Ole OLSEN

                   Jesse Munn Passenger List.........Family History Library.....Film #200177            Source:  Internet and
Saints On The Seas by Conway B. Sonne p.148-154
Also Deseret News 1977  Almanac & Worldwide LDS Ship Registers......
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Research........on askjeeves ......Elferjoh    or Elverjoh  and "The Autobiography  Christian J. Larsen" came up and it gave many citations regarding our Ole Olsen.............
1852  August 15th Sunday.......
9 Sept 1852  The following missionaries on board set sail for Brevig, Norway 4PM
Ole Olsen
10 Oct 1852  Ole Olsen....Onseo Parish.................
29 Dec 1853   Board Jesse Munn
Jan 1854     Out to sea
20 Jan  Reached New Orleans
25 Jan 1854   Took steamer "St. Louis"....left New Orleans
11Mar 1854 .............6 of our company attacked by cholera..........They were taken on board a quarentine boat a few miles before we reached st. Louis....5 died
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Narratives of the Emigration from the Scandinavian Mission 1852-1868  from excepts of the History of the Scandinavian Mission by Andrew Jenson....................
1853-1854................tells about the trip and arrival in New Orleans...
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Research ancestry for Christian Hans Monson (While doing research as a gift to Amanda Howard dau of  Mark &  Debbie Howard in ..Desert Shores Ward) found this information:

Fredrikstad, the largest seaport along the Christiania Fjord, is situated on the eastern shore near the mouth of the fjord in the southeastern part of Norway. Oslo is situated at the northern extremity of the fjord some fifty miles north of Fredrikstad; Drammen is twenty-five or thirty miles west of Oslo. 
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Database: An Enduring Legacy	September 5, 2004 9:50 AM 	
	
An Enduring Legacy An Enduring Legacy: Volume Twelve Immigrant Pioneers Hans Thoresen Carlston 	
Hans later heard of another religion being taught by men from America. These men, known as elders, had been imprisoned in a Fredrikstad jail by the state department for preaching Mor-monism without a license. These elders were Christian J. Larsen of Logan, Utah; Svend Larson, John E Dorius, and Peter Beckstrom, all from Utah. Hans heard all kinds of stories about these peculiar people. They were spoken evil of, so people were influenced not to listen to any of them, but Hans decided to visit the jail and see for himself what kind of men they were. 	
	
Source Information: Ancestry.com. An Enduring Legacy [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1998. Original data: Daughters of Utah Pioneers. An Enduring Legacy. Vol. I-XII. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Printing Company, 1978.	
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Treasures of Pioneer HistoryTreasures of Pioneer History: Vol 1They Came in 1852Happenings in 1852Thurs. 14.Elders Jeppe G. Folkman and Niels Hansen were arrested at Ingolsrud, Norway, for preaching the gospel. John F. F. Dorius, Christian Knudsen, Christian Larsen and Svend Larsen were arrested the following day, and Peter Beckstrom on the 16th, on similar charges. Christian Larsen, Svend Larsen, Dorius and Beckstrom were imprisoned at Frederikstad, while Ole Olsen (who had been arrested two weeks previously), Christian Knudsen, Jeppe G. Folkman and Niels Hansen were confined at Elverhoj. 
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JOURNALS OF CHRISTIAN JOHN LARSEN
(Located in Church Historians Office, 2nd Floor; Salt Lake City, Utah) Microfilm MS 1090 Larsen, Christian J. 1831 - 1915 Journals 1851 - 1914 
Details of Ole Olsen going into Norway as a missionary on the 9th Sept 1852
Being imprisioned............
Going to America with Scandinavian Saints................1854.............etc.
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DEATH:
ancestry.com  7-18-01
St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908
Viewing records 1-1 of 1 Matches     
Name    Olsen, Ole
Death Date  17 Apr 1854
Volume       C 
Page  142.00 
Birth Place   Denmark 
Cemetery:  City Cemetery 
View Complete  Record:
   Olsen, Ole
                                         Death Date: 17 Apr 1854
                                               Volume: C
                                              Page: 142.00
                                          County Library: RDSL 2
                                        Missouri Archive: C 10360
                                            SLGS Roll: 301.00                

1 Apr-02     Charles Johnson wrote for death record from:
St. Louis Genealogical Society; PO Box 43010, St. Louis, MO  63143-0010
Received answer to request:    Apr 1, 2002
St. Louis Genealogical Society Register of Deaths City of St. Louis,  Death Index  1850-1908
Vol. C; Page 142; Missouri Archives, micropublication , roll  C 10360
Registry of Death s   for the week ending  April 17, 1854
Name of deceased: Ole Olsen                
Place of Nativity:  Denmark
Cemetery:  City
Disease:  Diarrhrea
White Male
Age:  39 yrs
Remarks: Pauper

HISTORY: History of Ole Olsen by Valdemar Eldridge Johnson, in possession of Charles & Eleanor Johnson, c/o  530 S.4th St., Las Vegas, NV. 89101.

