An original pioneer from Sweden. Married Hans Bosen in Ephraim UT where they lived and raised their family.
Children: James, Anna Christina, Hans Peter, Andrew Christian, Joseph, Hyrum Andrew, Maria.
History. Anna lived in a small place in Sweden called Orup. Orup is a farming community in the country with rolling hills and thatched roofs on farmhouses. Anna's father, Pehr Andersson was a farmer. Her mother was Elna Jonsdotter.
Anna was born August 18, 1839. She was one of five daughters and one son. Kerstina and Sissa were her older sisters and after Anna was born, Elna, Anders, Johanna and Karna followed ... all blessing this home with wonderful children. Anders, Anna's only brother, died when he was three years old, March 5, 1848.
Anna was baptized, according to the information she wrote, April 4, 1857. She was eighteen years old. Her younger sister, Elna also joined the church about the time Anna did. Her mother also joined the church some years later but died before Anna left for America.
In 1859, the Saints in the Scandinavian Mission were advised by the Elders to do all within their power to save means for their emigration to Zion. This counsel was followed with great willingness.
About this time, Anna's older sisters had left home and were working for other farmers nearby. You can find on the census that was taken every couple of years that the girls returned home again and lived awhile in between jobs. Anna was also moving around working for and living with farmers nearby. She was lucky to find work since she had joined the church and become a "Mormon".
In 1859, Anna's mother died. According to the parish record, she died from old age. She was 49 years old. In 1863, Anna left her family and emigrated to Utah. Her sister, Elna, followed her the next year. Anna traveled with another Mormon family, Nils Nillson and his wife and four children. She was listed as their maidservant, and many young girls were listed as, that came over with other Mormon families. Anna was 25 years old. Anna left Sweden in the spring of 1863. She sailed for one month on the ship "The John J. Boyd."
"The emigrants arrived in Florence June 11th. Here some of them remained for about six weeks. Soon after their arrival in Florence, they were joined by the emigrants who had sailed from Copenhagen on April 30, 1863."
Anna most likely continued the trek across the plains with Nills Nillson and his family. He and his wife settled in Mount Pleasant, which probably accounts for Anna's destination being Sanpete County. Many Scandinavians there.
Anna changed her name from Andersson to Anderson, as many Scandinavians did to seem more Americanized. Changing names wasn't really new to Anna. When Anna was young she went by Anna Pehrsdotter. About the time Anna was leaving her teens, Sweden began to change their custom of using the father's first name as a last name. Anna was using Andersson as her surname just before she left Sweden. Now, having changed her name to Anna Anderson, she would change her name again within the year.
Shortly after arriving in Utah, she met a young Danish man named Hans Jensen Bosen. They both had in common, the fact that they left their family and homeland behind for a new life in America where they could be with the Saints. Although Hans had been in Utah for nearly three years and was a little more experienced than Anna, all that he had to offer was love, a testimony of the gospel and a strong Danish body and will. They were married that same year in 1863. Anna became Anna Anderson Bosen. She went by "Annie" Bosen.
Together and alone, they began to establish themselves in Zion. In one short year Anna had a new country and husband and son (born in 1864). At once they had the great responsibility of making a homestead, rearing a family and helping the church and their community grow.
Hans worked very hard cultivating sagebrush into farmland. Not only did the settlers have the task of building homes and raising food, but they had to protect themselves from the Indians. Hans stood guard many times at the mouth of Ephraim Canyon. At the sign of Indians coming through the tall sagebrush, the alarm to the settlers would be taken back quickly on horseback so that all could assemble themselves in the fort for protection. Hans also took his turn guarding the fort.
Hans and Anna's first home was a dugout in the northeast part of Ephraim. Their first son was born on 28 Jun 1864, the name given to him was Jens after the father of Hans...as was the procedure followed in naming their children in Scandinavia. At some point "Jens" was not used. He went by James. He was our great-grandfather and we know him as "James Bosen".
Although life was hard, Hans and Anna's little family grew. Two years later they had Anna Christina (28 Mar 1866), Hans Peter (14 May 1868), Andrew Christian (10 Sept 1870), Joseph (25 Dec 1872), Hyrum Andrew (7 Jan 1872), and Maria (26 Oct 1877).
