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Josephine Marie Hansen

11 February 1859 - 6 August 1862

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Birth

11 February 1859

Hoje Taastrup

Death

6 August 1862

Florence, Nebraska

Burial

1862

Florence, Nebraska

Alternate Names

Given Name

Josephine Marie

Given Name Alternate Spellings

Josephine, Maria

Last Name

Hansen

Family

Marriage

No Known Records

Children

No Known Records

Parents

Mother: Ane Kirstine Pedersen (3 March 1829 - 3 August 1902)

Father: Rasmus Hansen (29 September 1822 - 1 September 1864)

Biography

Josephine Marie Hansen was born on February 11, 1859 in Baldersbronde Hoje Taastrup, Denmark. She was the third of six children. In 1862, Josephine's family, who had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a few years previously, emigrated to the United States to join the other saints in Utah. Josephine got sick and died while the family was still in Florence, Nebraska, before they crossed the plains. She was only three years old when she passed away on August 6, 1862.

Events

Emigration

Departure: 18 April 1862

Hoje Taastrup

Researchers

Ivy Allen