HISTORY of the SCANDINAVIAN MISSION by Andrew Jenson..1927  book in Historical Dept.  CL Core  M274.8  J54h  1927.  Researched and found 18 pages concerning the missionaries imprisioned in Norway. 3-25-99.

RESEARCH: Research done by Ellinor Sorensen 1970's....in possession of Charles & Eleanor Johnson.
CENSUS:
1845 CENSUS V. FLAKKEBJERG HERRED -EGGERSLEVSMAGLE, SONDRE OVERDRER
BRANCH 8551 PT. 14 INCL AS SOURCE OF HER SEARCH.
WHEN RESEARCHER SENT IN RECORDS...OLE WAS REBAPTIZED 30 APR 1971 LG.

PAR REC:  EGGESLEVMAGLE, SORO, DNMR. (GS SER NO. 9718 PT 1, 2,& 3)
             MAGLEBY, SORO, DNMR (GS SER NO. 9742 PT 1)
CENSUS:  1845 - EGGESLEVMAGLE, VESTA FLAKKEGJARG DIST. DNMR (GS SER NO
            8513 PT 53)
            1850  EGGESLEVMAGLE, VESTA FLAKKEGJARG DIST. DNMR (GS SER NO.
            8515 PT 48)

FUTURE RESEARCH:  Need to research the ship roster for  "JESSIE MUNN"  Captain John Ducket... they came on that ship. Liverpool 3 Jan 1854...Arrival New Orleans...20 FEB 1854.
That company leave on "ST LOUIS" steamship on 25 Feb..arrive 5 Mar 1854...  (HISTORY OF SVEND LARSEN...given to me by a Sister Lyle E. Peterson, 1170 Holly Circle,Provo, Utah  84604...Met at Education Week 1988 in a miraculous way..Just happened to sit next to her in the class.  Turns out her ancestor is Svend Larsen (also a Norwegian Missionary) knew our ancestor, Ole Olsen, who was also a prisioner in Norway for preaching the gospel.
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Hi, Merry Christmas....Just thought you would love to have this.....Please let me know if there are corrections. I wish I could sit down with Grandpa and get the rest of the answers to questions that are running around in my head....name of the ship, who the girls married, how come no one wanted Mary,etc. We have information on Maria (your g.grandmother)she married 1)Peter Albert Nelson ..five children by that marriage then 2)George Bouncer Higginson. three children by that union...You come through her 2nd marriage..g.mother, Sarah Celestia Higginson. Sarah had a brother, Eugene Bouncer Higginson...who had a large family. And she had a baby sister, Francis Mary Higginson, that died at one year of age. It would be so nice to find some of the Higginson relatives...they may be the ones that can help us crack the Johnson line....just what if they have a Bible, old letters, newspaper clippings, etc....Martin....do you think you could work on the angle? I have names and dates....some are gone but there must be descendants, maybe someone you know of....
Love and hugs, Chuck & Ellie