The Census of 1870 and 1880, tell us that the Bosen children were learning to read and write English. Hans listed himself as a laborer and Anna as a housekeeper in 1870.
In 1880, Hans lists himself as a farmer and the older boys going to school. James wanted to be a schoolteacher but his father felt that hard work was best. As a father, Hans was loved but known to be strict. Hard work was necessary, at that time, because shelter had to be built and food had to be grown.
We know that there was music in the Bosen home. Hans brought his violin with him from Denmark and James played the accordion. All seemed like it was going well for Hans and Anna and their family but, we see in the Census of 1880, it stated that Anna was having mental health problems.
Anna's mental and physical health continued to deteriorate for the next 10 years. Although Anna had the blessings of the restored gospel, unfortunately for her, and her family, she didn't have the advantages of modern-day medicine.
There must have been a lot of joy that came from Hans and Anna's kind and gentle children. The satisfaction of knowing they had sacrificed a lot in order to raise their children in Zion was also theirs, despite the hard conditions of life at that time.
Children: James, Anna Christina, Hans Peter, Andrew Christian, Joseph, Hyrum Andrew, Maria.
History. Anna lived in a small place in Sweden called Orup. Orup is a farming community in the country with rolling hills and thatched roofs on farmhouses. Anna's father, Pehr Andersson was a farmer. Her mother was Elna Jonsdotter.
Anna was born August 18, 1839. She was one of five daughters and one son. Kerstina and Sissa were her older sisters and after Anna was born, Elna, Anders, Johanna and Karna followed ... all blessing this home with wonderful children. Anders, Anna's only brother, died when he was three years old, March 5, 1848.
Anna was baptized, according to the information she wrote, April 4, 1857. She was eighteen years old. Her younger sister, Elna also joined the church about the time Anna did. Her mother also joined the church some years later but died before Anna left for America.
In 1859, the Saints in the Scandinavian Mission were advised by the Elders to do all within their power to save means for their emigration to Zion. This counsel was followed with great willingness.
About this time, Anna's older sisters had left home and were working for other farmers nearby. You can find on the census that was taken every couple of years that the girls returned home again and lived awhile in between jobs. Anna was also moving around working for and living with farmers nearby. She was lucky to find work since she had joined the church and become a "Mormon".
In 1859, Anna's mother died. According to the parish record, she died from old age. She was 49 years old. In 1863, Anna left her family and emigrated to Utah. Her sister, Elna, followed her the next year. Anna traveled with another Mormon family, Nils Nillson and his wife and four children. She was listed as their maidservant, and many young girls were listed as, that came over with other Mormon families. Anna was 25 years old. Anna left Sweden in the spring of 1863. She sailed for one month on the ship "The John J. Boyd."
"The emigrants arrived in Florence June 11th. Here some of them remained for about six weeks. Soon after their arrival in Florence, they were joined by the emigrants who had sailed from Copenhagen on April 30, 1863."
Anna most likely continued the trek across the plains with Nills Nillson and his family. He and his wife settled in Mount Pleasant, which probably accounts for Anna's destination being Sanpete County. Many Scandinavians there.
Anna changed her name from Andersson to Anderson, as many Scandinavians did to seem more Americanized. Changing names wasn't really new to Anna. When Anna was young she went by Anna Pehrsdotter. About the time Anna was leaving her teens, Sweden began to change their custom of using the father's first name as a last name. Anna was using Andersson as her surname just before she left Sweden. Now, having changed her name to Anna Anderson, she would change her name again within the year.
Shortly after arriving in Utah, she met a young Danish man named Hans Jensen Bosen. They both had in common, the fact that they left their family and homeland behind for a new life in America where they could be with the Saints. Although Hans had been in Utah for nearly three years and was a little more experienced than Anna, all that he had to offer was love, a testimony of the gospel and a strong Danish body and will. They were married that same year in 1863. Anna became Anna Anderson Bosen. She went by "Annie" Bosen.
Together and alone, they began to establish themselves in Zion. In one short year Anna had a new country and husband and son (born in 1864). At once they had the great responsibility of making a homestead, rearing a family and helping the church and their community grow.
