Olaf Alfred Theodore Forssell
Birth Date
On 1844 September 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 January 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Sala, Västmanland, Sweden
1844 September 24
Mother
Catharina Johnsson (1806 - 1885)
Father
Johan Bernhard Forssell
Date Details
Occurred On 1844 September 24
Baptized by Greun
1865 October 10 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Andrew H. Scott Company (1866)
1866 August 8 – October 8 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Catharina Johnsson (Age 60)
Date Details
Started On 1866 August 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 October 8
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1877 October 8 – 1879 July 16 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Worked in Finland with Axel Tullgren.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
4th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Sweden and Finland
Date Details
Started On 1877 October 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 July 16
Arrived at Home
Died
1904 January 21 (Age 59)
Media
Olaf Alfred Theodore Forssell (1844–1904) Profile
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Olof Alfred Theodore Forsell. ID: 24808", Saints By Sea.
Mission
Legacy of Sacrifice: Missionaries to Scandinavia, 1872–94
Susan Easton Black, Shauna C. Anderson, and Ruth Ellen Maness, "DELTE Olof Alfred Theodore Frorssell F,G", Legacy of Sacrifice: Missionaries to Scandinavia, 1872–94.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1877, Vol. B, Page 43, Line 1685.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1877, Vol. A, Page 40, Line 1685.
The Introduction of Mormonism to Finnish Society, 1840–1900
The Introduction of Mormonism to Finnish Society, 1840–1900. Åbo Akademi University Press, Finland, 2010. Page 391.
Pioneer
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies (1913), Page 875.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain Andrew. H. Scott Company, 1866", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 1.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886 Ledger B
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886 Ledger B, Vol. 2, Page 410.
Salt Lake City directory, including a business directory, of Provo, Springville, and Ogden, Utah Territory
G. Owens, Salt Lake City directory, including a business directory, of Provo, Springville, and Ogden, Utah Territory.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.
The Salt Lake City directory and business guide, for 1869
Sloan, Edward Lennox, The Salt Lake City directory and business guide, for 1869.
