| JOHANNA LARSEN b. DEC 8, 1838 DENMARK d. OCT 11, 1887 - RICHMOND, UTAH Listed as Johana Larsdtr on the LDS site "familysearch.com". Born in the same house as her mother and grand mother in Vest Saaby, Denmark, Johanna gave birth to 10 children in the same home. Her grand-father's third wife, Maren Larsen, also lived with them in the house until she died in 1883 (she was born in 1800). When Bolina was 5, she saw a picture of a man in the newspaper and asked who it was. Her mother stated it was Brigham Young, President of the Mormon Church, the year was 1876. It was that year they converted to the Mormon Faith and their goal was to go to America. They decided to do so once the grand-mother died. While on the ship from Copenhagen to England, she was extremely seasick and her three young children got whooping cough. It was up to 12 year old Bolina to take care of them. Bolina was "happy and strong" and was glad she was their to help her mother. Once on the train across England to Liverpool she was feeling better, but they then boarded the ship "Arizona" on it's Maiden Voyage to America, and again she suffered from sea sickness. Once in New York, she got better and the children were vaccinated. From N.Y. they traveled to Ogden, Utah and arrived on July 1, 1884 at 6:00 a.m. on a "sunny, beautiful day" according to Bolina. They waited in the station until 6:00 P.M. for the next train to Logan, Utah. They celebrated her daughter, Karen Margarete's, 8th birthday with lemonade and soda water while waiting in the station. They boarded the train for Logan and arrived late that night. They stayed in the station until the next morning when a man with a buggy and two horses took them the rest of the way to Richmond, Utah. He was Mr. Peterson and was from Denmark also. He was married and had three daughters who contracted whooping cough from Johanna's younger children. Bolina stated they had a "whooping good time"...showing her sense of humor. Johanna and her older children were baptized shortly after arriving. Quarantined after arriving, Johanna sent Bolina to live with an Elder of the Church named Hansen to learn English, earn money and be away from they kids until they recovered. After the kids were well, Johanna rented a very small, two room house for them, but they were all happy to be together and have their own house. When her husband joined them, they moved again, bought a little farm on 3 acres. The house was run down but Anders fixed it up. Johanna was happy to have cows to milk again. One night in 1887, the door flew open in the night and she got up to close it. She became ill soon after and died three weeks later from a Typhoid epidemic, joined by her 3 youngest children. I am not sure if she had any brothers or sisters. IGI - Info Johanna LARSEN Sex: F Event(s): Birth: 8 Dec 1838 Vestre Soberg, Kobenhavn, Denmark Relatives: Maren Sophia Anderson ----------------------------- Johanne LARSDR (Joan is English translation) Sex: F Event(s): Christening: 16 Dec 1838 Kirke-Saaby, Kobenhavn, Denmark Parents: Father: Lars HANSEN Mother: Ane Cathrine ANDERSDR Kirke-Saaby ( Kirke-Såby) now is Hvalsø CELTIC / AMERIKA 1872 The CELTIC was a 3,867 gross ton ship, length 437.2ft x beam 40.9ft, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 166-1st and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (engines by G. Forrester & Co, Liverpool), she was laid down as the ARCTIC but her name was changed and she was launched for White Star Line on 18th Jun.1872 as the CELTIC. Her maiden voyage started on 24th Oct.1872 when she left Liverpool for Queenstown (Cobh) and New York. On 19th May 1887 she was in collision with the BRITANNIC off Sandy Hook and both ships were damaged. Second class accommodation was added in 1891 and she started her last Liverpool - Queenstown - New York sailing on 4th Feb.1891. Sold to the Thingvalla Line of Copenhagen on 6th Apr.1893 she was renamed AMERIKA and commenced Copenhagen - Christiania (Oslo) - Christiansand - New York sailings on 27th May 1893. Her eighth and last sailing on this route started on 7th Sep.1897 and she was scrapped at Brest in 1898. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.756] THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS TRANSCRIBED FROM AN AUDIO TAPE LEFT BY BOLINE REGINA ANDERSEN HOME INDEX ANDERSEN TREE |
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