Adolph Fredericksen was born 27 Aug 1815 in Bregninge, Eskebjerg, Holbaek, Denmark to Frederik Christensen and Maren Jensen. He had four brothers, one who died as an infant, and three sisters.
Married Karen Pedersen Nov 13 1840 in Tjormemarken parrish church in Denmark.
They had one child, Lars Peter, born 13 Mar 1841. They heard the gospel, believed and were baptized. Adolph, Karen and Lars Peter were baptized 28 Apr 1853.
The shipping records of the church show that they came to America on the ship, "James Nesmith" which sailed from Liverpool, England on 7 Jan 1855. Four hundred, forty emigrating saints sailed from Liverpool on the "James Nesmith" under Captain Mills. The ship arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi River 8 Feb 1855 but during the voyage 13 deaths occurred. At New Orleans, where the company landed on 23 Feb, most of the emigrants went on board the steamboat "Oceana" and sailed from New Orleans on 24 Feb. On the journey up the Mississippi, 7 more saints died and on 7 Mar, the company arrived in St. Louis, Missouri. From that city, about 150 of the Scandinavian saints continued their journey on 10 Mar for Weston, Missouri, where they would remain until they could obtain the means to go on to Salt Lake. Adolph, Karen and Lars remained in Missouri until the following year.
The Mt. Pleasant Historical Records state that Adolph and Karen crossed the plains with the Abraham Smoot Company, arriving in Salt Lake in Nov 1856. Those same records state that Lars Peter crossed the plains with the Hunt Handcart Company, arriving in Salt Lake in December 1856. Lars would have been 14 years old at that time. However, at Martin's Cove, the family is listed as having been part of the Hunt Wagon train which was follow the Martin and Willie handcart companies, so that is probably more accurate than them coming in separate handcart companies.
The family settled in Spanish Fork in 1857 and it was during this year that Adolph was sent to Salt Lake to meet one of the companies of emigrants and take some of them to Spanish Fork. The company he met arrived in Salt Lake on 13 Sept 1857 and in this company was Morten, Niels and Anna Sorensen, two brothers and a sister whose family had joined the church in Denmark in 1854.
Anna and others of the company went with Adolph to Spanish Fork and the two brothers went farther south to Manta (Manti?). In those days it was said the brethren were after these emigrant girls for polygamous wives. Anna said she didn't want to marry into polygamy. She stayed at Adolph's home in Spanish Fork and Karen was very good to her. Karen had suffered from poor health for quite some time and was grateful for Anna's help. One day Anna said to her, "If I have to marry into polygamy, why can't I marry into this family? You are not very well and I am strong and can do all the hard work." Karen said they had never thought of such a thing, but she would talk it over with Adolph and the result was that
Anna and Adolph were married on 18 Oct 1857. On 22 Nov 1861, Adolph, Karen and Anna were endowed and sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Anna was 31 years old when she married Adolph and they had five children, four girls and a boy. The boy Joseph and a girl, Josephine, died when they were little. The other children were Mary, Eliza, and Caroline (Carrie).
In the spring of 1858, while the Fredericksens were living in Spanish Fork, a friend living in Pond Town (now Salem), said he would give them a hen and some little chickens if they would come get them. Accordingly Anna walked to Pond Town to get them. As she was returning with her chickens in a covered basket, she saw some Indians approaching on their ponies. She became very frightened and sent up a silent prayer for Heavenly Father to protect her. As they came up to her, they began riding around her in a circle. She was wearing a straw hat, and as each Indian rode around her they would reach out and pull at her hat until they had pulled it completely to pieces. They rode away without harming her, for which she was very thankful, and she proceeded on her way home with her chickens.
The family lived in Spanish Fork until the spring of 1859, when they moved to Mt. Pleasant. They lived there the rest of their lives, except for a year or two spent in Parowan where Eliza was born.
Four months after Caroline was born, Anna was in the field helping strip sugar cane when a scorpion stung her on the cheek or neck and it swelled up and choked her to death. She died 23 Sept 1870 in Mt. Pleasant.
