Karen Simensen
16 May 1832 - 9 January 1907
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Birth
16 May 1832
Akershus, Norway
Death
9 January 1907
Salt Lake City
Burial
1907
Salt Lake City
Alternate Names
Given Name
Karen
Last Name
Simensen
Married Names
Olsen
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Maren Olsen (1 January 1798 - 8 March 1870)
Father: Simen Simensen (23 January 1796 - 17 March 1869)
Biography
Karen Simensen was born on May 16, 1832 in Asker, Akershus, Norway to Simen Simensen and Maren Olsen. She married Gulbrand Olsen in 1854 in Aker, Akershus, Norway. Karen had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by 1877. In 1877, Karen and her youngest son, Hyrum Gulbrand Olsen, immigrated to the United States. They settled in Salt Lake City. Karen was the mother of Norwegian singer Agnes Olsen Thomas. Karen died on January 9, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 27 June 1877
Oslo, Norway
Baptism
30 April 1889
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