HISTORY OF OLE OLSEN 
by Valdemar E. Johnson
Editing by Charles & Eleanor Johnson 
       Counted among the first missionaries, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to preach the gospel in the old world was, Ole Olsen. His parents are unknown as well as his date of birth and we know nothing about his early boyhood. (Since this was written we have had extensive research done on this line. Ole's parents were Ole Jensen and Chatrine Pedersen. Ole was born 6 Oct 1812, Boeslunde Parish, Soro, Denmark. We have visited this beautiful old parish church and the cemetery next to the old church in 1995).
        Ole Olsen was born in Gettland, Denmark (research indicates that he was born at Boeslunde Parish, Soro, Denmark). When a young man he married Caroline Hansen. From this union four children were born: Maria, Katherine, Mary and a son whose name we do not know. (Research indicated that there were five children born to Ole and Caroline: Marie (Maria) bn 1839, Maren (Mary) bn 1841, Hans bn 1844, Kathrine bn 1846, and Niels bn 1849 d.1852 in Denmark).
        Ole was a prosperous and industrious man. He was a blacksmith and had twenty men working for him. Ole and Caroline had a big, beautiful home and servants. He and his wife heard the gospel preached by missionaries, accepted the gospel and were baptized. A short time later he accepted a call to preach the gospel in Norway and in 1852 he was thrown in prison for a period of one year for proclaiming the truth.
        The following paragraph was taken from a letter written by Elder Willard Snow, dated 10 November 1852: "Brother Ole Olsen had succeeded in opening up a new place and introducing the gospel into Onse Parish, near Fredrikstad, where he had baptized nine persons and many stood ready to enter in at the straight gate when he was forbidden by the magistrate to baptize and administer the sacrament. Brother Olsen manifesting an inclination to continue preaching and baptizing was arrested and imprisoned and has remained in prison ever since, although he has been examined before the court many times." The names of other missionaries who were also imprisoned were mentioned in the letter. It also stated that "communication with them has been forbidden, neither are they permitted to write to us." He served out his prison term and he and his wife immediately began making preparations to come to the United States. It was at this time that their lives were saddened when their little daughter, Mary, was kidnaped from them.
	 One day, as Mary then eight years old was playing with some children, a strange man approached and told her if she wanted to see her father before he sailed away she would have to go to the boat immediately. Her father was very dear to her and she was anxious to see him. She said, "Let me go and tell mother." But the stranger replied, "No, there is no time for that." So she boarded the ship and found that her father was not there. She had been tricked into coming to America alone, without her family.
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	When Ole Olsen and his wife learned what had happened to their beloved daughter they were heart-broken and filled with anguish. They doubled their efforts to make ready to sail for America. They sold their business and everything possible to sell and the remainder of their belongings, which included many trunks of valuable linens , were given to relatives and friends. After many anxious weeks on the ocean their ship finally landed at New Orleans and Ole and his family, together with the other Saints, continued their journey up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri. When they arrived there was much sickness among the saints and they continued to search for some trace of their little girl. But, Ole, Caroline and their son, Hans contracted the dreaded Cholera and died, leaving the two young girls, Maria and Katherine to complete the journey to Utah as orphans (went with the other Scandinavian Saints). The Saints were kind and understanding and took care of the two sisters during the long trek to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in 1854.  In the meantime, little Mary had been brought to Salt Lake City and was forsaken by the people who stole her. She was badly treated, living with one family and then another. Many nights she had to sleep in a hay stack because no one wanted her in their home. Finally a Mrs. Davis, who was kind and affectionate, took her into her home and was good to her. It wasn't long before Maria and Katherine found their lost sister and all three of them were able to remain together and live in a true Latter-day Saint home. They grew up amid the hard times of pioneer days but they became faithful young women and mothers in Zion. Maria and her first husband, Peter Albert Nelson, built the first grist or flour mill in Iron County at Cedar City, Utah. Maria's second husband was George Bouncer Higginson.
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Sources: Life Story of Ole Olson 
Elder Willard Snow letter in Church Historical Department 
Research by Scandinavian Researcher in SLC....
Parish Records..... 
St.Louis Death Records for Ole Olsen...ancestry.com 
Census records
etc.
attachment: Picture of Charles & Eleanor Johnson at Boeslunde Parish Church and Cemetery in Denmark. July 1995 We never located their exact graves but that cemetery is where the ancestors are buried.

9 July 2004 to Sweeney
Hi Sharon, 
Can you tell me more about Ole and Caroline's family....the story that you have on their coming to America and who Maren married, where she lived, how I might find her in the census. 
I have the following children for Ole Olsen family which was researched by a Danish research specialist and professional in Salt Lake years ago: : 
1-Maria Katherine Olsen (my husband's ancestor) bn 17 Feb 1839 Egggeslevmagle, Soro, Denmark2-Maren Olsen 9 May 1841 Eggeslevmagle, Soro, Denmark 
3-Hans Olsen 16 Feb 1844 " " " 
4-Katherine Feb 1846 " " " 
5-Niels Olsen 24 Feb 1849 " " " 
died 6 May 1852 Denmark............. 
The son, Hans, was suppose to have died when the parents died or about that time. 
Do you have any information on who the surviving children came west with? I suppose a Scandinavian company of Latter-day Saints. 
Look forward to hearing from you again... 
Ellie Johnson
Sharon Sweeney  wrote: 
Hi,I don't have the obituaries or the naturalization papers yet. I will try to get them.The child who was kidnapped in Denmark was Maren and not our Katherine.She came to the U.S with her family.I already have the 1900 census on the family but thanks anyway.I will let you know when I find something new.Sharon