| Show f MARIA H H. MADSEN BELOVED PIONEER r I Ir CALLED BY DE DEATH Mrs Maria Marla H H. H widow of oft off of f t Peter H. H Madsen died at her herSome Some home at 10 o'clock p p. p m m. m Wednesday Wednes- Wednes Say day December 7 7 of heart trouble Her health has hns been failing falling since July lr but she was active about her herf house Souse o until a n. before her herd f d death ath Sho was the oldest of ot nine child child- nn p n born to tJ Jens and Sophia Han- Han toon n. n She was born In Allerslev Ros- Ros k die dIe Denmark on July 20 t- t the 1848 Erastus Snow opened Danish Mission In 1849 and among the the early earh converts to the Gospel tore wore were the father and mother of Mrs Mrs Madsen Madsen On December 24 1862 th the first i emigration of f L. L D. D S. S left copenhagen for AmI Am- Am 5 erica I a The vessel was a sail ship and nd was propelled by winds Three reeks were spent on the ocean and I arly in the spring of 1850 the ves- ves landed at New Orleans The trip tripp r p D the he Mississippi River was a n. pleasnt pleas lit nt ono ono one The preparations for tor the urney across the plains were aade made at Tho The purchasing r- r tl wagons oxen and provisions for forme me he Journey were new experiences I pr r these sturdy people At last the rIp to Zion was completed ed they W in Salt Lake late in Septem- Septem tar ter of ot 1863 1853 i Brigham Young sent these people people- r from om m Denmark to settle at Spring Ity In Sanpete County Upon it g at al t their destination they began reparations for the winter inter b by build it fig g log homes gathering grass for Moir oxen oxen Late in December word tr Utne me for tor them thorn them to leave their homes old m l go to ManU Mantl r for r protection as asTe v Te we e Indians had threatened to burn heir homes The They reached the little art at ManU Manti Christmas Eve in 1853 st one y year r from the day dar they I lid Li left their comfortable homes in native nativo land The Hansens Ede de Manti ManU their future home krs re r Madsen's Madsen a wag spent was spent j r Uhe the childhood of all pioneers She compelled Is s to help In gardening T ginning inning weaving working in the I ca vest field eld when when necessary mak- mak j their molasses sugar These S sneers through their own labors 1 Valre r ire e self sustaining Through these experiences in their homes and com com- these people dedicated their 15 tO a f to the mutual building o of the i immunity in which they lived lived 1 I On December 12 1870 Peter H Hsen Hsen sen and Maria Marla Hansen were I in tho the Endowment House I een children were born to tc toI I gym m 5 6 boys of whom died in their nancy Iancy Fancy Her husband died nine is is ago go Eight children survive I a son son P P. P Stanford Cora M M. Olson Olsen I Jonette onette M. M Cox and Luella M. M OB JULI A. A It of ManU Mantl Orson P F P. P In Berkely Berkel nO fornia attending school Eunice f w Nelson Nelson Forron and Francis M. M J I sen of Provo also 27 grand- grand 10 grent- grent great grandchildren altho j Utho tho following brothers and sis sis- 4 T r Mrs Niels Jorgensen Mrs Mrs niK I saes oes acs 0 0 O. Braithwaite and J. J P. P t E 6 asen lsen all of Manti ManU J J. J G. G Hansen Jr ta C Joseph Hansen Hiawatha A Mrs Mrs William B. B Lowry Red- Red California services were held In InWard North orth Ward Vard Chapel at 2 o'clock 1 re r 11 1932 Bishop E E. E T T. T d presiding Song by choir ing prayer Erastus Peterson b Perfect Prayer Thyra 01 Ol- ti speakers Geo Oeo B B. B Cox Jr P P. P P P. P ng John R R. R Nielson Jr Jr David DavidI I I n Jr Jr duet We Lay Thee Down Thyra and Dorothy Dorothym n m Benediction A A. A H H. H Henrie Ing ng talk Bishop Edgar T. T Reid I grave ravo wa was s dedicated by C Ct G. G thwaite i |
