Margarethe Larsen
19 June 1837 - 24 November 1909
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Birth
19 June 1837
Virket, Maribo
Death
24 November 1909
Cowley, Wyoming
Burial
1909
Place Unknown
Alternate Names
Given Name
Margarethe
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Margrethe
Last Name
Larsen
Married Names
Christianson, Christiansen
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Maren Rasmusdatter ( 1801 - None)
Father: Lars Jensen (23 February 1798 - 30 January 1886)
Biography
Margarethe Larsen was born on June 19, 1837 in Virket, Denmark to parents Maren and Lars Rasmussen. After converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she left Holland, Denmark for Utah. She embarked on the ship Electric on April 18, 1862 from Hamburg and arrived in New York on June 5, 1862. She arrived in Utah via handcart company. Margarethe became Christian Nielsen Christiansen’s second wife of four, and the two had five children together. Unfortunately, her husband died in 1880, leaving her a widow for almost 30 years until her death on November 24, 1909.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 18 April 1862
Lolland, Denmark
Utah Arrival
Arrival: 1862
Utah
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