Adolph died in Mt Pleasant Jan 18 1888 at age 72
Some information taken from the family history of Kenneth David Rosenlof his GG grandson and Written by great-granddaughter Thelma Christensen Tuttle in 1982
Added to by great-great-granddaughter Pat Sorensen in 2001
Married Karen Pedersen Nov 13 1840 in Tjormemarken parrish church in Denmark.
They had one child, Lars Peter, born 13 Mar 1841. They heard the gospel, believed and were baptized. Adolph, Karen and Lars Peter were baptized 28 Apr 1853.
The shipping records of the church show that they came to America on the ship, "James Nesmith" which sailed from Liverpool, England on 7 Jan 1855. Four hundred, forty emigrating saints sailed from Liverpool on the "James Nesmith" under Captain Mills. The ship arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi River 8 Feb 1855 but during the voyage 13 deaths occurred. At New Orleans, where the company landed on 23 Feb, most of the emigrants went on board the steamboat "Oceana" and sailed from New Orleans on 24 Feb. On the journey up the Mississippi, 7 more saints died and on 7 Mar, the company arrived in St. Louis, Missouri. From that city, about 150 of the Scandinavian saints continued their journey on 10 Mar for Weston, Missouri, where they would remain until they could obtain the means to go on to Salt Lake. Adolph, Karen and Lars remained in Missouri until the following year.
The Mt. Pleasant Historical Records state that Adolph and Karen crossed the plains with the Abraham Smoot Company, arriving in Salt Lake in Nov 1856. Those same records state that Lars Peter crossed the plains with the Hunt Handcart Company, arriving in Salt Lake in December 1856. Lars would have been 14 years old at that time. However, at Martin's Cove, the family is listed as having been part of the Hunt Wagon train which was follow the Martin and Willie handcart companies, so that is probably more accurate than them coming in separate handcart companies.
The family settled in Spanish Fork in 1857 and it was during this year that Adolph was sent to Salt Lake to meet one of the companies of emigrants and take some of them to Spanish Fork. The company he met arrived in Salt Lake on 13 Sept 1857 and in this company was Morten, Niels and Anna Sorensen, two brothers and a sister whose family had joined the church in Denmark in 1854.
Anna and others of the company went with Adolph to Spanish Fork and the two brothers went farther south to Manta (Manti?). In those days it was said the brethren were after these emigrant girls for polygamous wives. Anna said she didn't want to marry into polygamy. She stayed at Adolph's home in Spanish Fork and Karen was very good to her. Karen had suffered from poor health for quite some time and was grateful for Anna's help. One day Anna said to her, "If I have to marry into polygamy, why can't I marry into this family? You are not very well and I am strong and can do all the hard work." Karen said they had never thought of such a thing, but she would talk it over with Adolph and the result was that
Anna and Adolph were married on 18 Oct 1857. On 22 Nov 1861, Adolph, Karen and Anna were endowed and sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Anna was 31 years old when she married Adolph and they had five children, four girls and a boy. The boy Joseph and a girl, Josephine, died when they were little. The other children were Mary, Eliza, and Caroline (Carrie).
In the spring of 1858, while the Fredericksens were living in Spanish Fork, a friend living in Pond Town (now Salem), said he would give them a hen and some little chickens if they would come get them. Accordingly Anna walked to Pond Town to get them. As she was returning with her chickens in a covered basket, she saw some Indians approaching on their ponies. She became very frightened and sent up a silent prayer for Heavenly Father to protect her. As they came up to her, they began riding around her in a circle. She was wearing a straw hat, and as each Indian rode around her they would reach out and pull at her hat until they had pulled it completely to pieces. They rode away without harming her, for which she was very thankful, and she proceeded on her way home with her chickens.
The family lived in Spanish Fork until the spring of 1859, when they moved to Mt. Pleasant. They lived there the rest of their lives, except for a year or two spent in Parowan where Eliza was born.
Four months after Caroline was born, Anna was in the field helping strip sugar cane when a scorpion stung her on the cheek or neck and it swelled up and choked her to death. She died 23 Sept 1870 in Mt. Pleasant.
Adolph died in Mt Pleasant Jan 18 1888 at age 72
Some information taken from the family history of Kenneth David Rosenlof his GG grandson and Written by great-granddaughter Thelma Christensen Tuttle in 1982
Added to by great-great-granddaughter Pat Sorensen in 2001
Adolph Fredericksen was born 27 Aug 1815 in Bregninge, Eskebjerg, Holbaek, Denmark to Frederik Christensen and Maren Jensen. He had four brothers, one who died as an infant, and three sisters.
