Cathrine Marie Thomasdatter

  Dåbsnotater:

Forældre: Thomas Sørensen og Ellen Mogensdatter, i Holmen

  Begravelsesnotater:

Cathrine Marie døde af en infektion under overfarten til USA. Blev pakket ind og smidt i Misissippi Floden

  Om Cathrine:

1. Dagbog: USA. ⁵

Emigrerer til USA

Christine Marie Thøgersdatter
Born: 22 Nov 1841 Elsighus, Aasted, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents: Thøger Christensen and Catherine Marie Thomasdatter
Christine Marie Thøgersdatter was born in Denmark to Thøger Christensen and Catherine
Marie Thomasdatter in 1841. Two years later a brother, Thomas Christian Thogersen, was born.
In 1845 Thøger, her father, died and a few months later her mother married Peder Andersen.
Three children were born to this couple, Christian Carl Pedersen, Thøger Peter Pedersen, and
Elise Kirstine Pedersdatter.
In 1852 Peder Andersen joined the Church and in 1853 left his native land with his wife
and five children including the two from her previous marriage. On Monday, December 26 with
more than 200 souls, they sailed from Copenhagen by steamship "Eideren", bound for Utah,
under the leadership of Hans Peter Olsen. They traveled by way of Kiel, Gluckstadt and
Liverpool, where they arrived January 9, 1854. They boarded the "Benjamin Adams" and sailed
from Liverpool Jan. 28th with 384 Saints on board and arrived in New Orleans on 22nd of
March, after a very pleasant and prosperous voyage. Eight deaths occurred during the voyage,
namely, two very old persons and six children, two children were born on board and nine couples
were married.
While in New Orleans the family became sick and two of the children died. On the 25th
of March the company continued the journey from New Orleans by the steamboat, "L. M.
Kennet," and arrived in St. Louis, Mo., on the 3rd of April. During the passage up the river
considerable sickness prevailed and fourteen of the emigrants died. Catherine Marie
Thomasdatter, the mother, cut her hand on a hard cheese rind, developed infection and died. She
was wrapped in a sheet and buried in the Mississippi River.
From St. Louis the emigrants continued the journey up the river April 5th, to Kansas City,
where they arrived April 10th. Here they were joined by other Danish Saints who crossed the
Atlantic in the "Jesse Munn." Westport, now a part of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
had been selected as the outfitting place for the Saints who crossed the plains that year, and the
Scandinavian emigrants made their encampment near Westport, situated a short distance south of
the Missouri River.
On June 15, they started their journey across the plains with Hans Peter Olsen as their leader. Their company consisted of 550 souls and 69 wagons. While crossing the plains one
more child in the family died. Christine Marie Thogersdatter age 12, a half brother Thoger
Peter Pedersen, age 5, and Peder Andersen, her step father arrived in Salt Lake City 5 Oct. 1854.
Of all the emigrant companies, who this year crossed the Plains, the Scandinavians
suffered the most with sickness (cholera), and during their temporary sojourn at the camping
place near Westport, as well as on the steamboats, fatalities were more numerous. Scores fell as
victims of the dreadful disease and many of the Saints were compelled to bury their relatives and
friends without coffins on the desolate plains. So great was the mortality among them that of the
680 souls who had left Copenhagen the previous winter only about 500 reached their destination.
The others succumbed to the sickness and hardships of the journey.
Peder, the father, married a young woman, Bergetta Margreta Christensen, who was in
the same company. They stayed in Salt Lake a short time and then moved to Cedar City, Iron,
Utah. They could not talk or understand the English language which made it very hard for them.
They lived in Cedar City for five years, then moved to Beaver for two years, and then moved to
Moroni where he died in 1900. It was while they lived in Cedar City that Christine Marie met
the Baugh Family.
Briar Baugh and Christine Marie Thøgersdatter were married in Cedar City, Iron, Utah on
20 July 1858. This information was found in the Deseret News published 4 Aug 1858. The
article made reference to Christina Marie Thoger and Mary Anderson as being the same person

Hans peter Olsens Compagny, På Vej til Usa

1854: "Hans Peter Olsen Company" Peder Andersen and 2 children in this company. Wife Cathrine and 3 children died prior to overland trip.
Transcript for Jens Hansen autobiographical sketch:

I was appointed captain of the camp, which assignment I had until our arrival at the Great Salt Lake Valley. It consisted of seeing to it that there was order in camp etc. While we stayed in this forest my wife and I wrote letters to our relatives in Denmark. We spent a great deal of time reading the D[octrine]. and C[ovenants]. while waiting for the oxen, wagons and other supplies to arrive.

