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1847–1868

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Birth Date
9 August 1836
Death Date
26 September 1900
Gender
Female
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Maren Dorthea Israelsen


Alternate Names

    Maren Dorthea Marcussen

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  • Wife of Tellef John Israelsen. She traveled with her husband and their children. Her youngest son, Israel, died just before they reached their final destination in Utah. Her death date and birth date are confirmed by inscriptions on her gravestone.

Soren Christoffersen Freight Train (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 27

Traveled with

  • Tellef John Israelsen (Age: 37)
  • Andrew Martin Israelsen (Age: 6)
  • Mary Ann Israelsen (Age: 5)
  • Anne Kristine Israelsen (Age: 3)
  • Israel Israelsen (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Israelsen, Andrew M., [Autobiography], in Orson W. Israelsen, ed., Utah Pioneering: An Autobiography [1938], 21-22.
  • Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927.