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1847–1868

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Birth Date
11 July 1858
Death Date
3 January 1903
Gender
Female
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Mary Ann Israelsen

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  • Daughter of Tellef John Israelsen and Maren Dorthea. The Israelsen family emigrated from Norway and crossed the plains with the Christoffersen Freight Train.

    The inscription on her gravestone shows her name as "Mary Ann Israelsen," not "Jensen."

Soren Christoffersen Freight Train (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 5

Traveled with

  • Tellef John Israelsen (Age: 37)
  • Maren Dorthea Israelsen (Age: 27)
  • Andrew Martin Israelsen (Age: 6)
  • Anne Kristine Israelsen (Age: 3)
  • Israel Israelsen (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • Israelsen, Andrew M., [Autobiography], in Orson W. Israelsen, ed., Utah Pioneering: An Autobiography [1938], 21-22.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.