Peter Niels Garff
Birth Date
On 1843 February 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1921 June 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born in Saerslev, Holbaek, Denmark
1843 February 17
Mother
Marie Jacobsen (1820 - 1908)
Father
Niels Jorgensen Garff (1811 - 1857)
Date Details
Occurred On 1843 February 17
Baptized by
Ola Nilsson Liljenquist
1855 October 16 (Age 12)
Traveled in
Christian Christiansen Company (1857)
1857 June 15 – September 13 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 September 13
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1866)
1866 August 2 – October 1 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1866 August 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Antomina Sorensen
1869 July 26 (Age 26)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1877 February 3 – June 5 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Draper, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota & Minnesota
Date Details
Started On 1877 February 3
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 June 5
Arrived at Home
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1899 July 21 – 1902 March 9 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
73rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1899 July 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1902 March 9
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1921 June 5 (Age 78)
Media
Peter Niels Garff (1843 - 1921) Profile
Peter Niels Garff (1843 - 1921)
Sources
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 25 May 1899.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 11 July 1899.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 28 March 1899.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 3 February 1877, Vol. B, Page 40, Line 1574.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 July 1899, Vol. C, Page 104, Line 592.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 3 February 1877, Vol. A, Page 37, Line 1574.
Pioneer
Garff, Louis, Reminiscences, 58
Garff, Louis, Reminiscences, 58.
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Improvement Era
"Teamsters' Chorus", Improvement Era, 4, (February), Page 58.
Pennsylvania, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962
Pennsylvania, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.