Soren Christoffer Hansen
Alternate Names
Soren Christophersen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1819 March 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 December 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Sørbymagle, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark
1819 March 5
Mother
Marie Christena Svensdatter
Father
Christopher Hansen
Date Details
Occurred On 1819 March 5
Baptized by
John Erik Forsgren
1851 December 8 (Age 32)
Traveled in
Canute Peterson Company (1856)
1856 June 27 – September 16 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Christian Sorensen Christoffersen (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 16
Company Arrived
Married
Wilhelmina Steck
1857 November 15 (Age 38)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1860 April 25 – 1862 October (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
41st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1860 April 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1862 October
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
John Riggs Murdock Company (1862)
1862 July 24 – September 27 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 September 27
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Soren Christoffersen Freight Train (1864)
1864 – 1864 October 13 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started Circa 1864
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 October 13
Company Arrived
Married
Anna Bergitte Steck
(Age 47)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1874 October 25 – 1876 June (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1874 October 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1876 June
Arrived at Home
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1885 April 13 – November (Age 66)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Albert Carrington
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1885 April 13
Set Apart
Ended On 1885 November
Arrived at Home
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1894 December 29 (Age 75)
Media
Soren Christoffersen (1819 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Person
Autobiography/Biography
"Soren Christoffersen Hansen: Saviors in the Ministry", Autobiography/Biography.
Biographical Events of Jens Christian Larsen
Biographical Events of Jens Christian Larsen.
Deseret Evening News
"Soren Christoffer Hansen", Deseret Evening News, (3 January 1895), Page 2.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (12 January 1895), Page 128.
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898, Page 156.
Saints By Sea
"Soren Christoffersen. ID: 10507", Saints By Sea.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 9 April 1885.
Jenson, Andrew, History of the Scandinavian Mission, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Press, 1927
Jenson, Andrew, History of the Scandinavian Mission, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Press, 1927, Page 294.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. A, Page 1, Line 10.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. B, Page 1, Line 10.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 13 April 1885, Vol. A, Page 76, Line 3242.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 13 April 1885, Vol. B, Page 82, Line 3242.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 October 1874, Vol. B, Page 29, Line 1141.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 October 1874, Vol. A, Page 27, Line 1141.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 20 September 1856, Page 1.
Life of J.C.L. Breinholt, 1891-1898
Breinholt, Jens Christian Larsen, 1841-1914, "Life of J.C.L. Breinholt, 1891-1898.", Life of J.C.L. Breinholt, 1891-1898.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger index, 1992; 2015
Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger index, 1992; 2015.