Ane Benedicte Engelbrecht Hansen
6 November 1833 - 14 July 1924
Vitals
Birth
6 November 1833
Haarby, Odense, Denmark
Death
14 July 1924
Richfield
Burial
1924
Richfield
Alternate Names
Given Name
Ane Benedicte
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Anne, Benedicte, Anna, Benedicta
Last Name
Engelbrecht Hansen
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Engelbrecht, Hansen
Married Names
Neilsen, Nelson
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Hedevig Lucia Engelbrecht Sørensdatter (20 September 1808 - 3 November 1867)
Father: Hans Pedersen (13 October 1805 - 24 May 1835)
Biography
Ane Benedicte Englebrecht Hansen was born on November 6, 1833 in Haarby, Odense, Denmark. She was the second of two children. She met her husband Augustinus Nelson as he was serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and left with him for America when she was only twenty years old. They were married at sea and eventually safely crossed the plains to join the other Saints in Utah.
In Utah, Ane and her husband lived first in Sanpete in Richfield, Utah. They had twelve children together. Ane died on July 14, 1924.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 28 January 1854
Haarby, Odense, Denmark
Baptism
6 March 1853