(Birth of Hans Jensen, Maren's first husband)
BIRTHS/MALES 1825
Vejby Parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark

Born 6 Aug 1825 at Hollose, child Hans Jensen, baptized 7 Aug 1825 in the parish (Vejby).  Parents:  farmer Jens Madsen and Pernille Hans Datter of Hollose.  Witnesses:  Lars Hansen's wife of ....bime, Lars Hansen, Niels Hansen, and Peder Hansen of Hollose.

(Marriage of Hans Jensen to Maren Larsdatter)
Hillerod Parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,656; Book 1; page 219.

#4  bachelor and servant, Hans Jensen, at Christen's Moll (mill); born 6 April 1825; age 27 years; married to single girl (Piger) Maren Larsdatter at Hillerod; born 29 July 1830; age 22 years.  Married 2 May 1853.  Witnesses:  Lars Petersen at Hillerod and Lars Hansen at Hillerod.

[Note:  Hans and Maren had probably gone to Hillerod, from the villages of Hollose and Monge, to find work. Hillerod is a much larger town.]

(Birth of Hanne Christine Hansen, daughter of Hans Jensen and Maren Larsdatter)
Vejby Parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,804;  Book 4; page 39.
BIRTHS/FEMALES 1825
Vejby Parish, Frederiksborg, Denmark

Born 24 Aug 1853, child Hanne Christine Hansen, baptized 2 Oct 1853.  Parents:  Hans Jensen, living in Frederiksborg [part of Hillerod] and Maren Larsdatter, age 23, living in Monge.  Witnesses:  farmer Lars Nielsen and wife of Monge, Jorgen Jensen of Laugbe, Jens Ramussen of Aggebock (?)

[Note:  "Lars Nielsen and wife of Monge" are Maren's parents]

PARISH COMINGS AND GOINGS: 18 April 1855 -  Maren Larsdatter and her daughter Hanne Christine Hansen moved from Maren's father's home in Monge, Vejby parish to Hillerod Parish.  Maren is 24 1/2 years; her daughter is 1 1/2 years.  FH Film #0,044,804; Book 4;  page 160.

Note:  Maren was married in Hillerod in May 1853.  Her first child Hanne Christine was born in Monge at the home of Maren's parents in Aug 1853.  It is supposed that Hans Jensen, Maren's husband, remained in Hillerod for work.

(Birth of Lars Peter Hansen, Maren's 2nd child from her first marriage)
Hillerod town, Vejby parish, Holbo district, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,656; page 26.
BIRTHS/MALES 1857
Hillerod town, Vejby parish, Holbo district, Frederiksborg, Denmark

#22,  Born 7 Aug 1857, child Lars Peter Hansen, baptism/christening 18 Sep 1857 at home; christening 20 Sep 1857 at church.  Parents:  Hans Jensen and Maren Larsdatter of Hillerod.  Witnesses (godparents from Hillerod):  Knud Andersen's wife, Niels Hansen, Ana Jensdatter, Peder Jensen.

(Birth of Jens Anders Hansen, Maren's 3rd child from her first marriage)
Hillerod town, Vejby parish, Holbo district, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.
FH Film #0,300,791.
BIRTHS/MALES  1861
Hillerod, Vejby, Holbo, Frederiksborg, Denmark

#38,  Born 4 April 1861, child Jens Anders Hansen, not christened because his parents "gone to join the Mormons"
Parents:  (...Danish word for occupation) Hans Jensen and [Danish word for wife?] Maren Larsdatter living in Hillerod.

Note:  His parents registered themselves out of the state church (Lutherans) and became Mormons.

"Weston, Idaho Ward Record -- Early Church Members to 1903"  FH Film#0,007,633; first item on film --

Maren Johnson, daughter of Lars Neilsen and Anna Hansen, born 29 July 1831 at Mengay, Crounburg, Denmark.  First baptism:  1862 by Thos. Andersen;  First confirmation:  1862 by Hans Andersen.  [Notes:  Mengay is a misspelling of Monge.  Crounburg is the name of the county Monge was in before 1793.  Crounburg became part of Frederiksborg county in 1793.  Maren is remembering her birth year wrong on this record.  I forgot to copy the right side of the record, the part that would have given entrance to ward, death, removal, etc..  Look at this record again.]

James L. Johnsen, son of James L. Johnsen and Maren Larsen.  Born 17 April 1866 in Brigham City, Box Elder county, Utah.  Blessing:  1866 by Bro. Balentyne.  First Baptism:  1885 by P. Mickelson.  First Confirmation:  1885 by T.L. Nielsen.