I spent much time pondering over the laws as revealed by the Lord. Here died the little child previously mentioned we had fostered. Would the parents know where we laid it.

A part of the company was removed from the forest as we received our oxen and wagons we had been waiting for. I was assigned as temporary leader for those who came there until brother H[ans] P[eter] Olsen arrived with the rest of our party. The company was organized as follows; H.P. Olsen, as camp Captain, brother Bent Nielsen as wagon Captain. The company composed of sixty wagons and was divided in six groups and each group with its Captain. With every wagon was four oxen, two cows, besides a certain number of reserve oxen. While we camped here my wife [Maren Kathrine Christensen Hansen] took very sick that lasted to June twenty nineth when she died.

Because of the sickness of my wife, I had many difficulties as I had to carry her to and from the wagon in addition to caring for our little child [Joseph Christian Hansen], besides my camp assignment which caused me to get sick. I regained my health shortly after my wifes death.
After a couple of days travel we had to send back for more oxen, which we received from the church. My mentaly disturbed brother, Jorgen P[eter] Hansen resisted to go with us after the first days departure and he would not follow, but demanded to have his clothes from the wagon. I tried to persuade him to come along, and told him what sorrow he would bring upon our father in Zion, if he did not come, but nothing helped. He said he would lie on the ground until the wolves ate his body. Several of the brethren tried to persuade him and even offered that he could drive all the way but of no avail. I then consulted with our Captain, brother Olsen, who after careful consideration said that we should leave him, as he supposed that he, after our departure, would go to the closest city and seek employment. We did this, but while we waited in camp for the oxen we should have from the church we received the rumor that my brother was still lying there, and as I now as alone without our leader, I called the company together and counseled with them. The result was that some one would go back to him bringing along a rope with which to tie him if he refused now willingly to come, but as he saw and heard this when they approached, he consented to come along.
After receiving our reserve oxen, we continued our travel across the desert. In the beginning we went a new way where the grass was extremely tall and plentiful, which was very helpful for the cattle. The beatiful vast plains layed before us, which at some places were covered with forests, and in between we also came to rivers and small creeks. My brother [Jorgen] Peder Hansen got sick and died in June (no year given). We arrived soon after to the regular used road, that took us by Fort Laramie. To this point thr [the] prairie has been level plains, but now it became more rocky and mountainous. We passed the peculiar rock formation named "Chimney Rock." We came later by "Independence Rock," and soon after we reached the very unusal rock formation, formed by nature called "The Devils Gate." It is a great rock formation that is divided all the way through making an opening for the Sweet Water river to go on its meery way. There was a whole days many wonders of nature to see, which thrilled ones every sight. And especially Echo Canyon which we also came through. It is very narrow and through runs a good stream. The road is partly dugout or cut out of the banks of that stream. When one looks to the right it is like some ancient buildings or ruins. The color of the rock formations are red, yellow and grey, and among them grow the ever beautiful Ceder trees besides many other types of trees, which gives it all a very romantic and interesting sight.

I feel and understand by all of this, partly the greatness and power of the Lord by viewing his hand work. We crossed the large and smaller mountains and entered in through Emigration canyon, where my father [Hans Jorgensen] came to meet us. We were very happy to see each other in the camp of Zion, the gathering place of God's children. My father had now another by the name of Dorthea [Christensen Jorgensen]. My mother [Else Maria Jensdatter Jorgensen] had died aboard the ship that took them from England to America, but because they were so close to land she was buried in America. October fifth 1854 we came into the great Salt Lake Valley and the beautiful laid out City.

Cathrine blev gift med Søren Nielsen, søn af Niels Svendsen og Maren Madsdatter, den 31. Jul. 1838 i Åsted Sogn Kirke, Horns, Hjørring Amt.¹ (Søren Nielsen blev født i Aug. 1765 i Mejlinggård, Åsted Sogn, Horns, Hjørring Amt ⁶, dåb den 11. Aug. 1765 i Åsted Sogn Kirke, Horns, Hjørring Amt,⁷ døde den 11. Aug. 1840 i Elsighuus, Åsted Sogn, Horns, Hjørring Amt ⁸ og blev begravet den 16. Aug. 1840 i Åsted Sogn Kirkegård, Horns, Hjørring Amt ⁹.)

  Parnotater:

Enkemand Søren Nielsen af Elsighuus 69 år
3. gang enkemand
Pigen Cathrine Marie Thomasdatter af Vester Nielstrup, 24 år

Da Søren Nielsen dør, bliver Cathrine gift med Thøger Christensen og sidenhen gift med Peder Andersen, som hun udvandrer med i Dec. 1852