Married Karen Pedersen Nov 13 1840 in Tjormemarken parrish church in Denmark.
They had one child, Lars Peter, born 13 Mar 1841. They heard the gospel, believed and were baptized. Adolph, Karen and Lars Peter were baptized 28 Apr 1853.
The shipping records of the church show that they came to America on the ship, "James Nesmith" which sailed from Liverpool, England on 7 Jan 1855. Four hundred, forty emigrating saints sailed from Liverpool on the "James Nesmith" under Captain Mills. The ship arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi River 8 Feb 1855 but during the voyage 13 deaths occurred. At New Orleans, where the company landed on 23 Feb, most of the emigrants went on board the steamboat "Oceana" and sailed from New Orleans on 24 Feb. On the journey up the Mississippi, 7 more saints died and on 7 Mar, the company arrived in St. Louis, Missouri. From that city, about 150 of the Scandinavian saints continued their journey on 10 Mar for Weston, Missouri, where they would remain until they could obtain the means to go on to Salt Lake. Adolph, Karen and Lars remained in Missouri until the following year.
The Mt. Pleasant Historical Records state that Adolph and Karen crossed the plains with the Abraham Smoot Company, arriving in Salt Lake in Nov 1856. Those same records state that Lars Peter crossed the plains with the Hunt Handcart Company, arriving in Salt Lake in December 1856. Lars would have been 14 years old at that time. However, at Martin's Cove, the family is listed as having been part of the Hunt Wagon train which was follow the Martin and Willie handcart companies, so that is probably more accurate than them coming in separate handcart companies.
The family settled in Spanish Fork in 1857 and it was during this year that Adolph was sent to Salt Lake to meet one of the companies of emigrants and take some of them to Spanish Fork. The company he met arrived in Salt Lake on 13 Sept 1857 and in this company was Morten, Niels and Anna Sorensen, two brothers and a sister whose family had joined the church in Denmark in 1854.
Anna and others of the company went with Adolph to Spanish Fork and the two brothers went farther south to Manta (Manti?). In those days it was said the brethren were after these emigrant girls for polygamous wives. Anna said she didn't want to marry into polygamy. She stayed at Adolph's home in Spanish Fork and Karen was very good to her. Karen had suffered from poor health for quite some time and was grateful for Anna's help. One day Anna said to her, "If I have to marry into polygamy, why can't I marry into this family? You are not very well and I am strong and can do all the hard work." Karen said they had never thought of such a thing, but she would talk it over with Adolph and the result was that
Anna and Adolph were married on 18 Oct 1857. On 22 Nov 1861, Adolph, Karen and Anna were endowed and sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Anna was 31 years old when she married Adolph and they had five children, four girls and a boy. The boy Joseph and a girl, Josephine, died when they were little. The other children were Mary, Eliza, and Caroline (Carrie).
In the spring of 1858, while the Fredericksens were living in Spanish Fork, a friend living in Pond Town (now Salem), said he would give them a hen and some little chickens if they would come get them. Accordingly Anna walked to Pond Town to get them. As she was returning with her chickens in a covered basket, she saw some Indians approaching on their ponies. She became very frightened and sent up a silent prayer for Heavenly Father to protect her. As they came up to her, they began riding around her in a circle. She was wearing a straw hat, and as each Indian rode around her they would reach out and pull at her hat until they had pulled it completely to pieces. They rode away without harming her, for which she was very thankful, and she proceeded on her way home with her chickens.
The family lived in Spanish Fork until the spring of 1859, when they moved to Mt. Pleasant. They lived there the rest of their lives, except for a year or two spent in Parowan where Eliza was born.
Four months after Caroline was born, Anna was in the field helping strip sugar cane when a scorpion stung her on the cheek or neck and it swelled up and choked her to death. She died 23 Sept 1870 in Mt. Pleasant.
