Olaus August Kofod Valentine
Alternate Names
Olaus August Kofoed Valentinsen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1837 August 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 January 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nyker, Bornholm, Denmark
1837 August 27
Mother
Engel Margrethe Olesdatter Kofoed (1816 - 1883)
Father
Valentin Valentinsen (1813 - 1877)
Date Details
Occurred On 1837 August 27
Baptized by Ole Swensen
1852 October 7 (Age 15)
Traveled in
John E. Forsgren Company (1853)
1853 May 21 – September 29 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1853 May 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Houston
1859 April 7 (Age 21)
Served in
New Zealand Mission
1881 September 25 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
New Zealand
Date Details
Started On 1881 September 25
Called
End Date Not Found
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1883 October 8 – 1885 July 7 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
58th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
William Whitaker Taylor
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1883 October 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1885 July 7
Released
Died in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1916 January 11 (Age 78)
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Olaus August Kofoed Valentinsen (1837 - 1916) Profile
Sources
Person
Parish Register of Nyker, Bornholm, Denmark
Parish Register of Nyker, Bornholm, Denmark.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 25 September 1881.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1883, Vol. A, Page 68, Line 2917.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1883, Vol. B, Page 74, Line 2917.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"August Valentine report", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (18 May 1885).
Pioneer
Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930
Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, Page 18-35.
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