Peter Olaf Thomassen
Birth Date
On 1836 August 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 October 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
1836 August 29
Mother
Anne Bolette Bronn (1809 - 1866)
Father
Johan Joseph Thomassen
Date Details
Occurred On 1836 August 29
Baptized by Charles Widerborg
1854 June 9 (Age 17)
Married
Petrine Rasmine Thomassen
1858 August 22 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Peter Nebeker Company (1863)
1863 July 25 – September 25 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Petrine Rasmine Thomassen (Age 30)
Fredericka Concordia Thomassen (Age 3)
Azar Thomassen (Age 1)
Date Details
Started Between 1863 July 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 September 25
Company Arrived
Married
Wilhelmina Pauline Petersen
1866 February 24 (Age 29)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1870 May 8 – 1872 September 26 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
65th Quorum of Seventy
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1870 May 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1872 September 26
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1891 October 28 (Age 55)
Media
Peter Olaf Thomassen (1836 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 May 1870, Vol. B, Page 19, Line 720.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 May 1870, Vol. A, Page 17, Line 720.
Pioneer
Jenson, Andrew, History of the Scandinavian Mission, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Press, 1927
"Peter Olaff Thomassen report", Jenson, Andrew, History of the Scandinavian Mission, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Press, 1927, Page 178-179.
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.
Thomassen, Peter Olaff, Journal
Thomassen, Peter Olaff, Journal, March.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.