Thordur Dedrickson
Alternate Names
Theodore Dedrickson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1828 March 26 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 September 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Hólmur, Rangárvallasýsla, Suðurland, Iceland
1828 March 26
Mother
Sigrid Arnadottir
Father
Didrik Jonsson
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 March 26
Traveled in
Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)
1856 June 11 – September 26 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Married
Helga Johnsdottir
1858 January 2 (Age 29)
Baptized by L. Johnsen
1862 March 8 (Age 33)
Married
Maren Jacobsen
1866 July 17 (Age 38)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1875 April 28 – 1876 August 23 (Age 47)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Iceland
Date Details
Started On 1875 April 28
Set Apart
On 1875 May 24
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1876 August 23
Departed from Field
On 1876 September 14
Arrived at Home
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1894 September 9 (Age 66)
Media
Thordur Dedricksson (1828 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Mission
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods..
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods., Page chapters 4-5.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 12 December 1878.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Didrickson, Thordur", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 343.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 April 1875, Vol. A, Page 28, Line 1199.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 April 1875, Vol. B, Page 31, Line 1199.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.
Pioneer
A brief story of Theodore Dedrickson's voyage from Iceland to Utah, 1855-56
Dedrickson, Theodore, A brief story of Theodore Dedrickson's voyage from Iceland to Utah, 1855-56, Item 8, Reel 12, Page 5-6.
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