Hans worked very hard cultivating sagebrush into farmland. Not only did the settlers have the task of building homes and raising food, but they had to protect themselves from the Indians. Hans stood guard many times at the mouth of Ephraim Canyon. At the sign of Indians coming through the tall sagebrush, the alarm to the settlers would be taken back quickly on horseback so that all could assemble themselves in the fort for protection. Hans also took his turn guarding the fort.
Hans and Anna's first home was a dugout in the northeast part of Ephraim. Their first son was born on 28 Jun 1864, the name given to him was Jens after the father of Hans...as was the procedure followed in naming their children in Scandinavia. At some point "Jens" was not used. He went by James. He was our great-grandfather and we know him as "James Bosen".
Although life was hard, Hans and Anna's little family grew. Two years later they had Anna Christina (28 Mar 1866), Hans Peter (14 May 1868), Andrew Christian (10 Sept 1870), Joseph (25 Dec 1872), Hyrum Andrew (7 Jan 1872), and Maria (26 Oct 1877).
The Census of 1870 and 1880, tell us that the Bosen children were learning to read and write English. Hans listed himself as a laborer and Anna as a housekeeper in 1870.
In 1880, Hans lists himself as a farmer and the older boys going to school. James wanted to be a schoolteacher but his father felt that hard work was best. As a father, Hans was loved but known to be strict. Hard work was necessary, at that time, because shelter had to be built and food had to be grown.
We know that there was music in the Bosen home. Hans brought his violin with him from Denmark and James played the accordion. All seemed like it was going well for Hans and Anna and their family but, we see in the Census of 1880, it stated that Anna was having mental health problems.
Anna's mental and physical health continued to deteriorate for the next 10 years. Although Anna had the blessings of the restored gospel, unfortunately for her, and her family, she didn't have the advantages of modern-day medicine.
There must have been a lot of joy that came from Hans and Anna's kind and gentle children. The satisfaction of knowing they had sacrificed a lot in order to raise their children in Zion was also theirs, despite the hard conditions of life at that time.
An original pioneer from Sweden. Married Hans Bosen in Ephraim UT where they lived and raised their family.
Children: James, Anna Christina, Hans Peter, Andrew Christian, Joseph, Hyrum Andrew, Maria.
History. Anna lived in a small place in Sweden called Orup. Orup is a farming community in the country with rolling hills and thatched roofs on farmhouses. Anna's father, Pehr Andersson was a farmer. Her mother was Elna Jonsdotter.
Anna was born August 18, 1839. She was one of five daughters and one son. Kerstina and Sissa were her older sisters and after Anna was born, Elna, Anders, Johanna and Karna followed ... all blessing this home with wonderful children. Anders, Anna's only brother, died when he was three years old, March 5, 1848.
Anna was baptized, according to the information she wrote, April 4, 1857. She was eighteen years old. Her younger sister, Elna also joined the church about the time Anna did. Her mother also joined the church some years later but died before Anna left for America.
In 1859, the Saints in the Scandinavian Mission were advised by the Elders to do all within their power to save means for their emigration to Zion. This counsel was followed with great willingness.
About this time, Anna's older sisters had left home and were working for other farmers nearby. You can find on the census that was taken every couple of years that the girls returned home again and lived awhile in between jobs. Anna was also moving around working for and living with farmers nearby. She was lucky to find work since she had joined the church and become a "Mormon".
In 1859, Anna's mother died. According to the parish record, she died from old age. She was 49 years old. In 1863, Anna left her family and emigrated to Utah. Her sister, Elna, followed her the next year. Anna traveled with another Mormon family, Nils Nillson and his wife and four children. She was listed as their maidservant, and many young girls were listed as, that came over with other Mormon families. Anna was 25 years old. Anna left Sweden in the spring of 1863. She sailed for one month on the ship "The John J. Boyd."
"The emigrants arrived in Florence June 11th. Here some of them remained for about six weeks. Soon after their arrival in Florence, they were joined by the emigrants who had sailed from Copenhagen on April 30, 1863."