Adolph died in Mt Pleasant Jan 18 1888 at age 72
Some information taken from the family history of Kenneth David Rosenlof his GG grandson and Written by great-granddaughter Thelma Christensen Tuttle in 1982
Added to by great-great-granddaughter Pat Sorensen in 2001
Married Karen Pedersen Nov 13 1840 in Tjormemarken parrish church in Denmark.
They had one child, Lars Peter, born 13 Mar 1841. They heard the gospel, believed and were baptized. Adolph, Karen and Lars Peter were baptized 28 Apr 1853.
The shipping records of the church show that they came to America on the ship, "James Nesmith" which sailed from Liverpool, England on 7 Jan 1855. Four hundred, forty emigrating saints sailed from Liverpool on the "James Nesmith" under Captain Mills. The ship arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi River 8 Feb 1855 but during the voyage 13 deaths occurred. At New Orleans, where the company landed on 23 Feb, most of the emigrants went on board the steamboat "Oceana" and sailed from New Orleans on 24 Feb. On the journey up the Mississippi, 7 more saints died and on 7 Mar, the company arrived in St. Louis, Missouri. From that city, about 150 of the Scandinavian saints continued their journey on 10 Mar for Weston, Missouri, where they would remain until they could obtain the means to go on to Salt Lake. Adolph, Karen and Lars remained in Missouri until the following year.
The Mt. Pleasant Historical Records state that Adolph and Karen crossed the plains with the Abraham Smoot Company, arriving in Salt Lake in Nov 1856. Those same records state that Lars Peter crossed the plains with the Hunt Handcart Company, arriving in Salt Lake in December 1856. Lars would have been 14 years old at that time. However, at Martin's Cove, the family is listed as having been part of the Hunt Wagon train which was follow the Martin and Willie handcart companies, so that is probably more accurate than them coming in separate handcart companies.
The family settled in Spanish Fork in 1857 and it was during this year that Adolph was sent to Salt Lake to meet one of the companies of emigrants and take some of them to Spanish Fork. The company he met arrived in Salt Lake on 13 Sept 1857 and in this company was Morten, Niels and Anna Sorensen, two brothers and a sister whose family had joined the church in Denmark in 1854.
Anna and others of the company went with Adolph to Spanish Fork and the two brothers went farther south to Manta (Manti?). In those days it was said the brethren were after these emigrant girls for polygamous wives. Anna said she didn't want to marry into polygamy. She stayed at Adolph's home in Spanish Fork and Karen was very good to her. Karen had suffered from poor health for quite some time and was grateful for Anna's help. One day Anna said to her, "If I have to marry into polygamy, why can't I marry into this family? You are not very well and I am strong and can do all the hard work." Karen said they had never thought of such a thing, but she would talk it over with Adolph and the result was that
Anna and Adolph were married on 18 Oct 1857. On 22 Nov 1861, Adolph, Karen and Anna were endowed and sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Anna was 31 years old when she married Adolph and they had five children, four girls and a boy. The boy Joseph and a girl, Josephine, died when they were little. The other children were Mary, Eliza, and Caroline (Carrie).
In the spring of 1858, while the Fredericksens were living in Spanish Fork, a friend living in Pond Town (now Salem), said he would give them a hen and some little chickens if they would come get them. Accordingly Anna walked to Pond Town to get them. As she was returning with her chickens in a covered basket, she saw some Indians approaching on their ponies. She became very frightened and sent up a silent prayer for Heavenly Father to protect her. As they came up to her, they began riding around her in a circle. She was wearing a straw hat, and as each Indian rode around her they would reach out and pull at her hat until they had pulled it completely to pieces. They rode away without harming her, for which she was very thankful, and she proceeded on her way home with her chickens.
The family lived in Spanish Fork until the spring of 1859, when they moved to Mt. Pleasant. They lived there the rest of their lives, except for a year or two spent in Parowan where Eliza was born.
Four months after Caroline was born, Anna was in the field helping strip sugar cane when a scorpion stung her on the cheek or neck and it swelled up and choked her to death. She died 23 Sept 1870 in Mt. Pleasant.
Adolph died in Mt Pleasant Jan 18 1888 at age 72
Some information taken from the family history of Kenneth David Rosenlof his GG grandson and Written by great-granddaughter Thelma Christensen Tuttle in 1982
Added to by great-great-granddaughter Pat Sorensen in 2001
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