885.