Anna most likely continued the trek across the plains with Nills Nillson and his family. He and his wife settled in Mount Pleasant, which probably accounts for Anna's destination being Sanpete County. Many Scandinavians there.
Anna changed her name from Andersson to Anderson, as many Scandinavians did to seem more Americanized. Changing names wasn't really new to Anna. When Anna was young she went by Anna Pehrsdotter. About the time Anna was leaving her teens, Sweden began to change their custom of using the father's first name as a last name. Anna was using Andersson as her surname just before she left Sweden. Now, having changed her name to Anna Anderson, she would change her name again within the year.
Shortly after arriving in Utah, she met a young Danish man named Hans Jensen Bosen. They both had in common, the fact that they left their family and homeland behind for a new life in America where they could be with the Saints. Although Hans had been in Utah for nearly three years and was a little more experienced than Anna, all that he had to offer was love, a testimony of the gospel and a strong Danish body and will. They were married that same year in 1863. Anna became Anna Anderson Bosen. She went by "Annie" Bosen.
Together and alone, they began to establish themselves in Zion. In one short year Anna had a new country and husband and son (born in 1864). At once they had the great responsibility of making a homestead, rearing a family and helping the church and their community grow.
Hans worked very hard cultivating sagebrush into farmland. Not only did the settlers have the task of building homes and raising food, but they had to protect themselves from the Indians. Hans stood guard many times at the mouth of Ephraim Canyon. At the sign of Indians coming through the tall sagebrush, the alarm to the settlers would be taken back quickly on horseback so that all could assemble themselves in the fort for protection. Hans also took his turn guarding the fort.
Hans and Anna's first home was a dugout in the northeast part of Ephraim. Their first son was born on 28 Jun 1864, the name given to him was Jens after the father of Hans...as was the procedure followed in naming their children in Scandinavia. At some point "Jens" was not used. He went by James. He was our great-grandfather and we know him as "James Bosen".
Although life was hard, Hans and Anna's little family grew. Two years later they had Anna Christina (28 Mar 1866), Hans Peter (14 May 1868), Andrew Christian (10 Sept 1870), Joseph (25 Dec 1872), Hyrum Andrew (7 Jan 1872), and Maria (26 Oct 1877).
The Census of 1870 and 1880, tell us that the Bosen children were learning to read and write English. Hans listed himself as a laborer and Anna as a housekeeper in 1870.
In 1880, Hans lists himself as a farmer and the older boys going to school. James wanted to be a schoolteacher but his father felt that hard work was best. As a father, Hans was loved but known to be strict. Hard work was necessary, at that time, because shelter had to be built and food had to be grown.
We know that there was music in the Bosen home. Hans brought his violin with him from Denmark and James played the accordion. All seemed like it was going well for Hans and Anna and their family but, we see in the Census of 1880, it stated that Anna was having mental health problems.
Anna's mental and physical health continued to deteriorate for the next 10 years. Although Anna had the blessings of the restored gospel, unfortunately for her, and her family, she didn't have the advantages of modern-day medicine.
There must have been a lot of joy that came from Hans and Anna's kind and gentle children. The satisfaction of knowing they had sacrificed a lot in order to raise their children in Zion was also theirs, despite the hard conditions of life at that time.
Children: James, Anna Christina, Hans Peter, Andrew Christian, Joseph, Hyrum Andrew, Maria.
History. Anna lived in a small place in Sweden called Orup. Orup is a farming community in the country with rolling hills and thatched roofs on farmhouses. Anna's father, Pehr Andersson was a farmer. Her mother was Elna Jonsdotter.
Anna was born August 18, 1839. She was one of five daughters and one son. Kerstina and Sissa were her older sisters and after Anna was born, Elna, Anders, Johanna and Karna followed ... all blessing this home with wonderful children. Anders, Anna's only brother, died when he was three years old, March 5, 1848.
Anna was baptized, according to the information she wrote, April 4, 1857. She was eighteen years old. Her younger sister, Elna also joined the church about the time Anna did. Her mother also joined the church some years later but died before Anna left for America.
In 1859, the Saints in the Scandinavian Mission were advised by the Elders to do all within their power to save means for their emigration to Zion. This counsel was followed with great willingness.