Jonethen Johnsen, son of James L. Johnsen and Maren Larsen, born 23 Feb 1868 at Brigham City, Box Elder county, Utah.  Blessing:  1868 by Bro. Balentyne.  First baptism:  1886 by P. Mickelson.  First confirmation:  1886 by J.H. Clarke.

Also entries for Jonethen's wife Harriet Elisabeth Campbell, born 4 Feb 1872 in Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah;  and his first two children Peter Johnsen (born 17 Sep 1890 in Weston) and Maria Elisabeth Johnsen (born 8 Sep 1892 in Weston)

(Marriage of Hans Jensen's parents, Jens Madsen and Pernille Hansdatter)
Vejby Parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,802;  Book 1; Page 190.
MARRIAGES 1825.

Jens Madsen, age 25, of Hollose, married to single girl (Pigan) Pernille Hans Datt. of Taageni..., age 24.  Married 31 May 1825.

Also just above this marriage entry, on the same date, and linked to each other by the same witnesses is one for Niels Madsen, age 26 of Hollose, married to single girl (Pigan) Johanne Lars Datter of Tisvilde, age 26.  Married 31 May 1825.  Witnesses (to both):  Mads Christopherson of Hollose and Niels Christensen of Weibge (Vejby).  Niels Madsen and Jens Madsen were brothers.

CENSUS -- 1 Feb 1845
Monge Village, Vejby parish, Holbo district, Frederiksborg county, Denmark
FH Film #0,039,228;  Book 26.
Family #3 (all in same household)

Lars Nielsen, age 55, married, born in parish, farmer
Ane Hansdatter, age 48, married, born in parish, his wife
Kirsten Jorgensdatter, age 19, unmarried, born in parish, their child
Maren Larsdatter, age 15, born in parish, their child
Jorgen Larsen, age 13, born in parish, their child
Niels Larsen, age 9, born in parish, their child
Niels Andersen, age 11, born in parish, foster child
Lars Jensen, age 7, born in parish, foster child
Anders Nielsen, age 17, born in parish, servant man/hired hand

[Note:  Kirsten Jorgensdatter is the child of Ane Hansdatter and her prior husband Jorgen Pedersen]

CENSUS -- 1 Feb 1850
Monge Village, Vejby parish, Holbo district, Frederiksborg county, Denmark
FH Film #0,039,332; Vol. 26
Family #3 (all in same household)

Lars Nielsen, age 60, married, born in parish, farmer
Ane Hansdatter, age 53, married, born in parish, his wife
Sidse Larsdatter, age 28, married, born in parish, their child
Kirsten Jorgensdatter, age 24, unmarried, born in parish, their child
Maren Larsdatter, age 20, unmarried, born in parish, their child
Jorgen Larsen, age 18, unmarried, born in parish, their child
Niels Larsen, age 14, born in parish, their child
Lars Larsen, age 12, born in parish, their child
[NOTE:  this last child, Lars Larsen age 12, is probably the same boy as in the 1845 census "Lars Jensen age 7"  I assume he was adopted]

(Birth of Maren Larsdatter/Nielsen)
Vejby Parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,803; Book 1; page 70.
BIRTHS/FEMALES 1830.

29 July 1830 at Monge, child Maren Lars Datter, baptized/christened 1 Agu 1830 in parish (Vejby).  Parents:  farmer, Lars Nielsen and wife Anne Hans Datter of Monge.  Witnesses (all of Monge):  Lars Pedersen's wife, Hans Jorgensen, Hans Madsen, Peder Olsen.

(Birth of Maren’s brother Jorgen Larsen)
Vejby Parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film # 0,048,803;  Book 2;  page 13.
BIRTHS/MALES 1832

Born 27 March 1832 at Monge, a child Jorgen Larsen, baptized/christened 1 April 1832 in parish (Vejby).  Parents:  farmer, Lars Nielsen and wife Anne Hans Datter of Monge. Witnesses (all of Monge):  Lars Pedersen's wife, Hans Jorgensen, Lars Pedersen, Hans Rasmussen.

(Birth and christening of Maren’s sister Bodil Kirstine Larsdatter)
Vejby parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,044,803;  Book 3;  page 84.
BIRTHS/FEMALES 1834

Born 22 July 1834 in Monge, a child Bodil Kirstine Lars Datter, baptized/christened 23 July 1834 in Vejby.  Parents:  farmer, Lars Nielsen and wife Anne Hans Datter of Monge.  Witnesses:  none.  Died.

(Death of Maren’s sister Bodil Kirstine Larsdatter)
Vejby parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,803.
DEATHS/FEMALES 1834

Died 22 July 1834 and Buried 26 July 1834 Bodil Kirstene Larsdatter, child of farmer Lars Nielsen at Monge.  Age 4 days.

Note:  The death date here appears to have been recorded in error, since the same parish record shows Bodil being christened on July 23 and this says she was 4 days old at death.  She was actually born on 22 July.