About this time, Anna's older sisters had left home and were working for other farmers nearby. You can find on the census that was taken every couple of years that the girls returned home again and lived awhile in between jobs. Anna was also moving around working for and living with farmers nearby. She was lucky to find work since she had joined the church and become a "Mormon".
In 1859, Anna's mother died. According to the parish record, she died from old age. She was 49 years old. In 1863, Anna left her family and emigrated to Utah. Her sister, Elna, followed her the next year. Anna traveled with another Mormon family, Nils Nillson and his wife and four children. She was listed as their maidservant, and many young girls were listed as, that came over with other Mormon families. Anna was 25 years old. Anna left Sweden in the spring of 1863. She sailed for one month on the ship "The John J. Boyd."
"The emigrants arrived in Florence June 11th. Here some of them remained for about six weeks. Soon after their arrival in Florence, they were joined by the emigrants who had sailed from Copenhagen on April 30, 1863."
Anna most likely continued the trek across the plains with Nills Nillson and his family. He and his wife settled in Mount Pleasant, which probably accounts for Anna's destination being Sanpete County. Many Scandinavians there.
Anna changed her name from Andersson to Anderson, as many Scandinavians did to seem more Americanized. Changing names wasn't really new to Anna. When Anna was young she went by Anna Pehrsdotter. About the time Anna was leaving her teens, Sweden began to change their custom of using the father's first name as a last name. Anna was using Andersson as her surname just before she left Sweden. Now, having changed her name to Anna Anderson, she would change her name again within the year.
Shortly after arriving in Utah, she met a young Danish man named Hans Jensen Bosen. They both had in common, the fact that they left their family and homeland behind for a new life in America where they could be with the Saints. Although Hans had been in Utah for nearly three years and was a little more experienced than Anna, all that he had to offer was love, a testimony of the gospel and a strong Danish body and will. They were married that same year in 1863. Anna became Anna Anderson Bosen. She went by "Annie" Bosen.
Together and alone, they began to establish themselves in Zion. In one short year Anna had a new country and husband and son (born in 1864). At once they had the great responsibility of making a homestead, rearing a family and helping the church and their community grow.
Hans worked very hard cultivating sagebrush into farmland. Not only did the settlers have the task of building homes and raising food, but they had to protect themselves from the Indians. Hans stood guard many times at the mouth of Ephraim Canyon. At the sign of Indians coming through the tall sagebrush, the alarm to the settlers would be taken back quickly on horseback so that all could assemble themselves in the fort for protection. Hans also took his turn guarding the fort.
Hans and Anna's first home was a dugout in the northeast part of Ephraim. Their first son was born on 28 Jun 1864, the name given to him was Jens after the father of Hans...as was the procedure followed in naming their children in Scandinavia. At some point "Jens" was not used. He went by James. He was our great-grandfather and we know him as "James Bosen".
Although life was hard, Hans and Anna's little family grew. Two years later they had Anna Christina (28 Mar 1866), Hans Peter (14 May 1868), Andrew Christian (10 Sept 1870), Joseph (25 Dec 1872), Hyrum Andrew (7 Jan 1872), and Maria (26 Oct 1877).
The Census of 1870 and 1880, tell us that the Bosen children were learning to read and write English. Hans listed himself as a laborer and Anna as a housekeeper in 1870.
In 1880, Hans lists himself as a farmer and the older boys going to school. James wanted to be a schoolteacher but his father felt that hard work was best. As a father, Hans was loved but known to be strict. Hard work was necessary, at that time, because shelter had to be built and food had to be grown.
We know that there was music in the Bosen home. Hans brought his violin with him from Denmark and James played the accordion. All seemed like it was going well for Hans and Anna and their family but, we see in the Census of 1880, it stated that Anna was having mental health problems.
Anna's mental and physical health continued to deteriorate for the next 10 years. Although Anna had the blessings of the restored gospel, unfortunately for her, and her family, she didn't have the advantages of modern-day medicine.
There must have been a lot of joy that came from Hans and Anna's kind and gentle children. The satisfaction of knowing they had sacrificed a lot in order to raise their children in Zion was also theirs, despite the hard conditions of life at that time.
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