(Birth of Maren’s brother Niels Larsen)
Vejby parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,803; Book 2;  page 30.
BIRTHS/MALES 1836

Born 23 March 1836 at Monge, a child Niels Larsen, baptized/christened 27 March 1836 in parish (Vejby).  Parents:  farmer, Lars Nielsen and Anne Ahns Datter of Monge.  Witnesses (all of Monge):  Lars Poulsen's wife, Lars Christensen, Hans Jorgnsen, Anders Olsen.

(Marriage of Maren’s mother Anne to her prior husband Jorgen)
Vejby parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,802.  Book 1; page 183.
MARRIAGES 1820

Jorgen Pedersen, age 47 of Monge, and Anne Hans Datter, age 23 of Weibye (Vejby) married on 17 November 1820.  Witnesses:  Ingemann Pedersen of Smi Ostrup and Hans Jensen of Weiby (Vejby).

[Note: It is assumed by me that Ingemann Pedersen could be a brother to Jorgen and Hans Jensen could be Anne's father]

(Death of Anne’s husband Jorgen)
Vejby parish, Frederiksborg county, Denmark.  FH Film #0,048,803
DEATHS/MALES 1829

Died, 17 Sep 1829 and buried, 19 Sep 1829, Jorgen Pedersen, farmer at Monge, age 56 years.

(Immigration of Lars Nielsen and Maren’s sister Bendte)

LDS FH Library Film #025,696.   "Emigration Records of the Scandinavian Mission."  Record A  1854-1863.  1863.  Copenhagen Conference.  Page 150; line 9.  Group of five traveling together, assigned to the "Boyd" ship.  Lars Nielsen (Underuf) age 72, Farmer.  Birthplace:  "Sealand" [?] Nation:  Denmark.  Land money $775.  Traveling with Jens Rasmussen, age 48, (a farmer) and his wife Bengta Rasmussen, age 44; and their two children Mads Jensen, age 12, and Laurine Jensen, age 3. A half team of horses was secured in the name of father, Lars Nielsen,  for their travel across the plains of America.  No other money was put up by the group. $221 passage money was also paid in his name and $284 was exchanged for coin.
 
Maren and her children were on a page following this entry.  “Bengta Rasmussen” is Lars Nielsen’s daughter Bendta.  She is also a sister to Maren.

Since we knew that Lars had traveled to the U.S. with Bendta and her husband, we assumed he stayed with them once he got here, especially since he was 73 years old at the time.  Sure enough when we checked the 1870 census for Hyrum, we found them in the same household, and Lars Nielsen was then 80 years old.  But in the 1880 census he was gone.  I assumed he had died in between.

I did a search of the online Utah Cemetery Inventory Project <http://history.utah.gov/Services/lcburials.html>  for any “Lars Nielsen” buried anywhere in Utah.  I found:

Lars Nielsen
born 8/16/1790 in Unery, Sjulland, Denmark
died  12/16/1872
buried in Hyrum city cemetery.  Plot: A-28-8.
Comments:  Father to Enger & Brent Nielsen

This was the right name and the right age, and the right location, but at first I guessed this wasn’t our Lars Nielsen because the birthplace was wrong and because I couldn’t figure out who Enger & Brent Nielsen were.  There were no other Lars Nielsen’s buried in Hyrum.

But the idea of it wouldn’t leave me.  I got to wondering if the transcription contained an error, either because of difficulty in reading the writing, or because someone had mistakenly given false information, or because their accent had made them hard to understand.  I wondered if “Enger” couldn’t be Lars Nielsen’s daughter, Inger, and “Brent” was his daughter  Bendta [Rasmussen].  And “Unery” is similar to Unnerup.  I couldn’t find any county in Denmark named “Sjulland,” even on the old map prior to 1793.

So I went over to the Hyrum cemetery, and there I found Lars Nielsen, born 16 August 1790 and died 16 August 1872.  Next to him is a marker for Inger Nielsen.  And a few rows away is the one for his daughter Benta Ramsussen and her family.

When I checked the online “Mormon Pioneer Search” <http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer_search3.htm> I found Inger Nielsen had indeed come to the U.S., in 1866, three years after the rest of her family.  (I still need to double-check this on microfilm “Scandinavian Emigration Record”.)

Then, just to double-check my assumptions, I check the Hyrum ward records on microfilm “Record of Members [1860] – 1901…Hyrum Ward”  FH Film #25991; items 1-2” and found Lars listed, with his death date of December 16, 1872.  It matched.

So now we know where Maren’s father went, when he died, and where he is buried.

I’ve also been surprised to find that many (if not all) of Maren’s family from Denmark came to Utah.
 
 
 

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